Chonburi: Another car bursts into flames! This time it's a woman's Ford Fiesta

 

 

Thai media 77kaosod reported that another car had mysteriously burst into flames. 

 

This time it was a Ford Fiesta yesterday near the Talat Dao market intersection in Don Hua Lor, Chonburi. 

 

Driver Narumol, 56, said she had just left a company in the Amata City industrial estate when she heard a ringing like an alarm clock. 

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

She managed to pull over as flames came from the engine. She fled and called for help. 

 

Locals used a fire extinguisher but the blaze was eventually put out by the fire brigade.

 

Half the vehicle was badly damaged.

 

The media said the cause was not known. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

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I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s another uncertified CNG or NGV conversion. Just a small leak is all it needs. 

 

We have been there before with the Ford Pinto.

The image is from the movie Top Secret, which made fun of it but it was a real problem.

Fiestas are prone to overheat. To much engine in to small a space.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Driver Narumol, 56, said she had just left a company in the Amata City industrial estate when she heard a ringing like an alarm clock.

A timer indicating the engine was medium rare and time to stop, for well-done drive on !

6 hours ago, webfact said:

ringing like an alarm clock. 

No that was the fire alarm .. 

11 hours ago, webfact said:

This time it's a woman's Ford Fiesta

I didn't realise there are different models for men and women

24 minutes ago, LukKrueng said:

I didn't realise there are different models for men and women

Fiestas are Sissi Cars, Man........

Looks like a Ford Fiasco to me. Anyone remember awhile back the Ford Exploder with the Firestorm tires? 

Easier then making loan repayments

8 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Looks like a Ford Fiasco to me. Anyone remember awhile back the Ford Exploder with the Firestorm tires? 

Yeah faulty cruise control switches that caused some vehicles to catch fire.

 

Gasoline engines fed with fuel at 100psi plus. Fuel lines with lots of little joints and seals all supplied by the lowest bidder.

All cars today, everywhere, put together by ex-burger flippers.

Luckily she had just renewed her insurance and all her gold and jewelry were in the glove compartment. 

18 hours ago, chilly07 said:

Fiestas are prone to overheat. To much engine in to small a space.

so why were thousands produced and bought in the Uk and NO reports of any of them being BURNT out??? they were a very popular cheap to run vehicle.....

11 minutes ago, essox essox said:

so why were thousands produced and bought in the Uk and NO reports of any of them being BURNT out??? they were a very popular cheap to run vehicle.....

I bought my wife one, Fiesta Sport it was a top little car could shift also, the only problem was the auto gearbox we had it done once and it was starting to go again

Maybe cheap gasoline with an excess of octane regulators destroying flexible fuel lines ?

It was not an uncommon problem in the years of transition to unleaded  fuels around the world.

Here in Thailand I have had several failures of rubber supply lines on  motor cycles and small engines.

 

23 hours ago, mikebell said:

Luckily she had just renewed her insurance and all her gold and jewelry were in the glove compartment. 

And the latest flagship Iphone, don't forget that.

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

And the latest flagship Iphone, don't forget that.

And the LV handbag

23 hours ago, mikebell said:

Luckily she had just renewed her insurance and all her gold and jewelry were in the glove compartment. 

Why would the insurance cover that ?

48 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Why would the insurance cover that ?

I was being ironic, as a couple of posters above recognised.  As you've taken it seriously though, let me enlighten you on two occasions when my car insurance was involved.  It was almost as if my agents were on commission from the company, so eager were they to pay out!

The first involved a rear end shunt as a pick-up driver, doing about 150 kmph, ran into me.  My agent measured the point of impact & declared, because it was 2 cms to the left of centre, I had changed lanes and therefore I was at fault.

The second was when I sat politely waiting at a U-turn; two tearaways hit me amidships - their wrecked speedo showed 90kms at point of impact.  My company cheerfully paid out for full medical expenses despite them having no licence or helmet.  A disreputable cop, arriving ten minutes later decided it was my fault!

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

I was being ironic, as a couple of posters above recognised.  As you've taken it seriously though, let me enlighten you on two occasions when my car insurance was involved.  It was almost as if my agents were on commission from the company, so eager were they to pay out!

The first involved a rear end shunt as a pick-up driver, doing about 150 kmph, ran into me.  My agent measured the point of impact & declared, because it was 2 cms to the left of centre, I had changed lanes and therefore I was at fault.

The second was when I sat politely waiting at a U-turn; two tearaways hit me amidships - their wrecked speedo showed 90kms at point of impact.  My company cheerfully paid out for full medical expenses despite them having no licence or helmet.  A disreputable cop, arriving ten minutes later decided it was my fault!

Glad to hear you did not have all your gold and jewellery in the glovebox.

2 hours ago, mikebell said:

A disreputable cop, arriving ten minutes later decided it was my fault!

Too right too, you shouldn't have been there!

Thailand the hub of burning motor cars.

Around the globe I have seen some horrific driving and crashes. Saudi, Qatar, Algeria, France and the numero uno of them all Thailand. But, this is the only country that has cars bursting into flames on a reugular basis without an impact.

In recent years there has also been reports of electric cars bursting into flames in the owners driveways.

 

Do the major car manufacturers know this is happening? If not. They should. 

 

 

Alarm clock? Lemme guess... rod knock from not changing the oil in the last 100k km, followed by the rod peeking out to say hello. Maintanence is for non-Thais only, Thais need good amulets.