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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998076244 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 1998 |
| Consumer's City: FRIENDSWOOD | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TOWN CAR | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM82W1PY | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 30 1998 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On sunday, nov. 1, 1998 my wife drove the car to church at 202 n. walnut st., webster, tx. the time was about 10:00 am. about 45 or 50 minutes later someone outside the church reported a lincoln on fire in the parking lot. 911 was called and the webster, tx. police and the webster fire & rescue units arrived. the fire started in the engine compartment and also eventually burned the dash panel. the rest of the car was not damaged by fire although there was smoke and water damage over all the rest of the car. the fire was reported to state farm insurance co. , telephone (281) 487-4580 on the following monday. the insurance company declared the car a total loss and we agreed to a settlement. the lincoln was in excellent running order prior to the fire. any maintenance that was required while we owned it was done by mcree ford of dickinson, tx. referenced in ea02-025 |
