10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #1

Sep 022000

Mountaineer 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Electrical line routes over powersteering line had rubbed against each other, causing a hole and a short, resulting in a fire. The electrical wire involved was the hot wire cable running from the battery to the starter. The sparks created also ignited the power steering fluid that was leaking.

- Hammond, OK, USA

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