Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MONTEREY / 2005

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040686 Incident Date: Aug, 24 2005
Consumer's City: RIDGE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MONTEREY Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MRDA23255B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 08 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: on august 25, 2005 the gas tank was leaking gasoline. the gas tank has been replaced and the consumer had to pay out of pocket although there was a warranty on the vehicle. one could smell gasoline coming from the vehicle and it was pouring out. however, the gas gauge did not move. had to have the vehicle towed, and the fire department and police department came out. there was so much gasoline that they came out and put some type of dirt over the gasoline. *ak