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Chad Swiatecki

'Negligence': Woman Reverses Bronco Sport Into Driveway. Then It Bursts Into Flames. It’s A Recall Issue She Already Had 'Fixed'

When Ford warned owners that a fuel-injector defect could increase the risk of an under-hood fire, one Bronco Sport owner says she did exactly what she was supposed to do. And still, months later, she watched her SUV burn to a crisp anyway.

The clip from Long Islander and TikTok creator Katie (@katieee_lin) is loaded with action movie-worthy images of her vehicle engulfed in flames, which she says overtook it moments after she detected smoke coming from under the hood. The remains of the well-maintained Bronco are in a junkyard, and Katie is on the warpath over how Ford treated her during the recall process.

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