Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007127506 Incident Date: Nov, 20 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2DU86W83Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercury mountaineer. while driving 70 mph with the cruise control activated, the rear driver side began to rumble. the vehicle was pulled over and flames began to erupt under the driver side rear door. the fire extinguished itself. there were no prior warning indicators. the vehicle was towed, but not inspected. the current and failure mileages were 27,000.