Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MYSTIQUE / 1995

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011485 Incident Date: Jan, 02 2005
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MYSTIQUE Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly:filling/charging
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fuel vapor smell. diagnosed as a failed hose at the top of the fuel tank (between the tank and the vehicle body). service writer indicated that the problem was caused by flexing between the body and the tank and that, in his opinion, the design did not take the flexing into account sufficiently. there was a fuel leak, and the vehicle would have leaked significant fuel in a roll over.*ak