Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 993119720 Incident Date: Aug, 31 1993
Consumer's City: KILLEEN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MEPM6244PH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 16 1993
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1993 mercury cougar. while driving 75 mph, the instrument panel lights and the headlights dimmed. the contact also noticed smoke rising from the dashboard. the dealer stated that the vehicle needed a new headlight switch and they made the repair. approximately one year later, the failure recurred. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 99v275000 (exterior lighting:headlights:switch). the failure mileage was 4,000 and current mileage was 189,000.