# 2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — INTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `303689` · 2001-07-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** INTERIOR LIGHTING
## Narrative
TRUNK LIGHT FAILED TO GO OFF WHEN CONSUMER PLACED CLOTHES IN  TRUNK.  CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT  LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN ON  WHOLE TIME, BUT  HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT. CONSUMER PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD  AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING.  PULLED INTO  DEALER,  GO OUT OF VEHICLE, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER POPPED  UP TRUNK, AND FIRE JUMPED RIGHT IN THEIR FACES. DEALER REACHED UNDER TRUNK AND PULLED OUT A BULB. TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE.  CONSUMER  FELT THAT TRUNK LIGHT  WAS POOR DESIGNED.    *AK  FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPLACED THIS VEHICLE WITH A 2001 MODEL
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