Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MARQUIS / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999138713 Incident Date: Feb, 11 1999
Consumer's City: WESTLAND Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MARQUIS Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2MECM75W7NX Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 24 1999 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 29 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer was sitting in vehicle while engine was running, and suddenly smoke came from hood, and then flames. soon the flames began to enter vehicle through the dash, consumer then turned off the engine. flames engulfed the entire car. before the incident occurred, vehicle gave burning smells, blue smoke came out of the tail pipe, so the a/c compressor and o rings replaced. burning smell still continued. cause of fire unknown.*ak *ml