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Well, went to a church picnic today, parked on grass because that is where we were parking and after 20 minutes there is an announcement, everyone move their cars, we have a car fire! Well, I ran over and it was my car on fire! Not exactly sure what caused it and probably never will know. Someone claims it could of been the hot catalitic converter got so hot and caught the grass on fire and then the car, I don't know if this makes to much sense. I seem to think it was another FORD defect. I am not sure how State Farm will handle this but they said it will be treated like a regular car that was purchased (not leased). So, we will be looking to lease another car in the 16-18k range and was wondering what you would recommend with the high gas prices. We are a family of four so can not use anything real small but looking for suggestions. Thanks for reading and just to let you know my whole family was safe, it could of been much worse, but as I said all day long....why me??
Unfortunately it is even more common with smaller vehicles because the catalytic converter is physically located much closer to the ground. Simple put . . . super hot converter inches or less away from dry grass equals fire.
Fords are famous for Fires. Freaky fires at that. Friends Mustang cought fire Cat Canv had leaves in it. Another friends Van Wiring harness...Few yrs later 3 people I know purchased NEW fords different style/models...within 6 monthe all burned. All wiring harness. I know the cars were put together here but I have often wondered Where the wiring harness were made....I would stay away from ford.
Fords are famous for Fires. Freaky fires at that. Friends Mustang cought fire Cat Canv had leaves in it. Another friends Van Wiring harness...Few yrs later 3 people I know purchased NEW fords different style/models...within 6 monthe all burned. All wiring harness. I know the cars were put together here but I have often wondered Where the wiring harness were made....I would stay away from ford.
The Ford Pinto? One body style was infamous for blowing up upon rear impact. They were built from American sourced parts.
Crown Victoria is another one------in all fairness; though, many of them are used for police work which is a dangerous job unto itself.
I always lease, get tired of a car after a few years and want something new. Besides I can not afford a purchase monthly payment, lease is much cheaper and makes sense for us. I did not park in tall grass, it was cut down the day before.
The Ford Pinto? One body style was infamous for blowing up upon rear impact. They were built from American sourced parts.
Crown Victoria is another one------in all fairness; though, many of them are used for police work which is a dangerous job unto itself.
Don't forget about the F-150's that they said to park on the street because of their speed control wiring bursting into flames for no reason. Burned down several houses.
Sometimes you don't even have to park a car on tall grass to catch it on fire. On a couple of occasions at rallycrosses i worked/attended, a car simply had to drive across tall grass to set it on fire. We even lost access to one of our venues because of this, even though the fire was contained within a couple of minutes and didn't burn anything but grass. But one can understand the landowner's concern.
As for people blaming Ford for this issue: stop being silly. For starters, the Fusion is a Mazda with a Ford badge and body panels on it. For another, this is an issue that could have happened with ANY make and a situation pretty much beyond their control.
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