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1999 MERCURY MYSTIQUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 702276 · 2009-01-02

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MYSTIQUE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
42 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND AND I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC FROM AN APPOINTMENT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTS SMOKING WITHIN A QUICK SECOND THE FRONT LEFT SIDE BURST INTO FLAMES, ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WOULDN'T WORK AND THE BRAKES FAILED, THE WE HAD TO RIDE TRAFFIC UNTIL WE COULD MOVE OVER TO THE CURVE AT THIS TIME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR AND I HAD TO MOVE MYSELF OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10253621
Machine
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