# 2001 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `733815` · 2009-08-31 · 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:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
## Narrative
MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS EVENING. IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES, PARKED AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. A PASSERBY SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND CALLED DISPATCH. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND REPAIR. I AM AWARE OF SOME RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS WHEN A RECALL WAS ISSUED. I AM UNSURE, AT THIS TIME, AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BUT FELT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE AND ENGINE FIRE? *TR
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