NHTSA Complaint #10669915 — 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10669915
Vehicle	1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 29, 2014
Date Filed	January 4, 2015
Mileage	189,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

MY 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR SIGNATURE SERIES CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. ABOUT 02:00 HRS ON THE MORNING OF THE 29TH DECEMBER 2014 I WAS WAKENED BY A LOUD POPPING SOUND. WHEN I INVESTIGATED I FOUND MY GARAGE TOTALLY ENGULFED BY FIRE. IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER TWO HOURS TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE; FOR IT HAD SPREAD TO THE OTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE GARAGE - 2013 JEEP MOAB AND TO ALL OF THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS STORED IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND THE ARSON INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE IGNITION POINT FOR THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD IN THE LINCOLN, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND CLOSE TO THE FIRE WALL. IT RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF BOTH CARS, THE GARAGE STRUCTURE AND ALL CONTENTS OF SAID STRUCTURE. *TR

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