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1992 Mercury Topaz 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 1992 record →

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash

Filed Jan 3, 1996NV

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine

Filed Dec 19, 1995NY

THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Oct 18, 1995LA

STICKING OF ACCELERATOR THROTTLE IN OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE GOES INTO HIGH IDLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing

Filed Sep 27, 1995TX

THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS BROKEN THREE TIMES AND BROKE AGAIN . TT

Seat Belts

Filed Sep 13, 1995KY

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. *DSH

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly

Filed Aug 24, 1995TX

SEAT BELTS LOCKED AFTER IMPACT AND DRIVER COULD NOT GET OUT-HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT OFF DRIVER. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine

Filed Aug 8, 1995NY

PULLEY ON CRANKSHAFT SPLIT, DEALER REPLACED FOR FREE, SPLITTING AGAIN. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap

Filed Aug 1, 1995CO

NOTICE GAS POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK LID. TT

Seat Belts

Filed Jul 31, 1995MI

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, MOTORS SIEZED WORKING. TT

Steering › Column

Filed Jul 13, 1995IL

TILT STEERING PIVOT POINTS BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO TILT SIDEWAYS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine

Filed Jul 10, 1995MO

ENGINE NOISE DUE TO LOOSE ENGINE MOUNTS SUPPORT BRACKETS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

Filed Jun 26, 1995MN

W/AUTO-TRANS; VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. VEHICLE IN DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES W/CAUSE NOT CORRECTED. TT

Reading these

NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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