Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004005388 Incident Date: Sep, 16 2004
Consumer's City: CROSBY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2ZU52P9WU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 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: Drove about 30 minutes, parked vehicle, and about 45 minutes later vehicle was on fire. flames were coming from driver's side fender well. prior to fire, no problems reported. vehicle had cruise control which was not used in the last year, and did not know if it worked. vehicle was insured by farmers insurance. they had a fire investigation done. the report stated that fire was caused by vehicle speed control deactivation switch. policy #0040483408, claim #1005487896. has pictures and them will e-mail to bruce york.*ak *tt *nm