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1995 FORD CONTOUR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 407545 · 2002-11-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CONTOUR
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
130,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED OFF, A FAINT ODOR OF SOMETHING HOT WAS NOTICED BUT FIGURED THE HEATING FAN MOTOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, THE BICKNELL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED US THAT THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED AND TOTALLY DESTROYED EVERY THING IN IT. ----DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS------769736. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10008552
Machine
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