Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MYSTIQUE / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000016205 Incident Date: Oct, 20 2000
Consumer's City: PLANO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MYSTIQUE Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3MELM66L8SM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2001 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 01 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The fuel rail burst while driving causing fuel to spray onto the hot engine resulting in fire, during repair of the fuel rail the dealer found that the water pump sheared off and replace the pump and pump drive belt, the dealer also found that there was no compression in 4 of cylinder, the timing chain failed causing valve damage, the dealer suggest the entire engine be repalced. nlm