1988 FORD MUSTANG

I WAS DRIVING TO A FUNERAL HOME TO PICK UP ASHES 40 MILES FROM HOME WITH TWO CHOW DOGS WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AND WAS BURNING. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A RELIABLE REPAIR SHOP. I HAD A USED ONE INSTALLED AS THE FORD DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER DOES NOT GO BACK TO THAT YEAR FOR PARTS. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER I FOUND OUT HOW TO FIND OUT DUE TO A GOOD MORNING AMERICA SHOW. I

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE VEHICLE WAS EVACUATED AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED, POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS ENGINE OIL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-90-256)*JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM DASH. CAR CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED.*AK

CAR FROM A FAST IDLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE RAN OUT OF CONTROL INJURING ONE PERSON AND CRASHING INTO TWO VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM HOOD AREA. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO A SERVICE CENTER, OPENED HOOD AND SAW ALTERNATOR ON FIRE. A SERVICEMAN TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH A EXTINGUISHER, BUT FIRE WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH UNTIL CABLE ON BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. *ML

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE, CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON COMPONENT. *YC

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.

VEHICLE PARKED AT AIRPORT. OWNER ON TRIP. FIRE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED. FIRE DEPT PUT FLAMES OUT. REPORTED AS ACCIDENT. INDICATED FIRE ORIGINATED IN IGNITION. WIFE NOTIFIED 22 OCT 98 OF FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

SMELLED SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THEN FIRE STARTED COMING FROM STEERING COLOUM, ENTIRE CAR WAS ON FIRE.

ELECTRICAL: RECALL #96V071 IGNITION SWITCH. HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN MAY 1996. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE MAY 18,1997 . FIREMAN SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

ELECTRICAL DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE DASHBOARD AREA, CAUSING FIRE. (INSURANCE AGENT FOR CLIENT)

ALTERNATOR FIRE.

RECALL #96V071, ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH: HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN AUGUST 96. VEHICLE PARKED IN LOT AND SOMEONE NOTICED IT WAS IN FLAMES. VEHICLE TOTALED,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

GASOLINE LEAK, CAUSING FIRE.

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE OFF POSITION. A VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

FUEL HOSE LEAK, CAUSING FIRE.

GOING DOWN A STREET, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH OF THE CAR, PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR , CHECKED THE HOOD OF VEHICLE, BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM INSIDE, BURNED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. *AK *JB