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Complaint 319203

1990 FORD MUSTANG • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR • filed Oct 18, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
319203
Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Model Year
1990
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date Received
Oct 18, 2001
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Owner Narrative

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

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

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