1994 Ford Taurus electrical system problems

Dt: contact stated that this vehicle had the characteristically of a ford recall, but it was not included due to VIN. The safety defect was the electrical housing can fire in the steering column. While driving on the highway the steering column began to spark, and there was a lot of smoke within the interior of the car. There were several other recalls on this vehicle, including radiator electrical motor, engine cooling fan module, and cylinder head gasket.

Car had been parked in my driveway for five days without use. About 9:00am I moved the car and parked it in the street in front of my house. There was no indication of any problem of any kind. About 45 min. Later I was alerted to the sound of a car horn and found the fords horn was honking. When I opened the door to attempt to pull the lever to open the hood there was smoke in the car and a small flame on the left lower corner of the cash.