2000 FORD FOCUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 FORD FOCUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2003-02-15

fire · 456862 · 2004-02-26

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: FOCUS
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 83,000
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS NOTICED. *LA

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10059829
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown