Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ECONOLINE / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123074 Incident Date: Oct, 12 2007
Consumer's City: WYANDOTTE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ECONOLINE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDEE14Y4TH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford econoline. after the vehicle had been parked for 24 hours, it burst into flames. there were no prior warnings. the fire was extinguished by the fire department. the insurance investigator stated that the fire was caused by something electrical in the engine compartment. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. personal items that were in the yard were burned and damaged. the vehicle was repaired last november for nhtsa campaign id number 06v286000 (vehicle speed control). the cruise control never worked properly after the repair was made. the current and failure mileages were 157,000. updated 02-19-08 *bf