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2002 Ford Mustang: fire, smoke or burning smell

5 of the 118 complaints about the 2002 Ford Mustang describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints
5
of this car's complaints
4%
recalls
0
Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

What owners say

Filed Jul 11, 2014 · Body, Engine · 148,000 miles · VA · fire

My wife was pulling in to the drive way on her way from doing some errands a drive of less than 5 miles and its a rural road where you cant drive more than 30 miles an hour when she smelt like something was burning. She checked the gauges and everything seemed fine and then saw smoke coming off the hood. She only had time to park the car and get off as the whole engine bay got engulfed in flames.the fire fighters arrived and were able to control the fire from spreading but the front half of the car was totally destroyed.

Filed Feb 18, 2008 · Electrical, Fuel system · 39,000 miles · TX · fire

On march 21, 2007, my mustang caught fire in the driveway of my mother's home in new brighten, pa 15066 where I then lived. It was parked at about 7pm after driving into new brighten and back, about 5 miles each way. At about 2am that night we were awakened by the car horn and the glow of the car engulfed in flames. A fire inspection result was undetermined.

Filed Jul 25, 2005 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · NJ · fire

Dt: the consumers 2002 ford mustang was parked at a curb and turned off when it caught on fire under the hood. The car had been sitting for about 45 minutes. There was no cruise control used. According to the police and fire department the fire was caused by an electrical short underneath the hood of the vehicle. There were no lights on the dashboard that indicated a problem. The vehicle was fairly new and in good condition. The area around the battery and wiring was burnt. Everything under the hood melted and was destroyed. The inside of the car did not look burned because the fire department was so quick to respond. The owner usually kept the vehicle parked in the garage or under his pine trees. There were no injuries. *ak

Filed Mar 20, 2005 · Electrical · 38,000 miles · FL · fire

The car had under 38000 miles on it but I hadn't driven it since 4:30 pm but at about 5 am woke up to the explosions and the car engulfed in flames. Ford has been unresponsive to this saying there is no defect, but it is similar to the expeditions exploding in flames for no reason there were no modifications to the car or any reason for it to catch fire by itself the car was a total loss and I did not have insuranse to cover it because I am a single mom and was trying to save a few pennies and had no reason to believe that new of a car would go up in flames.

Filed Jun 5, 2002 · Electrical · AR

While driving at 25mph vehicle started to smoke, pulled over to check. Vehicle caught on fire. Vehicle was totalled.

Questions about the 2002 Ford Mustang fire or smoke

Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 2002 Ford Mustang?

5 of 118 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Mustang (4%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1995.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Ford Mustang?

There are 0 recalls and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

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