# 1991 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `551057` · 2005-08-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
## Narrative
DT: 1991 FORD LINCOLN TOWN CAR.  WHILE  DRIVING THE CAR TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES LATER SAW FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, SURROUNDING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL.   PULLED OFF THE ROAD, BY THAT TIME THE CAR HAD A LARGE FIRE.  THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT BY THROWING WATER ON IT. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR SAW THAT ALL THE WIRES WERE MELTED AROUND WHERE THE WHEEL WAS,  AND  ALSO THERE WAS  A MELTED RUBBER.   A FRIEND INSPECTED THE CAR.  HE CUT A WIRE THAT LET THE CONSUMER  DRIVE THE CAR HOME. WHERE IT WAS PARKED.   THERE WAS  A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING SYSTEM.  THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
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