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1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

fire · 478825 · 2004-07-06

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Miles at failure
110,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DEVELOPED A RESISTIVE SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMUM BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD A FIRE DISTINGUISHER ON HAND, AND WAS ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THE FIRE QUICKLY. RECALL 99V124000 WAS ISSUED FOR SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK A FUSE KEPT BLOWING ON CIRCUIT 12. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. ONE FUSE WAS REPLACED WITH A 15 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER BECAUSE WHEN THE FUSE WOULD BLOW, IT WOULD DISABLE THE BRAKE TO SHIFT THE INTERLOCK. *SC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10075910
Machine
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