NHTSA Complaint #11426742 — 2021 FORD ESCAPE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11426742
Vehicle	2021 FORD ESCAPE
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 16, 2021
Date Filed	July 27, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

Vehicle was being driven down the road. Vehicle stalled. Check engine light came on. Attempted to restart vehicle but vehicle stalled again. Smelled fuel. Heard a boom then fire ignited. Fire came from the underside of vehicle and flames were rising on driver side of vehicle with black smoke. Attempted to exit vehicle from driver side door but was unable to do so due to flames. Crawled over to passenger side of vehicle and exited the vehicle. Fire department extinguished the fire with water. Fire reignited and fire department extinguished fire again. Insurance company inspected the vehicle but was unable to determine root cause of fire.

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