Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 2002

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005004107 Incident Date: Jan, 26 2005
Consumer's City: CHINO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 19 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Mountaineer started to make squeeling sound. i thought it was just the belt squeeling, so i took to local mechanic. mechanic told me the bearing inside alternator was failing. car was bought as is from citrus ford, ontario, ca. there was 30 day warranty, but incident didn't occur until after 30 days was up. power train warranty was only 3yr. 36,000 mile. the car has less than 56000 miles when alternator bearing went bad. this cost me $256 for the part to be replaced, plus labor.*ak