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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004025529 | Incident Date: Jun, 20 2004 |
Consumer's City: DACULA | Consumer's State: GA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: COUGAR | Model Year: 1994 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM62W3RH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: on 6/21/2005 while driving at night in clear conditions on dry pavement the vehicle stalled and caught on fire. the speed was about 5-7 mph. there were no brakes, no electrical system, no power steering, no engine sound, no life in the vehilce at all. there was no warning lights that came on. the vehilcle had been driven for about 45 minutes and 40 miles before this occurred. then, the vehicle sat for about 2 hours.the vehicle was driving fine, and was serviced a a week prior to the incident. the vehicle was put on the diagnostic that day and everything looked fine, besides the brake lights had to be repaired, but it was not the fuse that had to be repaired, owner was unsure what component caused the brake lights tto fail. there were also no tail lights .either.the back lights were completely out. after repair everything was fine until fire. when the car stalled on 6/21/05, the vehicle stopped on the side of the road. there was smoke coming from hood, then there was a man who came to help and sprayed the fire with extinguisher. .*ak |