Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003213858 Incident Date: Apr, 24 2003
Consumer's City: CAROL STREAM Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2DU86W02Z Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 13 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intermittently the brake lights staying lit after vehicle is turned off and key is removed. likely that this failure also caused the brake lights to remain lit while driving, rendering the signal ineffective. lights actually stayed on two occasions causing a dead battery once. lights were noticed the second time, and wiggling the brake pedal extinguished all three indicators. dealer replaced the brake light switch under warranty. *nlm