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The car in front of me came to the stop and so did I but as I hit my brake something blew up in my face and made me put my arms up and I lost visibility. The weird part is they went off at a rolling stop under 3 mph.also last week my car brake switch almost started an electrical fire.
Vehicle was parked and turned off. Fire started in engine compartment. Witnesses said it sounded like the car was trying to start itself. Total loss. Damage was worst on the passenger side of the engine compartment centered in the area in front of the wheel. Security camera of incident shows smoke then fire starting at the front passenger side.
1. the car was shut off and it would not start. I had to have the vehicle towed to the Ford dealership where I was informed there was a defect in the ignition. 2. the car had to have the ignition switch and components replaced. 3. the cost of the repair was approximately $1,000.
- Pismo Beach, CA, USA
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While cleaning my spark plugs, I noticed the number #3 spark plug had oil on the spark plug thread. When I put my finger into the number #3 cylinder hole oil showed on my finger. The number #3 plug was also fouled compared to the other new plugs. This could lead to engine damage or a fire in the engine area. I heard that Ford had a service bulletin on this problem, but I called Ford and they said there is no service bulletin on my car for this problem. I was told by many owners that Ford had a valve cover buffle to PCV valve problem on 1999 and 2000 Mustang 3.8, but they will not do any thing to correct the problem. I was told my many owners that they mod. And removed the PCV valve and replaced it with filters to stop oil getting into the cylinders. This would make it illegal and would like to see the problem corrected properly. I was told that the 2001 valve covers and up corrected this problem.
My 2000 Ford Mustang lost all its power after I just pulled out of a parking lot. I then noticed smoke coming from under the hood on the passenger site. About 1-2 minutes later I saw flames coming from the same place. As I exited the car and closed the door all the interior lights flashed on and a horrid noise came from the front right side of the car. I immediately called the fire department but by the time they arrived 10-15 foot high flames were shooting in the air from the front of the car [this all started to happen incredibly fast] and there also was lots of black smoke. One of the firemen/ladies told me that it looked likr the fire had started in the wiring. All of the front of the car burned out including the hood and someof the dash inside melted and the front windshild started to crack from the heat of the fire.
When applying brakes gear skipped and and brakes became loose. No braking power. Also, consumer was having electrical problems which caused defects in the alarm.
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- Phoenix, AZ, USA