# 1988 FORD ESCORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
> NHTSA complaint `52516` · 1996-08-12 · 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:** ESCORT
- **Year:** 1988
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING VEHICLE, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF VEHICLE, PULLED VEHICLE OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD,  AFTER RAISING HOOD, SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE AREA OF  ALTERNATOR, DRIVER SMOTHERED FLAMES W/SHIRT.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*