Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025537 Incident Date: Jun, 12 2005
Consumer's City: BELLFLOWER Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP52U6XA 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: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: on 06/13/05 car caught on fire in the garage. when driver was turning on the car smoke came from under the hood. driver told her husband, and as husband came out to the vehicle, he saw flames coming from cracks in the hood. by the time the fire department arrived the garage was on fire along with two other garages, on left and right side. there was an arson investigator, who reported that it was due to the fuel system. the sheriffs department of lakewood issued report # 105-15803-1331-445. the fire department investigator located out of newhall owner has the phone number and names of the investigators. *ak