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1994 LINCOLN MARK III — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire1 injured · 620869 · 2007-04-16

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
MARK III
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII THAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF**CC THE CONSUMER SUFFERED BURNS ON FOUR OF HIS FINGERS FROM TRYING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE FIRE STARTED IN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER PANEL WHERE THE AIR SUSPENSION, MOTOR, BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND THE SUBSEQUENT ELECTRONICS RESIDED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS THE CULPRIT AS IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN FORD VEHICLES OF THE MODEL YEAR THE CONSUMER OWNS. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10188982
Machine
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