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1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

fire1 injured · 312225 · 2001-09-04

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MYSTIQUE
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN SAME WAY AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 00-V-367-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44. CONSUMER STOPPED TO HAVE TIMING BELT REPAIRS ESTIMATED. WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD CHIRPING, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S HAND WAS BURNED WHILE REACHING TO UNPLUG POWER PLUG. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT A RECALL NOT RECEIVED. MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER REMEDY BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, AT TIME WHEN RECALL WAS SENT OUT VEHICLE HAD BETWEEN 96,000-98,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER DID ADMIT THAT RECALL NOTICE MIGHT HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER ADDRESS, BUT THEY STILL WILL NOT COVER IT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
895685
Machine
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