Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049978 Incident Date: Dec, 13 2005
Consumer's City: COMPTON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP52S6XG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 15 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 25 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact heard an explosion outside his home on december 14, 2005 at approximately midnight. he came out of the house to find his 1999 ford taurus on fire while parked. the fire appeared to be localized in the front engine compartment. the police were not notified, but the fire department extinguished the fire. based on the events it believed that the fire was result of a defective vehicle speed control. *ak updated 1/25/2006 - *nm