1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Complaints

HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING, AND THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACK WILL NOT STAY UP. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 01I013000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 01M08 AND 01S23 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING CORROSION. BOTH REPAIRS WERE DONE BY MANHATTAN FORD; MANHATTAN, NY; PHONE # 212/581WAS BEING MADE. DEALER INFORMED THAT THEY DID ALL THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. ASKING NHTSA ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THE MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 01V255000/MANUFACTURER RECALL01S23//FRONT COIL SPRING CORROSION: RECALL REPAIR FAILURE. INSTALLED SHIELD PLACED TOO CLOSE TO SNOW TIRES WHICH POSED A RISK TO VEHICLE IF INVOLVED IN A SUDDEN TURN OR STOP. REPAIRS DONE BY HERITAGE FORD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT; PHONE# 802/865-8150. *AK DEALER REPAIRED BY REPLACING COIL SPRINGS AND CUTTING THE BACK INNER FENDER SHIELDS, CONSUMER STILL HAS A RUBBING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, POSSIBLY THE LOWER SPRING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SIDEWALL. *JB

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 01V255000 REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP FIXED PROBLEM, BUT RECALL REMEDY FAILED. ALSO COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR CORRODED COIL SPRING, AND SHIELD WERE PUT ON NOT KNOWING THAT THE COIL WAS FRACTURED, WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE IT WAS LEANING AND RATTLING, CONSUMER THEN POINTED OUT THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN BECAUSE OF IT LEANING, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STRUTS WERE NEEDED, CONSUMER STATED IF THE COIL SPRINGS HAD NOT WENT BAD THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR STRUTS.*SLC

CAR IS FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS CHILD-WELFARE AND SAFETY HAZARD AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO TALK WITH ME ABOUT THIS AUTO. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/60R15)

THE VEHICLE STALLED2 BLOCKS FROM HOME IN AM. IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT DIED WHEN PUT IN GEAR. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION, BUT FOUND A TSB THAT STATED TO REPROGRAM THE PCM. THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. FORD ANNOUNCED THE OTHER DAY THAT REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THEIR VEHICLES THAT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THAT CONDITION. I FEEL THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS, SINCE THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, AND ALL POWER IS LOST.*AK

TSB NUMBER 98-15-3, AUG 98 FREQUENT SHUTOFF OF FUEL HANDLE WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE BY OTHER PEOPLE. *AK

MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, WHETHER I AM STOPPED, TURNING OR JUST DRIVING. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS. THIS WAS ACCIDENT RELATED AND MY INSURANCE SAID IF IT ISN'T ACCIDENT RELATED THEN I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL THAT THE DEALER WILL CHARGE FOR LOOKING AT THE CAR. NOW THIS STARTED HAPPENING WHEN MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AT OVER 40+ MILES/HR. AM I PROTECTED BY ANY LAW THAT WILL ALLOW ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AT NO COST TO ME? I AM DRIVING A VERY DANGEROUS CAR RIGHT NOW AND ALMOST GOT KILLED LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TURNING OFF A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLED, A RIG WAS COMING RIGHT TOWARDS ME AND AT LAST SECOND I GOT OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR HELP! I WAS ALREADY HANDED A DIAGNOSTIC BILL FOR OVER $80.00 AND REFUSED TO PAY BECAUSE THEY NEVER REALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO OR WHO CAN HELP. *AK

HORN FAILED TO SOUND, EVEN AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, FIXED HORN BY REPLACING SOME PARTS.