1998 FORD TAURUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD TAURUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Start: 2004-09-11

fire · 497419 · 2004-09-21

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: TAURUS
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure: 97,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES WITHIN SECONDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON PRIOR TO THE SMOKE AND FLAMES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10092901
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown