1990 FORD MUSTANG

AIR BAG EXPLODED INJURING THE CONSUMER. *PH THE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN THE CONSUMERS FACE AND INJURED HER BADLY. *SC *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN AT A STOP AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE TO BE NON DRIVABLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN FOR INVESTIGATION (SEE OID#75644 FOR THROTTLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE) THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH MODULE FROM RECALL THAT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNER. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER. SMOKE ROSE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I ROLLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE I FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE ALTERNATOR IN FLAMES. I UNPLUGGED IT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE FLARED UP 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE DYING OUT.*AK

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN FOR INVESTIGATION (SEE OID#75644 FOR THROTTLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE) THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH MODULE FROM RECALL THAT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNER. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER. SMOKE ROSE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I ROLLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE I FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE ALTERNATOR IN FLAMES. I UNPLUGGED IT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE FLARED UP 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE DYING OUT.*AK

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN FOR INVESTIGATION (SEE OID#75644 FOR THROTTLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE) THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH MODULE FROM RECALL THAT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNER. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER. SMOKE ROSE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I ROLLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE I FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE ALTERNATOR IN FLAMES. I UNPLUGGED IT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE FLARED UP 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE DYING OUT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 30 MPH WITH A WOODEN FENCE THAT RESULTED IN AIR BAG DEPLOYING, BUT NO AIR WAS IN THE BAGS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS PARKING VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LEFT VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE HAD EXTINGUISHED BYITSELF. ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, UNDER THE HOOD, WAS DAMAGED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. AFTER CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD MECHANIC INDICATED THAT PROBLEM WAS ALTERNATOR. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO A TREE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY FROM THE DAY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE SLIPS WHEN IT IS PULLED HARD, BUT DOES NOT CATCH.*JB

I PARKED CAR AND WENT IN HOUSE. 20 MINUTES LATER CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE MARSHALL SAID IGNITION SWITCH WAS TO BLAME AFTER INVESTIGATION.*AK

A FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION AREA. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, ENGINE SHUT OFF 30 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, WENT OUTSIDE, AND SAW VEHICLE HAD ROLLED FORWARD, HIT GARAGE AND WAS BURNING. VEHICLE AND HOUSE BURNT, AND BOTH WERE TOTALLED. INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED ALTERNATOR STARTED FIRE. NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A FREEWAY EXIT, AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR THE EXIT, VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. LOST CONTROL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT INTO A TREE. FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A FREEWAY EXIT, AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR THE EXIT, VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. LOST CONTROL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT INTO A TREE. FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE EXPLODED AND A FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

HAD ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ON 03/05/97 AS PER RECALL. REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. CAUSED TWO WIRES TO SHORT OUT WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. IGNITION SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRE HARNESS WERE REPLACED BY FORD DEALER. INITIALLY, FORD INSISTED I PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURSTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY LOST. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT.

WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE FIRE OCCURRED FROM UNDER HOOD.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK