NHTSA Complaint #10486981 — 2003 FORD ESCAPE UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10486981
Vehicle	2003 FORD ESCAPE
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	November 20, 2012
Date Filed	November 27, 2012
Mileage	130,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I ENTERED MY CAR TO SEE THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED EVEN WITH CAR IN OFF POISTION AND KEY REMOVED. TRIED STARTING CAR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY GOT CAR TO START. DROVE SEVERAL BLOCKS, PARKED AND THE CAR AND EVEN AFTER REMOVING KEY, COULD NOT GET CAR TO TURN OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR TURNED OFF. I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A FAN RUNNING IN THE AREA NEAR MY BREAK FLUID. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, I NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. I DROVE SERVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER. WHEN I SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE FLAMES STARTED TO GET BIGGER. I CALL 911 BUT THEY DID NOT ARRIVE IN TIME TO SAVE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE ENGINE AND INTERITOR WERE TORCHED. CAUSE OF FIRE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

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