Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FOCUS / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007114403 Incident Date: Jun, 12 2007
Consumer's City: CAMDEN Consumer's State: DE
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FOCUS Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP31341R Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contacts son owns a 2001 ford focus. while driving 55 mph, the contacts son noticed smoke rising from under the hood, followed by flames. approximately one minute later, there was an explosion. the fire investigator stated that the fire may have been caused by the transmission. the fire destroyed the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 70,000. updated 09/12/07 *tr