Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / TRACER / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003221405 Incident Date: Feb, 17 2003
Consumer's City: EL PASO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TRACER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM10P7VW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While traveling about 5 mph inside of a parking lot and without prior warning the vehicle shutdown. the consumer had seen smoke coming out of the vents, then the vehicle had caught on fire. *ak the inspector stated the fire stemmed from a short. *scc the consumer received a recall regarding the air bag module/sensor. *jb