# 2004 FORD FREESTAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `591982` · 2006-08-10 · 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:** FREESTAR
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- **Miles at failure:** 41,000
## Narrative
UPON LEAVING THE INTERSTATE AND COMING INTO TOWN (APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE ) MY VEHICLE MADE A SLIGHT NOISE, I LOOKED AT MY GAUGES WITH NO INDICATORS ON I PROCEEDED INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE MY VAN BEGAN TO ERUPT INTO FLAMES WITHIN MOMENTS THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS ENGULFED WITH 12 FT. FLAMES I CALLED THE FIRE DEPT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, I NARROWLY ESCAPED THE VAN.  *JB
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