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1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 537765 · 2005-06-02

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
71,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I PARKED 1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EXECUTIVE SERIES @ WORK @ 7:30 AM ON 6/1/05. ABOUT 4:30 PM ON THE SAME DAY, OFFICE EMPLOYEES NOTIFIED ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN OR TOUCHED THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF ELAPSED TIME FROM 7:30 AM TO 4:30 PM. I NOTICED THE USA TODAY WEBSITE DATED 6/2/05 WITH AN ARTICLE OF 1992 TOWN CARS CATCHING ON FIRE BECASUE OF CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH MALFUNCTION MANUFACTURED BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS AND FORD MOTOR CO. CAR APPEARS TO BE TOTALED ALTHOUGH LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS NOT CONFIRMED THIS YET.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10123957
Machine
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