| Issue ID | 1634239 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11298516 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | LINCOLN |
| Model | MKC |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| File date | 07/11/19 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving my vehicle on a highway, smoke started to come from the hood. This is approximately 10-15 minutes after i had been driving the vehicle. The smoke became worse and luckily i was able to pull over to turn the vehicle off. The smoke continued to intensify and started to come through the vents. I exited the vehicle and saw fire underneath the the car. Not too long after the entire hood of the vehicle was engulfed in flames, which cause the windshield to bust. The fire department was called and was able to put the fire out. The fire report (xxx)deemed this as accidental and believe a mechanical fire.*dt ( |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ASHBURN, VA |
| VIN pattern | 5LMCJ2C97KUXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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