Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FOCUS / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116508 Incident Date: Aug, 19 2007
Consumer's City: JASPER Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FOCUS Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP34P1YW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 04 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. while driving 2 mph, the vehicle shut off. when the contact restarted the vehicle approximately two minutes later, the check engine light illuminated. the contact smelled smoke coming from under the hood. he raised the hood and noticed flames. the fire department extinguished the fire. the weather was dry and approximately 100 degrees at the time. the current and failure mileages were 140,000.