2006 ford five hundred left front headlight caught on fire spontaneously while having been parked for 30 minutes in our garage with the engine off. Fire destroyed left front engine area. Wife was fortunately in the garage when the headlight started to ignite and tried to put it out while calling 911. Flames reached top of the garage with lots of smoke. Fire department arrived to put out the flames and pull the car out of the garage. Car was totaled by usaa insurance and insurance is helping with cleaning up the garage. How in the heck does a car headlight spontaneously ignite while off? If this had happened at night or if my wife had not been in the garage when the headlight ignited the whole house would have been in flames. I have pictures, leavenworth city fire report and insurance write off.
2006 Ford 500 electrical complaints
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While driving, the instruments go off and back on.you can hit the dash and they come back on but will continue to go off and on at times.
The throttle body was replaced once due to random car surging. Problem resurfaced a year later. This time ford said it was the alternator ($570). I don't think ford knows what's wrong with this car, but there is a safety issue. The car surges randomly.
Wire assembly that holds headlight burns. I have replaced this three times. I believe that this will one day start a fire. Evidently the heat from the bulb is destroying the plastic. Three letters to ford have gone unanswered. I am tired of spending $45.00 every time this happens.[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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