{"id":147431,"date":"2016-12-13T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T08:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=147431"},"modified":"2016-12-13T10:40:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T08:40:22","slug":"new-investigation-into-ford-kuga-fires-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/147431\/new-investigation-into-ford-kuga-fires-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"New investigation into Ford Kuga fires underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgeherald.com\/news\/News\/General\/177978\/Update-Man-dies-in-burning-car\">A new forensic investigation<\/a><\/strong> into the cause of a Ford Kuga fire, which killed driver Reshall Jimmy in December 2015, has been launched.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third investigation into the matter, which the family of Jimmy hopes will force Ford to take responsibility for the incident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.algoafm.co.za\/article\/local\/81929\/family-still-seeks-answers-a-year-after-mans-fiery-death-in-ford-suv\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The family believes<\/strong><\/a> that a mechanical or electrical fault with the Ford Kuga was to blame for the fire.<\/p>\n<p>The Rapport newspaper said it is in possession of an independent investigation report which shows that the fire was caused by an electrical fault in the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the fire started behind an electrical panel board on the passenger side.<\/p>\n<p>Other Ford Kuga owners have also reported that their vehicles experienced sudden fires.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/Nuus\/Algemeen\/as-jou-ford-uit-die-bloute-brand-20161210\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>According to the Rapport<\/strong><\/a>, these owners said Ford refused to investigate the cause of the fires.<\/p>\n<p>Keveen Jimmy, the brother of Reshall, said 17 local Kuga owners have come forward regarding their vehicles experiencing problems.<\/p>\n<p>John Gardiner, marketing director of Ford Europe, said they are aware of the complaints and are willing to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>If they find there is a defect with the Kuga, they will immediately recall it, said Gardiner.<\/p>\n<p>MyBroadband contacted Ford South Africa for comment, but the company did not respond by the time of publication.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Photos of burning Ford vehicles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The photos below come from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ford.kuga.on.fire\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ford Vehicles Burning Facebook page<\/strong><\/a>, which was started by the Jimmy family.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 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src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/147431\/new-investigation-into-ford-kuga-fires-underway\/attachment\/ford-kuga-burn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-burn-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-burn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-burn-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/147431\/new-investigation-into-ford-kuga-fires-underway\/attachment\/ford-kuga-burning\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-burning-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-burning-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ford-Kuga-burning-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kuga-burn-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kuga-burn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kuga-burn-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/146509\/french-car-maker-to-shut-up-shop-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">French car maker to shut up shop in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new forensic investigation into the cause of a Ford Kuga fire, which killed driver Reshall Jimmy in December 2015, has been 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