Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003239165 Incident Date: Oct, 05 2003
Consumer's City: THE VILLAGES Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MEFM75W81X Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 08 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 02 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car would not idle after starting. thank god it happened in driveway. towed to dealer, and dealer replaced iac valve, and cleaned fuel system. car had 37974 miles on it. purchased used on 07/03/03, was certified as used car, 33750 miles. noticed intermittent turn signal flashing when purchased. changed bulbs, no improvement. shouldn't a safety recall be issued instead of a tsb on the idle problem? *ak