Cars that catch on fire a lot (F150, vehicles, 2009)
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Has anyone else ever owned a car that is know to catch on fire a lot? I’ve owned a couple of aircooled VW’s and only had one small fire. My current Cooper S is well known for power steering pump fires. I’ve been pretty proactive with this one to insure that I’ve done everything to prevent a fire.
I worked on a couple of Jag V12s that caught on fire usually just enough to make things a little crispy and expensive.
What other cars besides the Pinto like to catch on fire?
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The Pinto only caught on fire if someone clobbered the rear end. We had two in the 70s and never had a a problem, while friends with VWs were catching fore just going down the road. Those rubber fuel lines would crack from the heat.
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Only car I had that caught fire was one of the Dodges with the 2.7 engine. Those engines usually croak early and this one did a few months later but it was around St Patty's day and I was on my way to somewhere for a work assignment that I HAD to get to. I got a bit pissed off at the car for catching fire and with my best Superman performance blew the damn thing out. HAD to get somewhere important that day and I made it.
Those cars are ok if they DON'T have the 2.7 engine, the 2.7 was designed bad with oil passages too small that would clog. I've had 2 more since then with a different size engine and both still run.
the 1984 Pontiac Fierro with the Iron Duke-4 had major overheating issues that were fixed by late 1985 with a larger radiator and redesigned cooling system and more ducts to bring cooler fresh air into the rear engine compartment.
I had a 1983 Ford Ranger that caught fire in the 4-cyl. engine area in about 1985. I still bear very bad scars from that fire while trying to put it out.
However, most folks who have had the small Rangers since that time speak highly of them.
I had a 1983 Ford Ranger that caught fire in the 4-cyl. engine area in about 1985. I still bear very bad scars from that fire while trying to put it out.
However, most folks who have had the small Rangers since that time speak highly of them.
I believe my '97 F150 had one of those problems. As I recall it was a switch on end of the master brake cylinder at the firewall. I think the new switch cost about $20 and took about ten minutes to replace. I can't recall what malfunctioned but it was the malfunction that got me to researching the problem. No fires though.
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