Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ECONOLINE / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999084910 Incident Date: Jun, 04 1999
Consumer's City: MORGAN HILL Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ECONOLINE Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:door
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDGS24H6LH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 08 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1991
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: First, headlights ceased to function, then electric door locks failed wiring harness under hood fried b/o current wire right down to the pin plastic assembly on fire wall that leads to wiring under dash of vehicle. sparking noticed at wiring harness pin connector at firewall with clicking sound in electrical system. this is the second time this wire b/o hot wire has fried itself. first time at about 40000 miles it fried the fuse link in the black/orange hot wire leading down to the firewall pin connector. second time, after fuse link was replaced, entire wire caught fire and fried down to the round plastic pin connector leading into the cab from under the dashboard. *ak