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1998 FORD MUSTANG — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 261287 · 2000-12-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THIS WHEN I NOTICED FIRE COMING OUT FROM ABOVE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A FIBERGLASS HOOD WHICH IS VERY FLAMABLE THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE WHICH CAUGHT THE TOP ON FIRE WHICH FELL INTO THE INTERIOR WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE IF THIS WAS A WRECK AND I WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE AND HOOD CAUGHT FIRE THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF LIFE, FORD SHOULD NOT HAVE INSTALLED A FIBERGLASS HOOD ON A CONVERTABLE ,WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THE FIRE THEY WERE VERY COLD AND SEEMED TO NOT CARE THAT A CAR THEY BUILT WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
737575
Machine
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