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1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 698583 · 2008-12-03

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
96,000

Severity

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

Narrative

JULY OR AUGUST 2006. MY VEHICLE WENT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONE IN THE CAR OR NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. MY HOME WAS ALSO DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I INSISTED THAT THEY REMOVE THE CAR FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY. I YEAR LATER AUGUST 2007. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS RECALL OF SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION PROBLEM. I NOTIFIED THEM OF THE ABOVE LISTED PROBLEM. WAS TO LATE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS NOT REIMBURSED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. FOR MY CAR OR HOME DAMAGE. I AM STILL RECEIVING LETTERS ABOUT THIS SERIOUS FIRE PROBLEM. IS FORD MOTOR COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES & REIMBURSEMENT OF FIRE REPORTS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10250579
Machine
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