Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / TRACER / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000049349 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: EDGEWOOD Consumer's State: NM
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TRACER Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3MARMIOJ9RR Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 27 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 07 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: During the evening my wife, son and myself were approaching a stopsign when the tracer stalled for the first time ever. upon trying to restart it a fire erupted under the hood eventually totalling the car before the fire dept. arrived not having any insurance i am still obligated to pay the remainder of the note which is approx. 2,300 dollars. has this ever happened before and if so why?