1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Complaints

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. ALSO A FIRE ORIGNATED UNDER THE HOOD. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HAS 6 RECALLS FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS ALREADY- THE COIL SPRINGS WILL EVENTUALLY BE RECALLED SOMEDAY AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SAME COIL SPRINGS WERE RECALLED IN OTHER FORDS SOME TIME AGO AND THEY MISSED THESE BECAUSE THE DATE WAS DIFFERENT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE. WHEN IS A CAR CONSIDERED A LEMON! *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, AS A RESULT OF SUSPENSION TROUBLE, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES, TWO SETS OF TIRES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN 30,OOO MILES. *MJS

IN JANUARY 2000, MY FAN STOPPED RUNNING AND MY ABS LIGHT WENT OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY AS I WAS ROLLING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A PARKING LOT. MY SPEED WAS VERY SLOW, AS I WAS JUST STOPPING AT THE EXIT TO THE PARKING LOT. FORD COVERED THE FAN SWITCH, AS IT WAS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY RESEARCHED AND STATED THE ABS MODULE HAD BLOWN, AND WAS IN NO WAY RELATED TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH THE FAN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE FAN SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE ABS MODULE, AND TOLD ME THAT THE PART ALONE WAS $936.00 AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A HALF A DAY'S LABOR TO INSTALL. THE DEALER CHARGED ME 79.77 FOR RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON THE VEHICLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE, AND HAD THE REPAIR DONE FOR $450.00. I WAS VERY ANGRY, AS MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART OR LABOR, AND I LEASE THE VEHICLE. THIS PART IS COVERED IN 3.4L MODELS, BUT NOT IN MY CAR. YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I APPROACHED MY HOME, THE LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE ABS LIGHT WENT OFF. MY FAN WAS NOT ON , THEREFORE, IT DID NOT BLOW. MY WIPERS AND LIGHTS WERE ON. I ASSUME THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AS LAST TIME. I FEEL THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SHORTING THIS MODULE OUT, AND I DO NOT WANT TO PAY MORE MONEY TO REPLACE THIS IF IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO OCCUR. I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE CHANNELS I COULD AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY, TO NO AVAIL, THE FIRST TIME. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH MY CAR THAT COULD BE ELECTRICAL AND JUST MAY RESULT IN OTHER PROBLEMS. I LEASE THIS VEHICLE AND WILL BE DONE WITH IT IN FEBRUARY, HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO EITHER DRIVE AROUND WITH MY ABS SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING, OR PAY MORE MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WOULD LOGICALLY SEEM TO BE A DEFECT OF THE CAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD OFFER ME WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *AK

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. FORD PROVIDED NO HELP. *AK *ML

OIL WAS RUNNING OUT 3 DAYS AT A TIME. HAD OIL CHANGED. VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF AT STOP SIGN, BUT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. ALSO, . WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR.*AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING PULSATION WHILE BRAKING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THERE IS A TSB BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER IS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE NUMBER (6) OF RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE. NLM

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALLS 00V075000 AND 99V103000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 99S14 AND 00203 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL PROCESS AND CAN NOT OBTAIN A LOANER CAR FOR SCHEDULED RECALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED. (99V-243) *MJS