1998 FORD TAURUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD TAURUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2000-03-20

fire · 207349 · 2000-04-14

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

V6 ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON. BUT, DEALER DID NOT DETECT A DEFECT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 860363
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown