1996 FORD WINDSTAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD WINDSTAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2008-09-26

fire · 696274 · 2008-11-13

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: WINDSTAR
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

OWNER WENT TO START VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED SMOKING. EXAMINATION REVEALED SCDS (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) OVERHEATED AND MELTED OFF, CAUSING SMALL FIRE IN LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10248707
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown