1997 MERCURY MYSTIQUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 MERCURY MYSTIQUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-10-07

fire · 263871 · 2000-12-19

Vehicle

Make: MERCURY
Model: MYSTIQUE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRYING VEHICLE AFTER WASHING IT AT CARWASH NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. LIFTED HOOD & ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE ON FIRE. HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHED. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO WIRES, INCLUDING WIPER MOTOR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPAIR DAMAGE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 876754
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown