1999 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Start: 2003-07-15

fire · 418249 · 2003-08-01

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: CONTOUR
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure: 81,898

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, A FOG OF MIST LEAKED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK PER INSPECTION; A SHORT WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN WIRING LOOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SCC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10029346
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown