The engine wire insulation melted which caused the electrical system to fail. *nlm ph. While driving, the vehicle abruptly shut down because the electrical system failed, which was caused by a wiring harness problem. The consumer believed the problem was related to the recall.
1995 Mercury Mystique engine complaints
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The vehicle overheats after driving two minutes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 6/6/2003 who stated that head gaskets blewout and should be replaced.
While the driver of the 1995 mercury mystique was operating the vehicle, I was in the passengers seat. The car began losing power and the driver kept the car going. At this point a driver pulled up along side the car and yelled "your car is on fire". The driver of the mystique then pulled to the shoulder and the car was engulfed in flames on the passenger side. I immediately exited the car while hearing a woman scream "it's going to explode". I suffered 2nd degree burns on my face,right ear, right arm, right leg and isolated 3rd degree on my right knuckles. I attempted to contact an attorney but he eventually quit the case. I don't think that I should have to pay medical bills from this fire. The driver was unhurt but his car was burnt to a hunk of black metal.
The dealer refused to honor the recall for the engine coolant fan 01 I 009 000, because of a melted wiring harness in the engine compartment. *jb
Caliviar ford in chesapeake va. Refused to complete recall of engine cooling fan electronic fuse due to melted wiring harness. This fault was caused be a previous recal (campaine id number : 01i0090000) (visability: defrogger system:windshield:controls:wiring) causing the attached electrical connectors to melt. I just spent $2000.00 and replacet car with new motor because the motor blowed up due to another factory recall id# 00v367000 engine and engine cooling. I purchased this car with over 100,000 miles and this work was never performed and I did not receive the recal until after 100,000 miles.
Prior to recall 00v367000, the vehicle experienced engine failure, the dealer informed consumer the engine was beyond repair.
The vehicle caught on fire while the consumer was driving, the driver sustain 2nd degree burns on the right arm and leg. (ohio traffic crash report)
Last year in march 2001 I had a recall on my engine cooling fan. I brought my car to a local dealership to have it taken care of . The car at the time was presenting problems with overheating, excessive torque, and the check engine light was occasionally coming on. The dealership (was laplace ford in laplace, la) only changed the fuse for the fan and nothing else. At the time I brought my car in the mileage was at 84000 miles and the warranty for the fan motor only extended to 100000 miles. Now the problem has become worse and laplace ford is syaing they need to charge me an excess of 450.00 for repairs when in all actuality this problem (which I thought was already taken care of a year ago) I feel should be ford's responsibility to repair. Please advise me in what actions I may take to resolve this issue? Thank you.
Recall # 00 v 367 000 concerning cooling system fan overheating. Consumer received recall letter. Took vehicle to dealer. Dealer said there was no problem at this time. Later, vehicle started to smoke, wires were burning and saw flames coming from radiator. Consumer feltthis was a direct result of recall repairs not being performed. Please provide any further information.
While driving and without warning vehicle caught on fire under the hood. Dealership was notified, vehicle was serviced. However, vehicle was continued to be used, miles later vehicle became inoperable.*ak the engine cooling fan motor and wire harness caught on fire, dealer replaced the engine cooling fan assembly and main fuse, dealer also repaired the burnt wiring, 2 years later, consumer received recalls 00v367, 99m03, 99m06, 00s44/00m13 and 00s44, consumer has not been reimbursed for any of the repairs. Dealer replaced right rear weather stripping and reinstalled mold around the handle due to the weather strip bowing. Tape player would not eject. Vehicle was hard to steer, especially when raining, dealer could not duplicate problem. Front brake pads were replaced and rotors were machined due to vibration when braking. Vehicle was running rough and acting like it wanted to stall, dealer replaced spark plug wires, vehicle later stalled. Right blinker too fast, dealer replaced right rear turn signal bulb.
Motor kept overheating and was caused by cooling system not functioning properly, also the right passenger spring was replaced prior to my purchase, are these springs faulty? I paid $1100 for the hgeads and my car is in the shop and I am getting an estimate for the repair of the spring.
This part caught fire dealer replaced on 3/22/2001 because of recall the replacement part has now failed in less than 4,000 miles on vehicle since last replacement dealer refuses to honor warranty because vehicle has more than 100,000 miles on it
Rightside motor mounts caused the engine to slip more into the car causing it to break the powersteering line. The line has been recently repaced. Is there a recall call for the motormounts?
Consumer received recall 00v367000. Dealership has performed repairs to correct problem and was charging consumer for parts and labor. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
The engine light came on and vehicle overheated, consumer was informed that a new water pump was needed, consumer also states there are fumes coming from the engine, the fumes come inside the vehicle when it is warm, whether or not the A/C is on.
Vehicle caught on fire in same way as mentioned in the federal safety agency 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.
Cooling fan was under recall#00v367000 also, certain thermal limit in cooling fan resistor had an open circuit which caused fan to shut down, causing engine to burn.*ak
Engine head gasket blew while consumer was on the way to work. Engine needed to be replaced. It overheated with smoke and fluid leaking from engine. Vehicle was not holding compresssion, and will not stay started.*ak dealer found spark plug holes due to a bad/cracked head gasket.
Consumer received the federal safety agency recall 00v367000/ manufacturer's recall notice 00s44 for engine cooling fan repairs, but was unable to take vehicle to dealer for repairs because consumer was in pain. On way to dealership to have consumer's vehicle overheated, water shot out of the spark plugs, and vehicle would not start. Vehicle had to be towed to consumer's home. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.
Car was taken to the mercury garage because of the smell of strong gasoline vapors. Mercury garage found vapor cannister located under hood of car to be full of fuel, raw gasoline, possibly caused by over-filling of gasoline tank. How is tank over-filled, when gasoline pumps have auto shut-off. Raw gasoline should never be where it is not intended, in the vapor cannister. Could be a very explosive situation. A dangerous and latent defect that cost $245 to correct. But the same hazzardous situation could occur again.
Consumer states the main bolt securing the left rear seatbelt assembly to the floor broke off completely while adjusting and pulling on the belt, upon examination consumer found the sheared surface of the broken bolt to be corroded rather than shinny, which suggested to the consumer that the bolt had been broken for a long time and had almost certainly been overstressed during the original installation, consumer was advised by dealership that warranty had expired and that he would be responsible for the necessary repairs.
Recall 00 v 367 000/engine cooling fan: dealer (kain family ford, london, ky; phone# 606/864-3555 ) unable to honor manufacturer's recall due to no parts available. Provide any further details on this matter.
While traveling at 30mph temperature gauge went to hot, and vehicle completely died. Rep at dealership had vehicle towed to dealer, and they reported that wires had melted underhood which resulted in wiring harness needed to be replaced. *ak recall 00v367 dealing with overheating related to the problem consumer had with vehicle, however dealer will not do any recall repairs due to mileage of vehicle.
The fuel rail burst while driving causing fuel to spray onto the hot engine resulting in fire, during repair of the fuel rail the dealer found that the water pump sheared off and replace the pump and pump drive belt, the dealer also found that there was no compression in 4 of cylinder, the timing chain failed causing valve damage, the dealer suggest the entire engine be repalced. Nlm
Engine cooling fan failed, causing overheating and stalling. There is recall 00v367000 for this defect. However, this vehicle is not included due to VIN.
4/11/01 water pump replaced by dealer in manassas,va. 5/11/01 overheated again. Now told the it is the relay switch in the enginee compartment.
While driving about 25 MPH engine will stall without a prior warning. Has to drive to side of road, and restart engine, and will work.
Consumer took vehicle to dealership to have recall 00v367000 repairs done for engine overheating. After recall work was performed, engine still was running hot. Dealership stated that any additional work was not covered under warranty. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While driving 45 MPH and passing another vehicle, vehicle stalled. Took vehicle to dealer, who found that plastic tension wheel attached to timing belt broke. *ak tension wheel broke in 4 places, consumer states this part was made of molders plastic.
Recall 00 v 367 000 repaired on 09-feb-2001. Consumer stated that after recall repairs were done engine seized up.
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