1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2005-04-27

fire · 542208 · 2005-07-01

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: CROWN VICTORIA
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 175,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: 96 FORD CROWN VICTORIA BURNED WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR A PERIOD OF 6 HOURS. ALSO, BURNED HOUSE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. FIRE DESTROYED CONTENTS OF GARAGE AND HOUSE AS WELL. THIS WAS A POLICE VEHICLE FOR POLICE USE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10127258
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown