2003 FORD FOCUS — STEERING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 FORD FOCUS — STEERING
Start: 2010-08-05

fire · 805012 · 2010-08-08

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: FOCUS
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING
Miles at failure: 170,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE ON MY 2003 FORD FOCUS ZTS (2.0 LITER, DOHC) LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE. THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE IS ROUTED DIRECTLY OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10347999
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown