# 2000 FORD FORD — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `534764` · 2005-05-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FORD
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
## Narrative
WHEN I ARRIVED BACK TO MY VEHICLE, EVERYTHING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETLY BURNT.  WHAT A SURPRISE WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM DINNER.  I SPOE TO THE WITNESS WHO MADE THE 911 CALL.  SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE, BUT IGNORED IT UNTIL SHE GOT TO HER DOOR AND HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN.  SHE STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED AND LOOKED, SHE SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE FRONT GRILL, SO SHE WENT INSIDE TO CALL THE POLICE.  THE WITNESS STATED THAT AS SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE POLICE, SHE LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW, TO DISCOVER THERE WERE FLAMES TO THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING. MY TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN HOURS, AND THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS DRIVEN, IT WAS TO THE STORE ON THE CORNER. THERE WAS NO ENGINE NOISE,CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON IN THE DASH, OR ANY SIGNS THAT MY TRUCK WOULD GO UP IN FLAMES.
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