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1987 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
fire
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52545
· 1996-08-12
Vehicle
Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
1987
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROLON, SUDDENLY NOTICED LOSS OF POWER, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, FOUND WIRING HARNESS UNDER HOOD ON FIRE, BODY SHOP SUSPECTS MALFUNCTIONING OF THROTTLE ACTUATOR.*AK
Source
Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
800777
Machine
JSON-LD
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