Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MYSTIQUE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019791 Incident Date: May, 06 2005
Consumer's City: CRYSTAL SPRINGS Consumer's State: MS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MYSTIQUE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM6534WK Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: while driving down the road, i noticed smoke coming out of the dash. i pull over to the side of the road, opened the hood and the first thing i saw was fire coming from behind the glove compartment. the car caught fire and burned just five after i pulled over. no warning lights, looked at temp gauge and everything was fine before the fire. called 911 at 5:44 pm, fire dept came and put out the fire. this was on the interstate. *nm *sb