Vehicle experienced engine fire due to possible recall component (ignition switch) failure, no notice of recall sent to consumer prior to fire (#95s28).
1990 Mercury Cougar electrical complaints
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While vehicle was parked with the ignition off a fire started under the hood. This happened about 15 minutes after the vehicle had been driven. The vehicle has not been repaired.
Recall 96v071000; before the recall work was performed the vehicle started with no problem. Now, after the work had been performed the vehicle stalls before starting properly.
Consumer was driving under normal operation when the vehicle caught on fire in the firewall area of the vehicle, consumer note the fire spread rapidly, cause of the fire is unknown.
Battery malfunctioned 4 times.
Battery failure.
Vehicle parked in driveway, friend drove by, noticed smoke coming from vehicle, notified friend, called fire dept who put flames out.
Defective key assembly causes factory installed alarm to malfuncton/vehicle will not start/stalls.
Electrical system malufunction causing the odometer reading to be inadequate. Tt
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