1991 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Electrical System Problems

ALTERNATOR PLUG SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED A HIGH POTENTIONAL OVERLOAD THAT CAUGHT THE ALTERNATOR ON FIRE. THE SHORT DID NOT TRIP ANY FUSE IN VEHICLE. FIRE WAS VERY INTENSE. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO ADJACENT COMPONENT AND MELTED PLUG WIRES, WIRE HARNESSES. FIRE ALSO DAMAGED HOOD AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY SPREADING WHEN HELP ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. AND YET NO FUSE EVER TRIPPED TO ENGINE ELECTRICAL TO STOP SHORT!

WHILE DRIVING AROUND CORNERS OR SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DEALER CONTACTED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT OWNERS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONED IGNITION.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN DAYS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND, CAUSE OF FIRE NOT DETERMINED YET. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD ENGINEER TOLD HIM THAT FAULTY COMPONENTS WOULD CAUSE A FIRE. *YD

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WASN'T NOTIFIED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

FLUIDS ALL OK, FUEL PUMP/FILTER REPLACED, DISTRIBUTOR, STARTER, & ALT REPLACED

TH ELECETRICAL HARNESS KEEP BLOWING A FUSE .*AK CONSUMER STATESTHERE IS AN ELECTRICIAL PROBLEM DOME LIGHTS, CLOC, RADIO NO TRUNK L IGHT OR HOOD LIGHT ALSO CIGAR LIGHT LIGHTER IS UNHOOKED, CONSUMER KEEPS INSTALLING FUSES BUT THEY KEEP ON GOING OUT, MECHANIC STATED WIRES WERE INSTALLED WRONG ALSO RADIO LIGHT WAS BURNED OUT. *JB

IGNITION SWITCH STICKS IN HOT WEATHER.

AUTO WOULD NOT START, HAD IT JUMPED, STARTED THEN AFTER HAVING IT JUMPED STARTED IT BEGIN TO SMOKE FROM THE IGNITION. *AK

OPEN CIRCUIT TO IGNITION SWITCH RESULTED IN VEHICLE HAVING ERRATICAL START UNTIL INOPERATIVE AND BURNT WIRES OF OTHER COMPONENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *SD