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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999081967 | Incident Date: Apr, 02 1999 |
| Consumer's City: BUFFALO | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TEMPO | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAPP31X9NK | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 04 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While using the air condition during a warm day the blower came on and was not able to be controlled by the knob. the air blew at high speed for 10 minutes. i turned off the car and went to shop. returned to car, drove for about 5 minutes and the blower suddenly stopped, the car proceeded another 3 blocks when i notice smoke coming from the vent. i pulled the car over and checked under the hood, no fire returned to the inside of car and saw more smoke. i looked under the dashboard and saw a red glow of a fire which was now burning the underside of the glove compartment. i managed to beat the fire out and burned my hand in the process. i had some one check to make sure the fire was out a,nd proceeded to an emergency hospital treatment for the burns. i did see where there was a recall for the heaters and airconditioners fans for this same problem that might cause a fire and i would like to have the damage repaired to my automobile. *ak |
