Consumer Complaint Detail

MERKUR / MERKUR / 1985

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998079275 Incident Date: Jun, 09 1998
Consumer's City: LAFAYETTE Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MERKUR Model Year: 1985
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:hazard flashing warning lights:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WF1BP80W3FM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1989
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: From what i here from other owners of merkurs is that i am not an isolated incident. the switch is located on top of the steering column. after it bakes in the sun for a few years the plasic parts fail and it springs to life. this causes unstopable flashing of the hazard lights. ford/mercury wants a couple of hundred dollars to fix the problem each time. i hope you can force them to recall it and replace it with a permanent solution. *ak