Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035569 Incident Date: May, 15 2005
Consumer's City: DONNA Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MELM75W5RX Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 04 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. the contact stated that in may 2005 the vehicle caught on fire. the fire started in the electrical system in the steering column under the hood. there was nothing unusual about the way the vehicle was operating before this happened. the vehicle had been parked about twenty minutes when it caught on fire. the fire melted all the plastic under the hood because they could not get the hood to open to put the fire out. *ak *jb