# 1984 FORD SQUIRE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `47125` · 1996-06-18 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** SQUIRE
- **Year:** 1984
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
## Narrative
ON OCCASION OWNER SMELLED BURNING ODOR. LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER PARKED FOR AN HOUR.   *AK OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING HOT INSIDE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, THE SMELL WAS OCCASIONAL , ONCE CONSUMER SAW SEVERAL STRANDS OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE  TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, AS THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR CONSUMER KEPT DRIVING, SEVERLA WEEKS LATER CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE AND DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*