1993 MERCURY TRACER — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1993 MERCURY TRACER — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Start: 2000-09-14

fire · 241865 · 2000-09-22

Vehicle

Make: MERCURY
Model: TRACER
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT THE WIRE HARNESS, WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. FUEL PUMP AND WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 871303
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown