Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MYSTIQUE / 1996

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002090886 Incident Date: Mar, 30 2002
Consumer's City: BARLING Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MYSTIQUE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:windshield
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM6533TK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2nd vin#: [xxx] mercury mystique #2, 1996. purchased 6/97...both mystiques' front driver's & front pass windows failed due to faulty regulators & motors. rear windows roll down only 1/2 way, and not wide enough for escape. randy king, service manager for crawford county ford, stated that they had multiple mystiques, same prob. they discounted only 1/2 the cost to us. total spent to date on all 4 windows/2 cars $800. problem indicated by randy king was possible danger of not being able to escape car in event of emergency. our concern is if doors are inoperable during a crash or water or whatever, passengers will not be able to exit the car if the regulators/motors fail. they fail immediately, suddenly & with absolutely no warning. there is no indication before failure that there is a problem. once failed, cannot get window up or down. if need to contact us, please use 479 area code. thank you.or . information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr