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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090146 | Incident Date: Dec, 23 2006 |
| Consumer's City: NEWTOWN | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: WINDSTAR | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA5141WB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 28 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 21 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving our 1998 ford windstar northwoods edition from the shopping center parking lot on 12-24-06 when the van began to smoke. the smoke came into the car as i turned on the heater. i pulled the car immediately to the side of the road and called 911. within minutes the car was fully on fire. there were no previous problems with the car. i believe that the fire started in the right front near the dashboard,the fire came through the firewall at that point, and that is where the smoke started and the flame first came out and where the most intense damage is. needless to say the car is totaled and we are now without a much needed vehicle. the tow truck operator stated this was the third ford windstar in this area to burn like this. |
