Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 1995

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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: 006063105 Incident Date: Apr, 19 2006
Consumer's City: BUHL Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MELM75W1SX Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 10 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was in for routine maintenance and a general inspection was being done prior to a family trip. the frame of the vehicle was found to be "extremely" rusted about 6 inches back from the front tires on both sides of the vehicle (directly below the front door hinge area of the vehicle). the lower channel of the frame was completely rusted and gone on the driver side and even worse on the passenger side (the same location on both sides). the vehicle was deemed to be completely unsafe to drive and was taken off the road and parked. this is an extremely dangerous and potentially lethal failure. complete replacement of the frame seems the only remedy to correct this failure. the vehicle is in otherwise great shape and shows no sign of other body rust problems. filing this complaint is the only action taken at this time to correct the failure. the vehicle has been removed from operation due to safety reasons. *nm