THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE LINCOLN STARTED ON FIRE. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE INTENSITY AND RAPID SPREAD OF THE FIRE INDICATE GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT CONTAINED. *TR
2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND A GASOLINE ODOR WAS NOTICED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600.