1991 FORD ESCORT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 FORD ESCORT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Start: 1999-04-21

fire · 180671 · 1999-10-28

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: ESCORT
Year: 1991
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL & THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHORT CUTTED FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE, BUT NEVER INFORMED PRESENT OWNER. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 852124
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown