Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MOUNTAINEER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006058846 Incident Date: Mar, 08 2006
Consumer's City: PLAINFIELD Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:starter assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2ZU55P2WU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 09 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 1998 mercury mountaineer was having a slow start for the past month. a few times the vehicle would not start, sounding as if the battery was dead. it was happening during the cold weather so we attributed these symptoms to the cold. we had battery checked and it was fine. on march 9,2006 while my vehicle was sitting in my driveway it caught fire. thanks to some fast responding neighbors there was no fire damage to my house. the fire was mainly near the solenoid or the starter and everything is completely fire damaged. i read that there was a recall for this make/model due to the cruise control switch which we were also experiencing problems. what can we do? *nm