NHTSA Complaint #10231439 — 2000 MERCURY MYSTIQUE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, AND SURGING IN HER VEHICLE. SHE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY DRIVE FIVE MILES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM OR HOT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,600.