Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 2000

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001150353 Incident Date: Jun, 20 2001
Consumer's City: SMYRNA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MEFM74W0YX Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 01 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 65 mph started to change lanes, and noticed another vehicle in same lane, and swerved back to the right. as soon as she turned wheel to right she lost control of vehicle, it went across 2 lanes of traffic to left, and hit a tractor trailer head-on . airbags did deploy. consumer and passenger sustained minor injuries. consumer stated it felt like vehicle was on ice. prior to this, when driving over a bump, vehicle was hard to control. insurance will send an investigator, vehicle was totalled. *ak consumer stated that the amount of movement she made to return to the other lane was not extreme, however the front of the vehicle spun to the right causing her to strike the side of a flatbed tractor trailer. *slc