| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 996104850 | Incident Date: Aug, 15 1996 |
| Consumer's City: BRISTOL | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TEMPO | Model Year: 1987 |
| 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#: 2FABP32X4H8 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 29 1996 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car was parked and it caught on fire. *ak consumer states the switch apparently failed ,gas was pumped into engine compartment fumes made their way back into the passenger compartment, these fumes encountered the switch which must have been putting out a spark, the fire moved from the top right steering column to the right toward the outlet for the gas in the engine compartment, there was not enough combustible material in the engine compartment to sustain this fire, the fuel pump ran until the electricial system shorted between the fuel pump and the battery.*jb |
