1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Complaints

MOTOR WOULD STALL AND DIE, AND TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING, TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID WIRES WERE BAD AND SHORTED OUT. *AK

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. FIRST TIME MECHANIC REPLACED A FUSE. WHEN IT STALLED OUT THE SECOND TIME AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT NO CODES OF PROBLEM APPEARED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME, AND SPEED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC.*AK

SEAT BELT TRIM IS COMING OFF, CAUSING RETRACTOR NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. WHENEVER A VEHICLE RUNS OVER A WATER PUDDLE, IT CAUSES A MOMENTARY POWER STEERING LOSS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM THE DEALER HAS DONE MANY THINGS TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE CONVERTERS, DID A TUNE UPAND REPLACED SOME SENCORS, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND STAY ON.*AK

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. VEHICLE NEVER OVERLOADED. OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES NOTED IN NHTSA DATABASE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT.

CONSUMER HEARD LOUD CLUNK WHEN DRIVING WITH ANY WEIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT, DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS COMPLETELY BROKEN. FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE REAR SPRINGS. I HAVE CONDUCTED MUCH RESEARCH AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 MYSTIQUE. FAILURE TO FIX THE SPRINGS MAY RESULT IN A PUNCTURED TIRE.

THIS MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT. ALL OF THE RECALLS WERE SERVICED BY THE DEALER BUT I ALSO EXPERIENCED BOTH FRONT STRUTS BREAKING, THE FRONT SPRING BREAKING, THE FRONT ROTORS CRACKING AND THE LIST GOES ON. THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 74,000. THE COMPLETE UNIT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2,000!! I'VE READ THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ON THE 95' MYSTIQUE AND IT'S MAKES ME WANT TO CRY. I WILL NEVER BY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.

POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT IF BROKEN SPRING TEARS TIRE. DEALER'S TECHNICIAN ESTIMATES THAT HE HAS SEEN FIVE SIMILAR FAILURES ON MYSTIQUES IN THE PAST YEAR. *AK