Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ECONOLINE / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033627 Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005
Consumer's City: ARLINGTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ECONOLINE Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDEE14N3RH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 19 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1) no previous indication was given of any problem. 2) at 3 am on august 8th, 2005, i was awaken by a neighbor, who having smelled smoke, looked out the window and saw my van on fire. the fire was in the engine compartment, in the area of the brake fluid reservoir, this item having burned, as well as the wire harnesses behind the reservoir, and also the battery cables. the van had been parked in the driveway with the engine off, and no accessories were on at the time. the van is inoperative at this time. 3) i have not done nothing to correct the problem, since it is an obvious manufacturer's defect of some component on the vehicle, this since the vehicle was manufactured, and i would like to have ford motor company assume the responsibility for the subsequent repair. *nm