Complaint 133094
1989 FORD PROBE • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM • incident Jan 23, 1999
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 133094
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- PROBE
- Model Year
- 1989
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jan 23, 1999
- Date Received
- Jan 26, 1999
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED AFTER BEING PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR TWO HOURS. IT THEN MUST HAVE IGNITED THE STARTER AND STALLED ITSELF, AND FORCED ITSELF TO MOVE FORWARD 10 TO 20 FEET. WHEN MOVING FORWARD ,UP HILL, IT RAN INTO A BUILDING, DOING NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE EXCEPT FOR FIRE BURNS LEFT ON THE WALL. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.