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2000 FORD FOCUS — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

fire · 345159 · 2002-04-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE IS BURNING OFF INSULATION.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS HAS GOTTEN SO HOT THAT IT HAS BURNED THE RED PLASTIC CABLE COVER BLACK AND HAS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BULGE OUT AS IF IT COULD BURST, CONSUMER STATES THE POSITIVE WIRE WAS CUT FROM THE BATTERY PAST TERMINAL AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY PROBLEMS AS OF YET, ALSO TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AT THE CASE HALF, ALSO THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8008517
Machine
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