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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998083601 | Incident Date: Sep, 04 1998 |
| Consumer's City: PINON | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: AEROSTAR | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDA41X9RZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 12 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1994 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving at night, the high beam headlight heat load caused shorting at the multifunction relay assembley lights shorted out and car filled with dense smoke. vehicle had to be stopped in the middle of the road at night without lights. emegency repairs had to be made before car could be moved to save location. temporay repairs were than made to eliminate the short were the wires enter the multifunction relay (required dissasembly of steering column shroud). charring of the wiring assembly resulted in inaderquate insulation between circuits causing instrument, wiper and head light failure. work done involving safety recall99s02 has reactivated the short leaving the car unsafe to drive. the car is currently at babbit ford po box bb flagstaff 86002 (520) 774-5063 pending resolution of this safety issue. |
