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1986 Mercury Lynx Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
5
Latest May 22, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Mercury Lynx. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Electrical
Filed May 22, 2000

IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *CJ

NHTSA ID
784023
Electrical
Filed Feb 4, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED NEXT TO GARAGE, STARTED UP ENGINE, LEFT IN PARK , RETURNED, FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERHOOD, USED PAILS OF WATER TO PUT OUT FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, NOT INSPECTED BY DEALER OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
808627
Incident
Dec 10, 1996
Electrical
Filed Oct 29, 1996
Fire reported

ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND THE SECOND TIME WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
804202
Incident
Jul 14, 1995
Body & structureExterior lightingSeat belts+1 more
Filed Jun 19, 1995

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR REPLACED THREE TIMES. *SKD

NHTSA ID
485265
Incident
Aug 18, 1994
Visibility
Filed Jan 6, 1995

CAR WAS IN THE CAR WASH FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BLEW OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
958324
Incident
Jan 6, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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