1998 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD F-150 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2003-04-20

fire · 404509 · 2003-04-27

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: F-150
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 44,402

Severity

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

Narrative

STARTED VEHICLE, THEN COULD SMELL AN ODOR, ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER IT SMELLED LIKE A BELT BURNING. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND SEEING A FIRE ON THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WHERE THE 4 WIRES PLUG IN. I S/O ENGINE AND PUT OUT FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHER. *NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10016573
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown