Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000152309 Incident Date: Sep, 28 2000
Consumer's City: ASHDOWN Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Interior lighting
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNHM82W7YY Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 16 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Trunk light failed to go off when consumer placed clothes in trunk. consumer maintained that light could have been on whole time, but had no way of knowing that. consumer proceeded down the road and smelled something burning. pulled into dealer, go out of vehicle, and noticed smoke coming from under vehicle. dealer popped up trunk, and fire jumped right in their faces. dealer reached under trunk and pulled out a bulb. told consumer that this was the cause of fire. consumer felt that trunk light was poor designed. *ak ford motor company replaced this vehicle with a 2001 model