# 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `643372` · 2007-10-24 · 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:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE THE 2007 FORD F-650 WAS TOWING CAUGHT FIRE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TOWARD THE SHOULDER THE CAR BEING TOWED BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  *KB   2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE OFFICER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS BEING TOWED. BY THE TIME HE REACHED THE VEHICLE, HE OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FLUIDS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE.  (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB
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