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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049656 | Incident Date: Nov, 11 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH LYON | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: SABLE | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 07 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2002 sable sl -purchased may 2005 - w/14,000 miles- nov. drove on freeway- exited to restaurant- with in 4 minutes of exiting car front end was engulfed w/flames reaching into dash- fire dept. on seen- when car was placed on tow 5 minutes later car started fire again- had to get fire dept. again- engine completely melted- tow yard and varsity dealer rep. stated a very suspicious fire seeing there is only 16,000-17,000 miles. ford will not investigate and refuses to give me an answer to why and how i almost died in a severe car fire - there is not much left to the vehicle- it is sitting at stu evans ford mercury, garden city, michigan- your help would be greatly appreciated. i only had limited insurance and could not afford fire and theft for i just graduated from college trying to find a job. 1 week before this incident i retained a job and now have no vehicle. my mother purchased it for 12,000.00 for a grad. gift for me so i wouldn't have a car payment to worry about. now i have nothing. the car was running fine, no noises or anything,. an oil change was done 4 weeks prior to the incident. *nm |
