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2000 LINCOLN LINCOLN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 556937 · 2005-10-03

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
LINCOLN
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

A FIRE WHICH STARTED OUTSIDE IN THE CARPORT DESTROYED MY HOME, MY 2000 LINCOLN TOWNCAR, A BERETTA, AND AN OLDER FORD 150 TRUCK ON JANUARY 16, 2005. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THE LINCOLN TOWNCAR SIGNATURE POSSESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISMS WHICH ARE CAUSING FIRES TO IGNITE EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. I READ AN ARTICLE WHICH STATED THAT FORD DID NOT CHANGE THE CRUISE CONTROLS UNTIL 2004. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10138417
Machine
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