1991 FORD ESCORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 FORD ESCORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2001-04-17

fire · 290404 · 2001-05-03

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: ESCORT
Year: 1991
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

VEHICLE WAS PARKED 2 WEEKS WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD. CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT. FLAMES SEEN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WERE EXTINGUISHED. FIRE DEPARTMENT GAVE INDICATION THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 887393
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown