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1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

fire · 213645 · 2000-05-01

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
1991
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT REALIZED I HAD NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I HAD BRAKES, I PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND IT STARTED TO SMOKE, THEN FLAMES. MY WONDERFUL LINCOLN WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. NO LIGHTS WENT ON THE CAR NEVER STALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY FELT THE LINE WAS BURNING, AND I LOST THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY ON FIRE AND BURNED THROUGH. I CHECKED THE RECALLS FOR 1991 LINCOLNS AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FUEL LINES, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. THEREFORE WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
722141
Machine
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