# 2004 FORD FREESTAR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `910624` · 2012-03-19 · 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:** FREESTAR
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 150,500
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING NORTH ON MINNESOTA HIGHWAY 169 AT 65MPH AND NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WITHIN THREE MINUTES THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS SMOKE.  THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNING WELL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STARTED SMOKING AND THEN IT BURST IN TO FLAMES.    *JS
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