1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Complaints

WHILE IT WAS RAINING DRIVER'S HEAD LAMP GOT SOAKED WITH RAIN, AND CAUSED LOW BEAM LIGHT TO GO OUT, WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTIES. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS SOAKED. BUT, BULB DID NO GO OUT. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS TIGHT PULLING & GRINDING NOISE IN THE THROTTLE. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK BEFORE PRESSING DOWN ON THE THROTTLE AGAIN & THE CABLE SNAPPED. DEALER SAID CABLE WAS BUSTED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CONTROLLED THROTTLE OF THE VEHICLE. RECALL #97V22500O. DEALER STATED WRONG PART WAS PUT ON THAT WAS WHY IT BROKE. DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT FIXED IT TEMPORARILY. CORRECT CABLE STILL NEEDS TO BE PUT ON TO RECTIFY & COMPLETE THE PROBLEM. THE TRACTION IS NOW OFF. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 2 1/2 WEEKS FOR THE DEALER TO GET THE CORRECT PART IN FROM FORD. *AK

BATTERY RUBS AGAINST UNDERHOOD WIRING CAUSING SHORT. 2 FOOT LENGHT OF WIRE NEEDED TO FIX IS NOT A REPLACABLE PART. ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF . *AK

SWITCH IS SO POORLY MADE. THE CONTACTS(WHERE IT PLUGS INTO THE WIRE HARNESS) DON'T MAKE GOOD CONTACT AND AS A RESULT THE SWITCH GETS HOT AND MELTS THE PLASTIC. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE FACTORY DURING A RECALL 8/06/99 AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE STILL BEING USED! *AK

RECALL 99V247000/FUEL VENT HOSE: VEHICLE EXPERIECING FUEL/FUME LEAKAGES WHEN REFUELING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THATWAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATION. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON FOR DAYS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH

WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE VEHICLE WENT DOWN TO 20MPH. VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO GEAR, BUT WOULD HESITATE. THEN, FIVE TO TEN MINUTES LATER, OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD COIME ON, INDICATING THAT ENGINE WOULD SLOWDOWN. *AK

I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP IN GLENDORA, CA AND CAR WAS STILL ON BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY A COST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THEREFORE CAR WASN'T FIXED AND NOW PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I WILL NOT PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE DEALERSHIPS NAME BUT IT WAS THE BIGGEST FORD DEALERSHIP IN GLENDORA,CA. I HAVE A WITNESS WHO WAS WITH ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THE 3 BOLTS HOLDING BRACKET CAME LOOSE. 2 SHEARED OFF AND 1 STRIPPED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSAXLE AND BRACKET. *AK

REAR REFLECTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL FILLS UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN YOU WASH CAR/TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY/BUT NEVER FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED.*AK