| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277320 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: COUGAR | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2XV11T4YD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Sickly sweet smell when air conditioner on. initially checked for possible fluid leakage from air conditioner. that was not it. later traced to toxic mold in a trapped area of the air conditioning path. dealer sprayed in fungicide which worked for a short while. on one occasion i got out of the car and into the house and could smell this sickly sweet smell on my breath. the day after i started coughing and it took 3 months of intensive medical to get it cleaned up. then i got another whiff and started coughing again. i discover this is a known problem, but not admitted. volvo runs a special drying cycle in their air conditioning to avoid this mold problem. i also hear mercedes has a similar problem. |
