# 2000 FORD FOCUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
> NHTSA complaint `542978` · 2005-07-07 · 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:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- **Miles at failure:** 167,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
HAD MY OIL CHANGED.  DROVE TO WAL-MART.  I SMELLED SOMTHING BURNING, STOPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD DIDNT SEE ANYTHING, THOUGHT MAYBE SOME SPILT OIL WAS BURNING.  WENT INSIDE WAL-MART  AND RETURNED TO CAR AND STARTED  IT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME.  CAR STALLED  AND SOME GUYS YELLED AT ME TO GET OUT OF THE  CAR. I GOT OUT SAW FLAMES COMMING OUT OF THE WHEEL WELLS OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT FIRE  AND PUSHED MY CAR OFF THE ROAD.
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