Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MYSTIQUE / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997042757 Incident Date: Jan, 31 1997
Consumer's City: VANCOUVER Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MYSTIQUE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: IMELM653XTK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Switch is so poorly made. the contacts(where it plugs into the wire harness) don't make good contact and as a result the switch gets hot and melts the plastic. it was replaced by the factory during a recall 8/06/99 and has failed again. the defective parts are still being used! *ak