1993 MERCURY TOPAZ Complaints

WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELT'S ARE STUCK IN THE TRACKS, CAUSING THE AUTOMACTIC SEAT BELT TO KEEP GOING ACROSS THE FACE AND THE SHOULDER. SOMEONE CAN GET CUT FROM THE SEAT BELT GOING FROM THE BOTH SIDES. *AK

ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSINHG POWER WINDOWS/DOORS TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO ABS MAKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISES.

DRVER'S SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE WHICH CAUSED THE OCCPANT TO BE LOCKED IN. ALSO STATES THE EMERGENCY SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON WAS INOPERABLE. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT MOVE AT ALL, THERE IS NOT A SHOULDER HARNESS WHEN THESE DO NOT WORK. CANNOT MOVE MANUALLY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE THERE IS SOME JERKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE INTO REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 30-65MPH THE CAR BEGAN VIBRATING UNDER THE MOTOR. ALSO, WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY VIBRATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS SINCE STARTED VIBRATIING AGAIN. *AK

PASSIVE RESTRIANT:MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR OR TURN THE MOTOR ON. HAD SAME PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES AND THEY REPALCED THE TRACK AND THE MOTOR.

THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AFTER THAT THE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK