# 1989 FORD TEMPO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `70872` · 1997-03-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TEMPO
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
ON 22-MAR-97, WHILE  DRIVING UP A HILL 30 SECONDS AWAY FROM DRIVER'S HOME THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE IN HOOD AREA. CONSUMER THEN BACKED THE VEHICLE INTO HER GARAGE GOT OUT AND OPENED HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES UNDERNEATH,  CONSUMER THEN CLOSED HOOD AND FIRE STOPPED SHORTLY THERE AFTER.   *AK
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