Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 21, 1996MI
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S INSIDE DOOR LATCH STICKS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
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1994 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 1994 record →
Tires › Valve
Filed Oct 4, 1996WA
TIRE HAS A SLOW LEAK DUE TO FAULTY VALVE STEM HOLE WHICH IS CUT TO CLOSE TO THE CENTER.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 16, 1996WA
CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE HE FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMIES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DISC ROTOR CONTINUES TO WARP, GROUNDED DOWN (3) TIMES AND REPLACED ONCE.*AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jul 29, 1996VT
4 WAY FLASHERS/INTERLOCK FUSE BLEW, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STICK IN PARK TWICE. *DH
Seat Belts
Filed Apr 17, 1996IL
MOTORIZED SAFETY BELTS SHIFT BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 11, 1996IL
WHEN DRIVING OVER 20MPH CAR ACCELERATES TO 4000 RPM, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR THREE TIMES, CONSUMER STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 4, 1996WV
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 4, 1996WV
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Feb 22, 1996UT
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS TOED OUT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE ON TIRE, THE PROBLEM IS WITH A BENT FRAME WHICH CAUSES THE TIRE TO BE TOED OUT. *AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Nov 13, 1995NY
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 65MPH ON HWY., SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, WHICH RENDERED POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE TWICE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 24, 1995MO
PULSATION IN THE BRAKE AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO DISC BEING WARPPED TWICE IN 28,300 MILES. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 26, 1995MO
EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, PULSATING, AND LOCK UP, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 22, 1995MI
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT, CAUSING A JERKING MOVEMENT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. TT
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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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