Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125693 Incident Date: Oct, 11 2007
Consumer's City: IOWA CITY Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1998
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#: 2FMZA51U4WB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 06 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: No problems with the windstar before the incident. the vehicle was parked and unattended when the owner was alerted by other residents that it was on fire. the smoke was white in color and coming from the front left area of the engine compartment. at the time the fire department arrived, the fire had made its way through the fire wall into the passenger compartment. the investigator determined the fire appeared to have started in the front left corner of the engine compartment evident by the heavier burning in that area there is a v-pattern noted on the back side of the radiator pointing to the center of the engine. the fire appeared to have breached the fire wall at the area where the main wiring harness and steering columns come through into the passenger compartment. cause was ruled undetermined. *tr