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2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

firecrash1 injured · 367809 · 2002-08-13

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AT 35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, VEHICLE HIT A TREE, THEN BURSTED INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR HEAD INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HAD MET ANOTHER DRIVER GOING SOUTH IN THE MIDDLE AND TRIED TO MISS THE OTHER VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL. THE CONSUMER RAN INTO THE WOODS AND HIT TWO SMALL TREES AND THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE, WHICH STARTED UNDER THE WHEEL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURED HER FOREHEAD/HEAD AND NECK. *SCC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8016099
Machine
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