# 2001 FORD WINDSTAR — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
> NHTSA complaint `376908` · 2002-10-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- **Miles at failure:** 3,000
## Narrative
NOTICED  SMOKE COMING  FROM THE HOOD OF VEHICLE.  SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES.  *MR  INVESTIGATIVE REPORT REVEALED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS FROM THE FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER LINES WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FIRE.   *TT
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