mark0006

Oooch!!!



from the article:
“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."

3 pictures and full article

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SpectreH

Man that stinks....that'll buff right out, won't it?

TripleBlack14

As bad as that is for the poor owner, can you imagine if that was a 50th Anniversary LE?

2k7gtcs

Apparently it tried to kill itself with fire



Rather commit suicide than go on having a Fusion front

2k7gtcs

"At lease no one was hurt"


Take time to read before you click send. Maybe read it backwards. That's an old lesson my English Lit professor taught me.

TripleBlack14

Truh saw eno on esael ta.

Nope...doesn't make sense.

Wild5.0

Stop hating, you know you will get one eventually. I think they look badass.

Krohn

... merely a flesh wound.

SD CALSPCL

Well at least it was only one car. Chrysler is recalling all Hellcats because of possible fire issue. Positive side he gets a new car. Negative side, what did the dealer do to the car, while in for warranty work?

http://jalopnik.com/chrysler-recalli...aks-1689023846

2k7gtcs

I actually like it


I was just being inevitable

Turbo302

^^^THIS^^^


Plus will suck for the owner if he doesn't have gap coverage or new car replacement.

Wild5.0

Oh lol

wannabe

But I laughed out loud.

Automatic 5.0

I would think the investigation will prove the mechanics left something loose and that started the fire. The insurance company should not have to pay a dime on this one. New cars are not supposed to just catch on fire.

FORD - Flaming Obstacle Ruins Day?

stupidgenius36

36,000mi. Spontaneous combustion warranty, right?...right?

TripleBlack14

Typically the owner's insurance is primary and his carrier would respond to the claim. It's doubtful that Ford (or the dealer) would settle with the owner directly although in very rare cases I've seen that happen.

The insurance company, assuming they can prove neglect or product defect, will subrogate against the responsible party or parties to recover the cost of the claim. They'd have to retain a C&O expert (cause and origin) to reconstruct the loss, and a fire expert could charge the insurance company $7-10K (or more) for those services. The insurance company, depending on their own claims expense guidelines (i.e the cost of investigation/legal expenses), would have to make a financial determination if it's worth it to them to spend the money to attempt recovery. It's strictly a business decision.

But proving who's at fault will be difficult at best in a fire of this magnitude which consumed the whole vehicle. There's nothing left to reconstruct, so in my experience it'd be useless to spend the money on a C&O.

However, the insurance company is still entitled to the vehicle's service records and once they pay the claim on behalf of their customer, they'll attempt to subrogate against the dealer, and probably enjoin Ford in the action as well. But if no fuel or electrical work was performed, it'll be a tough one to prove.

If no work was performed on the car that could be interpreted as the proximate cause of the loss, then the dealer is off the hook. If it's proven that there was dealer neglect, then Ford walks away.

It's the insurance company's decision on how they will proceed. The owner of the car has no input or influence in that regard. Ford (as do all large corporations) retains a legal staff for product liability cases and they probably won't offer a settlement to the insurance company out of hand. A case like this, since there were no injuries or death, won't be litigated, and the recovery process, whether succesful or not, could take a very long time.

The burden of proof is on the owner's insurance company, and in the absence of proof, they take the loss on the chin.

And it's always possible that Ford accepts liability, but we'll never know that.

imeyers302

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/2015-mu...130004488.html



http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18255

Just saw this.

15BluStang

I guess this is definative proof. The 2015 Mustang is one hot car.

TripleBlack14

If you think his Mustang looks bad, you oughta see the Camaro he smoked.

cdynaco

Interesting.