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1987 FORD ESCORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire · 44945 · 1996-05-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCORT
Year
1987
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD WHILE PARKED.*AK VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT, AND WAS DRIVING HOME WHICH IS ABOUT A MILE FROM THE PARKED STARTING POINT, CONSUMER THEN NOTICED A LIGHT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, AS CONSUMER TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THEN THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKERING, AND THEN THE FIRE BEGAN, CONSUMER WENT TO GET WATER BUT DID NOT HELP.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
984884
Machine
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