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I had a fire under my hood yesterday. It was located near the battery terminal under hood but under the dash side of the battery

1) Windshield wipers randomly turned on. I was able to turn them off a few times but eventually the wipers would not turn off.

2) Turned engine off and back on at a stop light to get the wipers to turn off. 

3) Smelt burning while driving. Pulled over and opened hood to discover a flame back under the dash near the battery terminal.

I find no active recalls for this issue.  

Bought my 2015 Escape used from North park Lexus @ the Dominion but apparently failed to purchase the extended warranty though i am under 60000 miles still. 

Can anyone offer any information about this?

 

Thank you, 

Ms.Vicki

 

Edited by 2015ESCAPE
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1 hour ago, 2015ESCAPE said:

Without having purchased the extended warranty?

Had it towed to mechanic already

 

Ford roadside covers 5yrs/60k.  Powertrain coverage is also 5yr/60k.  Not sure what the issue is but there was potential for a free repair and you would have had a free tow.

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