1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Complaints

WENT TO FORD DEALER REGARDING 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE- ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEY TESTED IT AT $90.00 AND THEN SAID THAT THE WHOLE HCU WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $3,000. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS PART DOESN'T BRAKE DOWN OR NEED REPLACEMENT OFTER. NO RECALLS AVAILABLE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS. THEY SAID THAT THE REGULAR BRAKES ARE FINE, HOWEVER, I NOTICE THAT I SOMTIMES DON'T STOP LIKE I SHOULD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE TIMING BELT COMING OFF THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED, BUT DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENS ASSEMBLIES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY/HAZY, SO THE LIGHT EMITTED IS GREATLY REDUCED, CREATING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. REPLACEMENT COST IS $400 PLUS LABOR. I FEEL FORD SHOULD COVER THIS, AS THE ASSEMBLIES ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

I CAME TO THIS SITE LOOKING FOR RECALL INFORMATION TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL RELATED TO MY PROBLEMS WITH THE 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. SO FAR NOTHING TOO DANGEROUS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I AM FEELING VERY UNSAFE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. ONE BY ONE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR ARE SHORTING OUT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO POWER DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THEN THE RADIO (ALWAYS FAULTY -- THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO FIX IT EVEN BY REPLACING IT) SHORTED OUT COMPLETELY ON THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW. THEN THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD AND FLOORBOARD LIGHTS SHORTED OUT A FEW DAYS LATER. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND POWER STEERING ARE NEXT. I CAN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ALL THIS LOOKED AT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS CHECKING THE SITE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RELATED RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS. THOUGHT I'D ADD A COMPLAINT BECAUSE MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.*AK

INFORMATION OF MY CAR: 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE V6 2.5L ENGINE ODOMETER: 141,120KM VIN: [XXX] THREE DAYS AGO, THE VEHICLE HAD SOME NOISE WHEN TURN LEFT. THE MECHANICS TOOK A LOOK AND FOUND ONE OF THE SUSPENSION BIG COIL SPRING BROKEN (THE ONE JUST OVER THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL). YESTERDAY, THE BROKEN SUSPENSION COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. TO OUR SURPRISE, THE SPRING WAS BROKEN INTO 3 PIECES, AND THE BROKEN INTERFACE WAS COVERED BY A VERY HEAVY RUST. THE HEAVY RUST MEANS THE BIG COIL SPRING ACTUALLY WAS BROKEN LONG TIMES AGO. WE ARE LUCKY, BECAUSE THE SPRING WAS BROKEN AT THE TWO END, SO THE REMINDER OF THE SPRING CAN STILL WORK AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE MECHANICS TOLD US, THEY REPAIRED A FORD CONTOUR BEFORE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THAT GUY'S COIL SPRING BROKEN IN THE MIDDLE AND HIS VEHICLE WAS BAD DAMAGED. I STILL KEEP THE BROKEN COIL SPRING (ALL THE 3 PIECES), I CAN SEND YOU A PHOTO PICTURE OR SHIP THE SPRING ITSELF TO YOU IF YOU WANT. THIS IS MY CONTACT: [XXX]. TEL: [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON A 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS TRANSMISSION MADE BY A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN MAZDA AND FORD HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLMES. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SEVEN TIMES TO GET IT FIXED. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ALL ELECTRICAL BUT NOW TELL ME THEY NEED TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK THREE THINGS INSIDE IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN UNDRIVEABLE FOR THREE MONTHS THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $650.00 AND NOW THE REAL EXPENSED PROCESS STARTS.*AK

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR'S STAINLESS STEEL BLADES CAN DAMAGE THE COPPER SURFACE OF THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. THE DAMAGE COULD, OVER TIME, CAUSE INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE CONNECTOR, AND DUE TO SUBSEQUENT TERMINAL RELAXATION, RESULT IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, AND HE COULD NOT DRIVE IT BUT ABOUT 5 MPH. HE HAD TO STOP AND PUT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN VEHICLE AND WAIT A WHILE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT A LITTLE WHILE LONGER AT A HIGHER SPEED. THEN, IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING. THEY HAD THE AUTOMOBILE TOWED IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. *NLM

BROKEN COIL SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR, ALL OTHER SPRINGS ROTTING AWAY. ALSO CAR VIBRATES TREMENDOUSLY WHEN GOING 60 MPH. *JB