# 2000 MERCURY MYSTIQUE — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `297683` · 2001-06-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MYSTIQUE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12-09-2000, WITH HEATER ON, BECAME VERY DISORIENTED, HIT CONCRETE BARRIER, ARRIVED 2 HOURS LATE TO WORK, WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL,, MY CO-WORKERS WILL CONFIRM THAT I COULD NOT TALK OR WALK PROPERLY, WAS VERY CONFUSED, CHECKED OUT BY NEUROLOGISTS, ALL TESTS RESULTS NORMAL, SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN CO2 OR OTHER FUMES OR ODORS INSIDE  CAR THAT MADE ME SICK. AND TOTALY DISORIENTED, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, IT WAS A MIRACLE I WAS NOT KILLED WHILE DRIVING IN THIS STATE. DUE TO ODORS INSIDE MY MERCURY 2000 MYSTIQUE.*AK
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