Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045647 Incident Date: Oct, 30 2005
Consumer's City: MADISONVILLE Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MEFM75WX2X Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 07 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Without any forewarning, vehicle stalled on major highway. unable to start. a passing motorist said he had same problem and restarted by pushing reset button in trunk. we did and vehicle started. could have been disastrous if happened on interstate with 18 wheeler behind. took vehicle to dealer. mechanic said inertia switch defective and changed. said the reset button is safety factor to avoid fire in case of collision. but there was no collision--not even bump in road. believe there should be warning system when reset becomes defective. *nm