Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MERCURY / 1994

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004028860 Incident Date: Sep, 22 2004
Consumer's City: SEYMOUR Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MERCURY Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM5545RA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 05 1995
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Mercury sable wagon 1994; 6-cylinder 3.8 l engine head gasket failure @ 149,161 miles- ford will not warranty engine beyond 100,000 miles even though it is a known defect with the 3.8 l 6 cylinder engines-- nhtsa should have required ford to warranty for at least 150,000 miles. please require ford to replace engine!!!! car is not fixed- i can't afford to fix this costly problem-- if i had adequate disclosure of the problem with 3.8l head gasket failures i would not have purchased this car....