Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 Mercury Capri

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Front › Stabilizer Bar1
000
Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines93V180000
Filed Nov 5, 19933,750 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RUBBER TUBE CONNECTING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN DISCHARGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Risk. THE DISCHARGED FLUID COULD CONTACT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDOR THE EXHAUST PIPE, RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED LINE AND TRANSMISSION OUTLET TUBE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 22, 2008260,660 milesCA

FUEL & OIL LINES CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND SMOKES WHITE AND BLACK EXHAUST. FUEL PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES. *TR

Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Filed Mar 1, 2004145,000 milesOH

1993 MERCURY CAPRI'S CONVERTABLE TOP HANDLES BROKE OFF MAKING THE TOP UNUSABLE. *AK

Suspension › Front › Stabilizer Bar
Filed Mar 14, 2000AZ

VEHICLE IS MISSING FRONT AND REAR STABILIZER BAR, WHICH ACCORDING TO DEALER'S BROCHURE, IS SUPPOSED TO BE A STANDARD ITEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 16, 1998WI

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Mar 22, 1998UN

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1991
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19942110Routine
1993 — this page5100Routine
19927110Routine
199130220Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 5, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.