1989 MERCURY SABLE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 MERCURY SABLE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Start: 1997-09-04

fire · 89172 · 1997-10-09

Vehicle

Make: MERCURY
Model: SABLE
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER CAR, WHICH APPEARED TO BE RADIATOR SMOKE. WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALLED. INSURANCE COMPANY BELIEVES FIRE WAS A FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTION LINES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 816404
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown