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2003 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 491979 · 2004-08-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

NEW CAR, OWNED 10 MONTHS. 16,000 MILES ON IT. SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE, NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER, IE; NO OVERHEATING, ALARM ETC. ENGINE REPLACED, 10 DAYS LATER DROVE ONLY 12 MILES ON NEW ENGINE. BLEW HEAD GASKET, AND ENGINE BEGAN TO BURN. AGAIN NO WARNING. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10088324
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown