# 2001 FORD TAURUS — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
> NHTSA complaint `651593` · 2007-12-31 · 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:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- **Miles at failure:** 124,004
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD TAURUS.  THE CONTACT HAD JUST REFILLED THE WASHER WINDOW FLUID AND PRESSED THE BUTTON FOR THE FLUID A SECOND TIME WHEN HE BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE.  BY THE TIME HE AND HIS DAUGHTER EXITED THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED.  NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR) WAS REFERENCED.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,004.
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