1989 FORD ESCORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 FORD ESCORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Start: 2000-06-09

fire · 215415 · 2000-06-12

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: ESCORT
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING SMOKE, AND 5 MINUTES LATER, SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SHE SMELLED THE SMOKE. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 863391
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown