Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000202914 Incident Date: Nov, 12 2000
Consumer's City: BICKNELL Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CONTOUR Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP6534SK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The car had just been turned off, a faint odor of something hot was noticed but figured the heating fan motor was malfunctioning. approximately 10 minutes later, the bicknell fire department and police department notified us that the car's engine was on fire. the entire engine compartment was engulfed and totally destroyed every thing in it. ----dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis------769736. *ak