| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006106480 | Incident Date: Apr, 29 2006 |
| Consumer's City: COARSEGOLD | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCAPE | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU04102K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 26 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Wife had just gotten home from grocery store and about a half hour later the dog was barking. she looked into the garage and the 2002 ford escape was on fire. she broke a window to put water on the fire to keep it from spreading to other cars and boat in garage. fire department arrived and finished putting out the fire. escape was a total loss and garage had heavy soot and smoke damage. after getting the insurance companies notification of fire and getting wife's cuts stitched we got home about 7:00 p.m. went to get the mail and there was a safety recall notice from ford mailed on april 24, 2007 from michigan about the anti lock brake module. it stated the module could short out even with the key in the off position. notified ford the next morning of fire. they had it investigated, and said because of the severe damage in the engine compartment they were unable to determine the origin of the fire. i then asked could this safety recall cause this kind of fire, and the ford representive said yes, but just submit it to your insurance company. *ak |
