Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / SABLE / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006089799 Incident Date: Dec, 20 2006
Consumer's City: DENVER Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: SABLE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake:indicator light
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 26 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Emergency brake dashboard warning light failure. the dashboard brake warning light is not turning on when the emergency brake is applied. the dashboard light does test ok when the car is started. because i was unaware the emergency brake was on i traveled 10 miles home on the freeway. near my house the brakes failed, with the pedal going to the floor. i quickly pumped the brakes and was able to stop. there was a burning smell as well, which i assume was the pads, so i will mark the fire question as yes since "where there's smoke there's fire." brake function returned the next day but the pedal is now soft. *nm