# 1998 FORD RANGER — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `241052` · 2000-09-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING  CONSUMER HEARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FORM  ENGINE COMPARTMENT  AND THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER . CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, AND WIITHIN SECONDS   CAB BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER GOT OUT,  AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS FLAMES WENT THROUGH THE HOOD, AND MELTED ALL ENGINE COM PARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, AND STATED  AND CAUSE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO FUEL PUMP OR FUEL LINES.  *AK
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