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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1432149
Internal NHTSA #	11054495
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	29/11/17
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. While driving various speeds, there was a leak in the vehicle that caused a burning odor. In addition, the steering wheel squealed when turning left or right. The vehicle was taken to be repaired at stivers ford lincoln in waukee, iowa. The diagnosis was not confirmed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 03v457000 (steering). The contact was referred to nhtsa. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	DES MOINES, IA
VIN pattern	2MRZA20204BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MONTEREY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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