NHTSA Complaint #11463845 — 2018 FORD ESCAPE

The contact owned a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked at the residence, the neighbor told the contact that her vehicle was on fire. The fire was coming from under the hood The fire department came to extinguish the fire. A fire report was filed. The cause of the fire was electrical The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.