1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Complaints

AT 15MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. OWNER NOTICED THAT HOT AIR WAS BLOWS OUT OF VENTILATION EVEN WITH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.*AK

REMEDY THAT MANUFACTURER USED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH TIRE WHEN PUTTING PLATE AROUND COIL SPRINGS DID NOT WORK. TIRE DID NOT HAVE THAT MUCH SPACE WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN TIRE/ PLATE, AND NUTS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHEN PRESSING BRAKES BRAKES SHUTTER TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEATER FAN MOTOR IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONUSMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99M07. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER. THE DEALER WOULDN'T AUTHORIZE THE WORK BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DEPICTED IN THE RECALL WAS STILL WORKING. NOW THAT IT IS INOPERATIVE THE DEALER WON'T FIX BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OVER MILEAGE. THE DEFROSTER IS ALSO INOPERABLE. *JG

CONSUMER STARTED UP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RACED UP AND DOWN THEN IT SLOWED DOWN, HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR THEN HE HEARD SOMETHING POPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED; CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT AXLE SHAFT WAS BROKEN. *YD

THE CLIP CONNECTING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE ENGINE HAS FALLEN OFF TWICE & BEEN REPAIRED. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ONTO AN INTERSTATE & THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FATALITIES IF IT HAPPENED WHILE PASSING ON A 2 LANE ROAD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD JUST DIDN'T GLUE THE PART TOGETHER INSTEAD OF USING PRESSURE TO KEEP THE CLIP ON SINCE OBVIOUSLY THE CLIP FALLS OFF. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761509

WHILE SUDDENLY ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THEN TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO HOT AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIES. WHITE SMOKE ALSO COMES OUT OF TAIL PIPE. *AK VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING HOT AND STOPS, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE,ALL RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. *JG

AFTER RAIN TAIL LIGHT FILL ED UP WITH WATER AND CRACKED LENS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIIIVING 55MPH FRONT AXLE BROKE, CAUSING FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO COME OFF. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER.*AK