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I will try my best to provide detailed info on various cars and what is like to live with them, I have already produced a few for Jaguar-car-forums, I will do my best to be unbiased, but it will be hard for some cars. I will re-produce press releases and copy from other motoring news.
Showing posts with label catch fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label catch fire. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 March 2015

UK RECALL #10 - FORD - Relay may overheat and catch fire on Fiesta models.

Vehicle Details
Reference :R/2015/033
Manufacturer Ref :15S04 
Make:FORD
Model :Fiesta
Launch Date :04/03/2015
Numbers Involved :10265
Build Start Date :16/04/2010
Build End Date :21/04/2011 
Recall Details
Concern :RELAY MAY OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE
Description :
On affected vehicles, the diesel engine Glow Plug Control Module, previously replaced under Recall R/2014102, may not be not waterproof and water ingress into the module may cause overheating with the potential to result in a fire. As the GPCM has a permanent electrical live feed there is also a potential risk of an unattended vehicle fire.
Remedial Action :Recheck those vehicles which may have had a suspect replacement fitted and replace module with correct waterproof version
Vehicle Id :WF0GXXGAJGAA27605 to WF0RXX GARBY89393
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Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Porsche halts GT3 deliveries after two catch fire

Porsche has stopped deliveries of the most expensive version of its overhauled 911 sports car after two of them caught fire, the automaker said.


Engineers at Porsche's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, are examining the remains of the gutted vehicles from Switzerland and Italy to determine the cause of the fires, a spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming a report from German news agency dpa.

The Volkswagen Group unit expects to conclude the investigation this week, the spokesman said, adding that Porsche had this year delivered 322 of the GT3 models, which start at 137,000 euros ($187,700).


Porsche expects to hit a target of selling more than 200,000 sports cars and SUVs in 2015, three years earlier than first scheduled, CEO Matthias Mueller said last week.