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1999 FORD WINDSTAR — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

fire · 384102 · 2002-04-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
WINDSTAR
Year
1999
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

CONSUMER STATED THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 4 OCCASSIONS, THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH AXLE SEALS AND THE TRANSMISSION SERVO WAS LEAKING, ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT TIMES, AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER INSTALLED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, SMOKE BEGAN COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME, HOWEVER AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WHICH HAD STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE AREA OF THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
565314
Machine
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