1988 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1988 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Start: 1996-02-26

fire · 38714 · 1996-04-02

Vehicle

Make: LINCOLN
Model: TOWN CAR
Year: 1988
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, BLACK THICK SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 982216
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown