# 2021 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `2033138` · 2024-10-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
While accelerating at a stop light I heard a thud in the hood of my car and then it started to smoke so I pulled off the road and turned off vehicle but the car caught fire and the entire front end burned.
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