Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Nov 1, 1999WI
ENGINE SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM.
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1997 Mercury Mystique complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1997 record →
Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Oct 21, 1999GA
WHILE TURNING A CORNER CAR WILL BEGIN TO IDLE OR COMING OFF A RAMP WHEN EVER TURNING VERY SLOW. AK
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor
Filed Sep 20, 1999KY
THE HAETER BLOWER DOES NOT FUNCTION DUE TO WIRING UNDER THE DASH MELTING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Aug 25, 1999AL
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 99V103. LATER, ONE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 25, 1999TN
SOME SELECTIONS ON THE SWITCH DURING HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER MODES WILL FAIL AND CAUSE A ELECTRICAL SMELL AND OCCASIONALLY BLUE SMOKE.
Air Bags
Filed Aug 20, 1999TX
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 8, 1999VA
NO SUMMARY
Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed Mar 25, 1999OH
WHEEL BEARING GROWLING HOWLING AND VIBRATING. *AK
Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Feb 12, 1999IA
DRIVING CAR AND STARTED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO STOP AND ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR OR STOP THE CAR FROM GOING INTO A SLIDE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ENGINE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE NOISE, DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, NO INSTALLATION OF SUPPRESION BLANCKET, ONCE OWNER INSTALLED ONE MADE FOR OTHER VEHICLE, PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED. *YC
Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
RADIO / CD DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *YC
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 21, 1999KS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE TIMING BELT BROKE & HIT UPPER COVER. THE BELT MELTED ON ENGINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC. PROBLEM ONLY DETECTED WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 20, 1999KS
BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. THEY'RE RUBBING INTO THE ROTORS. WOULD MAKE STRANGE NOISES, LIKE GRINDING METAL, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1 injured
Filed Sep 29, 1998FL
CRANKSHAFT DAMPNER/PULLEY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER STEERING IN WET WEATHER,RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION AND BRAIN INJURY.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 31, 1998OH
VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 24, 1998NJ
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 20-25 MPH. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Seats
Filed Apr 13, 1998MI
DRIVERS SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH IN ITS TRACKS.
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Feb 24, 1998IL
THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT CLEAR SIDE WINDOWS, PARTICULARLY THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, IMPARING VISION.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jan 24, 1998IL
VEHICLE'S SIDE WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST.
Seats
Filed Nov 10, 1997NY
THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SEATS ARE LOOSE AND THE SEATS MOVE FREELY ON THE TRACKS. THE TRACKS AND THE PANS OF BOTH SEATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK WHEN STOPPING THE SEAT MOVES ABOUT (2) INCHES BACK AND FOURTH.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 12, 1997IL
BOOSTER VACUUM LINE BROKE, CAUSING POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK
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