1995 Mercury Mystique

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. *NLM

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.

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.*AK

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.*AK

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. *SLC