Mercury Mystique Complaints

1,019 consumer complaints on file.

#548361September 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPEREINCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN APPROACHING A CURVE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-194, VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT OF RIGHT SIDE TIRES ONLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847083September 8, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE DEVELOPED VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. DLR HAS ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847084September 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS BEGINNING TO PROTRUDE OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEEL HUB. TO THE DEALER ,CHARGED CONSUMER $65.00 TO TIGHTEN UP A SCREW IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. REPORT GIVEN BY OWNER'S SON BILL CAMPBELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847107September 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V194000/ MFR RECALL 99S19, DEALER STATED NO PARTS AVAILABLE, FORD HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER REGARDING RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846951September 7, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED. TO UNLOOSEN CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP TUGGING ON THE BELT WHILE PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846436September 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WATER ENTERING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON BLINKING, INDICATING THAT AIR BAG MAY HAVE DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WOULD ONLY REPAIR AT CONSUMER EXPENSE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846618September 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING SLOWLY. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE UP, AND WAS TOLD EXPOSED WIRING FROM THE TRANSMISSION HARNESS CAUSES THE SLOW ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846273September 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
THE FAN SWITCH IS CAUSING OVERHEATING AND MELTING OF THE WIRE HARNESS. THE HIGH/ MEDIUM/ LOW CONTROL DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ACTIVATED. NIETHER, WILL FAN RUN ON ONE SPEED ONLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846250August 31, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THERE WAS A LEAKAGE AROUND THE GAS TANK DUE A SPLIT, AND THE GAS LEAKED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548245August 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ABS FAILURE CAUSED GRINDING AND SCRAPING NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845991August 27, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES OFF AND ON. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845835August 25, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 99V103. LATER, ONE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710483August 25, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SOME SELECTIONS ON THE SWITCH DURING HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER MODES WILL FAIL AND CAUSE A ELECTRICAL SMELL AND OCCASIONALLY BLUE SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845773August 24, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHENEVER TURNING THE POWER STEERING WHEEL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN. WOULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER BEING RELEASED. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548090August 23, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845561August 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNTIL THE FAN BELT DRIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548063August 20, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR FAILED BUT NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 99S14 DUE TO VIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841956August 20, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CONSUMER IS NOT ACCELERATING. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPEED WILL DROP UNEXPECTEDLY, AND AFTER A MOMENT IT WOULD RETURN TO THE ACTUAL SPEED WHICH RESULTS IN STALLING . IN ADDITION, VEHICLE SHAKES / VIBRATES. *YC CONSUME STATES VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ITSELF UP TO 20 MPH WITHOUT GIVING ANY GAS AND THEN WILL DROP DOWN AGAIN TO THE SPEED IT WAS BEFORE, VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE TO 10 MPH, WITHOUT STALLING AND THEN WILL RETURN TO SPEED THAT WAS TRAVELING BEFORE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845516August 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE, AND THE BRAKES GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AND CONSUMER CAN'T SHIFT THE GEARS. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN DRIVING OR COMING TO A STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845534August 20, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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