1998 FORD CONTOUR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD CONTOUR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1999-12-03

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Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: CONTOUR
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE STALLED OUT. NOTICED A REFLECTION OF FLAMES ON THE GROUND. LIFTED HOOD OF VEHICLE & NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. DRIVER PUT FLAMES OUT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS JUST REPLACED, TWICE, PRIOR TO FIRE. WAS NO WARNING. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 854796
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown