Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062617 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2006
Consumer's City: DOVER Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZWFT61L425 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 21 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: No problems or indicators of any problems or issues. was driving vehicle on highway and car loss power. was able to pull off to side of road. had vehicle examined and was told the engine seized. had second opinion, and mechanic drained the oil and said there was metal shavings in oil, could not give reason as to what caused engine to lock up. have to replace the engine. warranty expired. was told ford would not cover. had less than 45,000 miles on vehicle - this is a defective or misbuilt motor. *nm