Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / SQUIRE / 1984

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 991191156 Incident Date: Apr, 24 1991
Consumer's City: CHARLTON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: SQUIRE Model Year: 1984
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FABP44F0EZ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 17 1996 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 08 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On occasion owner smelled burning odor. later vehicle caught on fire after parked for an hour. *ak over a period of several weeks prior to the incident consumer smelled something hot inside vehicle while driving, the smell was occasional , once consumer saw several strands of smoke coming out of the top of the steering column around the steering wheel while driving, as the problem seemed to disappear consumer kept driving, severla weeks later consumer went outside and dashboard was on fire and the steering column was destroyed by fire vehicle was a total loss.*jb