http://www.myamazingplace.comFORD Australia is conducting an investigation into what caused its latest model — the new Everest SUV — to suddenly burst into flames during a test drive. The car maker is yet to issue a recall until it examines the wreckage. But the incident could affect not only the 1000 or so Everest SUVs on the road, but more than 100,000 Ford Ranger utes, which share the same engine and electrical system and are made on the same production line. One of News Corp Australia’s motoring journalists, Peter Barnwell, was road testing the just-released new model — which was designed and engineered in Australia but is built in Thailand — when warning lights started to appear before the instrument display went blank and the engine shut down. “As I rolled to a stop it just burst into flames,” said Mr Barnwell. “There were flames licking out from under the bonnet.” The fire brigade arrived within five minutes but it took them more than 20 minutes to extinguish the flames.
Fire and thick smoke engulf the 2015 Ford Everest, which burst into flames while being road tested by CarsGuide journalist Peter Barnwell. Picture: Supplied
More info:http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/manufacturing/new-ford-everest-suv-catches-fire-during-a-test-drive-destroyed-by-the-blaze/news-story/86b4c77b9a90026c85be3b7b875a04cd
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