1997 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HAZARD LIGHTS/ INTERIOR LIGHTS ON DOOR, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK DEALER CLEANED EVERYTHING AFTER PULLING DOWN FUSE PANEL, VEHICLE WAS BACK IN SHOP A FEW DAYS LATER, AFTER LAST VISIT CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

RECALL 00V075000, REPAIRS PERFORMED, BUT BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SLIDES FORWARD. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRYING VEHICLE AFTER WASHING IT AT CARWASH NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. LIFTED HOOD & ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE ON FIRE. HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHED. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO WIRES, INCLUDING WIPER MOTOR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPAIR DAMAGE. *AK

GASKET BLEW... FORD 'FIXED'. TWO GASKETS BLEW... FORD CLAIMED ENGINE WAS NOT HARMED. I GOT RID OF THE CAR BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN UOT. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 99V103000/ANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S14. RECALL WAS NOTED AS REPAIRED, BUT IT WASN'T WORKING WHEN LEAVING DEALERSHIP. TAIL LIGHTS & PANEL LIGHT WERE MALFUNCTIONING,THEY WERE COMING ON & GOING OFF*AK.

I WAS DRYING MY CAR OFF AFTER WASHING IT; THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD JUST BEYOND THE DASH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER THE FIRE WENT OUT, WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, THE WIPERS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF UNTIL I REMOVED THE FUSE. ALL PANEL LIGHTS ARE OFF. PREVIOUSLY, ABOUT SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRE EVENT, THE PANEL LIGHTS FUSE BLEW (WHEN IT WAS RAINING) AND I REPLACED IT AND THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE DIM.

THE TURN SIGNAL FAILURE TO OPERATE PROPERLY POSES A PROBLEM TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS IN THAT IT DOES NOT SIGNAL AT THE TIME IT IS FLASHING ON THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH OF THE AUTOMOBILE. WE WERE CHARGED BY THE DEALER FOR WORK ON THIS SIGNAL AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. WE WERE CHARGED $167.92 FOR WORK TO REPLACE A MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. WE FEEL THIS IS A HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK

I AM AN OWNER OF 97 MERCURY MYSTIQUE GS, VIN 1MELM65L7VK621379. WHEN I DROVE MY CAR FOR SERVICE, THE MECHANICS TOLD ME TWO OF FIREHAWK GTA P205/60R15 REAR TIRES HAVE A LOT OF CRACKLES AND I SHOULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR ON HIGHWAY BEFORE I HAVE THEM CHANGED. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TWO FRONT TIRES ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, WHEN I CHANGED THEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS RECALLED ME RECENT FIRESTONE TIRE RECALLS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TYPE OF TIRE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLED MODELS. NOW I THINK THIS KIND OF DEFECTIVE IS NOT INDIVIDUAL CASE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 26452 MILES AS OF TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST YOU INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE FIREHAWK TIRES TOO, FIREHAWK GTA P205/60R15, FOR THE SAFETY OF MILLIONS OF FORD VEHICLE DRIVERS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )

AFTER THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO AFTER A FEW DAYS OF INVESTIGATION SAID THAT "MM NEEDS ELECTRIC HCU HARNESS AND MODULE" WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1500 TO REPAIR. IT SEEMS THAT A WIRING HARNESS SHOULD LAST MORE THAT 3 YEARS, ESPICALLY ON A BRAKING SYSTEM. FORD OFFERED TO PICK UP 50% OF THE REPAIR, BUT THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. FORM COMPLETED BY FRANK P FRANDINA (OWNER'S FATHER) - DAY PHONE 716 632 7200

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL FLUID, AND CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK