Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / BRONCO / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005106511 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2005
Consumer's City: SUFFOLK Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: BRONCO Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMEU15N6TL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 11 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford bronco. on june 15, 2005, the vehicle began to smoke and then caught fire while parked. the contact extinguished the fire. the manufacturer confirmed that safety recall # 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). the majority of the engine compartment suffered fire damage (master cylinder, engine wiring harnesses, plastic fender, and the chrome plating on the grill peeled). the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 225,000 and failure mileage was 210,000.