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Complaint 302587

1990 FORD MUSTANG • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR • incident May 16, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
302587
Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Model Year
1990
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Incident Date
May 16, 2001
Date Received
Jul 11, 2001
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Owner Narrative

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

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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