2015 5.0 on Fire literally

[IndustryLeech]

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[Zombie]

"That's the worst idea I've ever heard in my life, Tom."

:lol:

Good luck to OP, glad you are safe regardless of cause/etc.

 

[cush]

Who says it's the manufacturers fault?

Nobody knows for sure at this point, but let's not let them off the hook just yet! :cheers:

 

[Genxer]

Who says it's the manufacturers fault?

Ultimately, Ford either manufactured a defect into the car or they did a piss poor job of training their techs. Of course, the dealer might share blame too since they do the hiring. The only other things it could be is sabotage (almost a laughable reason) or the owner was tinkering with something (again, not likely given his account of things). That might leave a road hazard or external unknown cause of some sort which again is unlikely and would make me return to questioning the design of the vehicle.

In any case, I will certainly be watching for info on the outcome of this.

 

[Todd15Fastback]

Ultimately, Ford either manufactured a defect into the car or they did a piss poor job of training their techs. Of course, the dealer might share blame too since they do the hiring. The only other things it could be is sabotage (almost a laughable reason) or the owner was tinkering with something (again, not likely given his account of things). That might leave a road hazard or external unknown cause of some sort which again is unlikely and would make me return to questioning the design of the vehicle.

In any case, I will certainly be watching for info on the outcome of this.

This fire is causing issues for you to order or buy a new '15 Mustang?

 

[Blk2015GT]

Remember that law has strict liability- everyone up the chain of sale is equally liable for a defect; unless the owner altered the product (which it doesn't sound like here).

At the end of the day it doesn't matter who the blame is placed on, the dealership has a multi-million dollar insurance policy, and Ford has the cash, to replace the car; and someone will.

This also dosn't mean that the car is defective across the line or that a mechanic screwed up here at all. Sometimes products with thousands of parts have one small failure that turns into this. It doesn't make Ford less liable, but sometimes things happen. Every company has a built in budget for these types of things as the "cost of doing business" when things go wrong.

 

[Genxer]

This fire is causing issues for you to order or buy a new '15 Mustang?

If a dozen cars went up in smoke, then yeah I would hesitate to buy one. I am also curious to see what kind of support the customer gets in such a situation. I haven't bought anything yet so my options are wide open. I am not ready to purchase yet but keeping tabs on things. It only makes sense to do so, especially with a new gen vehicle.

 

[IndustryLeech]

Ultimately, Ford either manufactured a defect into the car or they did a piss poor job of training their techs. Of course, the dealer might share blame too since they do the hiring. The only other things it could be is sabotage (almost a laughable reason) or the owner was tinkering with something (again, not likely given his account of things). That might leave a road hazard or external unknown cause of some sort which again is unlikely and would make me return to questioning the design of the vehicle.

In any case, I will certainly be watching for info on the outcome of this.

You forgot one of the very plausible scenarios. A dealer tech who was properly-trained maybe just plain fucked up. There's absolutely no point in speculating. Please stop.

 

[Strokerswild]

I'd bet on a green tech screwing up more than a defect. It's rampant in service departments from what I've seen....

 

[s550_Fanatics]

Just picked my car back up from the dealership for some warranty issues. Driving on the freeway and noticed some white smoke coming from the hood. It progressively got worse so I pulled over into the shoulder. Instinctively thought the car was over heating and it was steam from the radiator. So I proceeded to pop the hood as flames burst from the edges of the hood.

Here's the outcome.

Insurance is going to love me. There were no mods to the car. It had 6k miles.

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So sad to see this happen. The important thing is that you're ok.

 

[davekro]

Sorry to hear this. This is one situation where you REALLY wanna have gap insurance! Argh. Sorry you have to go thru this.

 

[angermgmt14]

Well, I may prefer the Recaros now.... But seriously, glad you're okay and like others have stated, the car can be replaced.

 

[Thompyt]

Gap insurance or not, if the dealership is found to be the cause by inept warranty work. They should replace said car.

 

[Genxer]

You forgot one of the very plausible scenarios. A dealer tech who was properly-trained maybe just plain fucked up. There's absolutely no point in speculating. Please stop.

Wow, What was I thinking, giving an opinion in an Internet forum?:doh: no one has ever done that!

I will post what I please, thank you. I have said my piece anyway.

 

[IndustryLeech]

Wow, What was I thinking, giving an opinion in an Internet forum?:doh: no one has ever done that!

I will post what I please, thank you. I have said my piece anyway.

You didn't present it as your opinion, you posited two scenarios that were presented as the only possibly causes for this fire.

You have every right to post whatever you want, even if it's as aggressively incorrect as this gem of a post. I also have the right to call you on your bullshit.

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