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1994 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 278954 · 2001-03-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER 15 MINUTES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL FOR ABOUT 4 MILES, A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER THINKS THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE, CONSUMER ONCE FOUND THE DIPSTICK NOT FULLY INSERTED. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
882549
Machine
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