Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Mercury Mystique submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 93 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 93, in the owner's own words
I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR MY VEHICLE RUNNING ON THE VERY WARM SIDE AND NOT COOLING ITSELF DOWN. MANY THINGS REPAIRED AND NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN AND IT IS NOT EVEN THE DEAD OF SUMMER YET! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS BELOW LEVEL AND HE ADDED ANTIFREEZE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED OUT AND HE FILLED IT BACK UP. HE CHECKED THE COOLING SYSTEM AGAIN A WEEK LATER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V367000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,800.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND IDLED AT AN ELEVATED LEVEL WHILE PARKED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V367000, REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS THAT SUPPORTS THE ELECTRICAL CURRENTS OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAGE ELEVATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING LIKE PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED EXPOSED WIRES LEADING TO THE FAN AND ENGINE. THE RADIATOR WAS FLUSHED, ENGINE PERFORMANCE ENHANCER WAS ADDED, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE EXPOSED WIRING WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED A RECALL CONCERNING THE FAN WIRING. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER BEGAN WORKING ON OBTAINING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE RECALL REMEDY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE RECALL REMEDY BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ORIGINAL OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER. THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V367000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE TIME RESTRICTIONS OF THE RECALL REMEDY. *NM
LIGHTS GET VERY DIM WHEN ENGINE COOLING FAN COMES ON. I HAD BATTERY CHECKED BY ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND IT WAS FINE. I FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A COOLING FAN ISSUE ON THE AUTOSITE.COM WEBSITE.(CAMPAIGN # 00V367000).. I CALLED FORD RECALL DEPT ON 8/16/05 & SPOKE TO DANIELLE IN TORONTO CANADA. AFTER GIVING HER MY VIN # SHE SAID THERE WERE NO ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE EXPECT FOR 1 TO REPLACE THE FAN FUSE WHICH WAS DONE 4 YEARS AGO ACCORDING TO HER. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THEN A YEAR. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CHECK INTO THIS. MY VIN # IS 1MELM66LSK610829 1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE V6 2.5 LITER. THANK YOU JOHN SHEHADI. *JB
1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATED TO THE 332 SERVICE CODE STARTED COMING ON RANDOMLY AROUND 51K , AND NOW ILLUMINATES AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE. CAR NOW HAS 83K BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE'S INSPECTION STICKER HAS EXPIRED AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED IN THIS CONDITION. PRESSURE FEEDBACK SENSOR, ECU AND EVR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. *JB
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. *JB
AT AROUND 50,000 MILES WE NOTICED THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER\\'S SIDE AIRBAG COMING LOOSE. WE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF RECALL NOTICES ON OTHER THINGS SO WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO GET THE RECALLS DONE I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN AT SUNFLOWER LINCOLN/MERCURY IF HE COULD CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG HOUSING AND POSSIBLY FIX IT FOR US. HE CALLED US BACK STATING THAT THE BOLTS HAD SHEERED OFF FROM THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSING AND THAT THEY COULDN\\'T FIX IT AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY BETWEEN $300-$500 DOLLARS OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET TO GET IT FIXED. WE THEN CALLED LINCOLN/MERCURY HEADQUARTERS AND WERE TOLD THAT \\"THE HOUSING IS JUST LIKE A TIRE AND THAT OVER TIME IT WEARS OUT AND THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR COSTS TO IT\\". I HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN THE TECHNICIAN TELLS ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BOLTS SHEERING OFF FROM THE INSIDE AND THEN BEING TOLD IT\\'S MY PROBLEM. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH I BELIEVE MERCURY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND THEY HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF DOING ANYTHING IN GOOD FAITH ABOUT IT.
6/15/03 I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES OF PROBLEMS, BUT I WILL RELATE MY EXPERIENCES. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE USED IN 1999, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE SHIFT INTER- LOCK, FAILED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND AN OPEN CONNECTION BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX THAT CONTROLS THE SWITCH OPERATION. THEY FIXED THAT OPEN CONNECTION AND THE SWITCH WORKED FINE. THEN THE SWITCH PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. TRIED A NEW SWITCH AND THAT FAILED AFTER A FEW MONTHS. HAVE GONE THROUGH SIX OR SEVEN SWITCHES AND HAVE ONE NOW THAT SEEMS TO WORK. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED NEW SWITCHES MYSELF AFTER THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE FORD WAS CHARGING ME ABOUT $15 FOR THE PART AND AROUND $90 TO INSTALL. ASKED SERVICE PEOPLE AT FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME SWITCHES WORK AND SOME DON'T. ASKED ANOTHER SERVICEPERSON AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THESE STOP LIGHT SWITCHES RARELY FAIL? GOT A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD STATING THAT THE FRONT STRUT SPRINGS COULD FAIL BUT NOT TO BRING THE CAR IN UNTIL THEY DID FAIL. GOT ANOTHER BULLETIN STATING THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL CONNECTER FOR THE ENGINE UNDER THE HOOD COULD FAIL BUT AGAIN DON'T BRING THE CAR IN UNTIL THIS FAILURE HAPPENS. FORD DID REPAIR A FAILED HI-SPEED HEATER BLOWER CONNECTION AT THEIR COST. I ASKED THE TECH WHY HE HAD TO RAISE THE CAR AND HE SAID, POOR DESIGN. POOR DESIGN SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THEME WITH THE '95 MYSTIQUE. BY THE WAY MINE IS A FOUR BANGER. I GUESS THE MOST TROUBLING WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. NOT ONLY CAN THE CAR NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T WORK EVEN WHEN THE MANUAL OVER RIDE IS USED. NOTHING LIKE NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS ON TODAY'S ROADS! THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 78,000 MILES. WHY SO FEW? DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I SEE THE '95 MYSTIQUE/CONTOUR WAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I DON'T KNOW HOW SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING FRONT SPRING FAILURE OR MAIN ENGINE HARNESS FAILURE WHICH I DESCRIBED ABOVE CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED AS RECALLS. ROBERT SODERLUND
I'VE HAD THIS CAR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THERE WAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL A SMELL LIKE A FIRE CRACKER ELECTICAL PROBLEMS CAR CUTS OFF OVER HEATS THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WRONG AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUT A NEW CAR RIGHT NOW IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF FORD AND MERCURY DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR
THE ENGINE WIRE INSULATION MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. *NLM PH. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB
THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AFTER DRIVING TWO MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6/6/2003 WHO STATED THAT HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE THE DRIVER OF THE 1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE, I WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT. THE CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER AND THE DRIVER KEPT THE CAR GOING. AT THIS POINT A DRIVER PULLED UP ALONG SIDE THE CAR AND YELLED "YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE". THE DRIVER OF THE MYSTIQUE THEN PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR WHILE HEARING A WOMAN SCREAM "IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE". I SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON MY FACE,RIGHT EAR, RIGHT ARM, RIGHT LEG AND ISOLATED 3RD DEGREE ON MY RIGHT KNUCKLES. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY BUT HE EVENTUALLY QUIT THE CASE. I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY MEDICAL BILLS FROM THIS FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS UNHURT BUT HIS CAR WAS BURNT TO A HUNK OF BLACK METAL. *NLM
THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT FAN 01 I 009 000, BECAUSE OF A MELTED WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB *TS
CALIVIAR FORD IN CHESAPEAKE VA. REFUSED TO COMPLETE RECALL OF ENGINE COOLING FAN ELECTRONIC FUSE DUE TO MELTED WIRING HARNESS. THIS FAULT WAS CAUSED BE A PREVIOUS RECAL (CAMPAINE ID NUMBER : 01I0090000) (VISABILITY: DEFROGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:CONTROLS:WIRING) CAUSING THE ATTACHED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS TO MELT. I JUST SPENT $2000.00 AND REPLACET CAR WITH NEW MOTOR BECAUSE THE MOTOR BLOWED UP DUE TO ANOTHER FACTORY RECALL ID# 00V367000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND THIS WORK WAS NEVER PERFORMED AND I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECAL UNTIL AFTER 100,000 MILES.
PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367000, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE ENGINE WAS BEYOND REPAIR.*JB
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER SUSTAIN 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON THE RIGHT ARM AND LEG. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *YH
LAST YEAR IN MARCH 2001 I HAD A RECALL ON MY ENGINE COOLING FAN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF . THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS PRESENTING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING, EXCESSIVE TORQUE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OCCASIONALLY COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP (WAS LAPLACE FORD IN LAPLACE, LA) ONLY CHANGED THE FUSE FOR THE FAN AND NOTHING ELSE. AT THE TIME I BROUGHT MY CAR IN THE MILEAGE WAS AT 84000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY FOR THE FAN MOTOR ONLY EXTENDED TO 100000 MILES. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE AND LAPLACE FORD IS SYAING THEY NEED TO CHARGE ME AN EXCESS OF 450.00 FOR REPAIRS WHEN IN ALL ACTUALITY THIS PROBLEM (WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF A YEAR AGO) I FEEL SHOULD BE FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. PLEASE ADVISE ME IN WHAT ACTIONS I MAY TAKE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU.*AK
RECALL # 00 V 367 000 CONCERNING COOLING SYSTEM FAN OVERHEATING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. LATER, VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, WIRES WERE BURNING AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM RADIATOR. CONSUMER FELTTHIS WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF RECALL REPAIRS NOT BEING PERFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS CONTINUED TO BE USED, MILES LATER VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE.*AK THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR AND WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND MAIN FUSE, DEALER ALSO REPAIRED THE BURNT WIRING, 2 YEARS LATER, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALLS 00V367, 99M03, 99M06, 00S44/00M13 AND 00S44, CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR WEATHER STRIPPING AND REINSTALLED MOLD AROUND THE HANDLE DUE TO THE WEATHER STRIP BOWING. TAPE PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER, ESPECIALLY WHEN RAINING, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND ROTORS WERE MACHINED DUE TO VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL, DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES, VEHICLE LATER STALLED. RIGHT BLINKER TOO FAST, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB. *SLC
MOTOR KEPT OVERHEATING AND WAS CAUSED BY COOLING SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, ALSO THE RIGHT PASSENGER SPRING WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE, ARE THESE SPRINGS FAULTY? I PAID $1100 FOR THE HGEADS AND MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND I AM GETTING AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE SPRING.
THIS PART CAUGHT FIRE DEALER REPLACED ON 3/22/2001 BECAUSE OF RECALL THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS NOW FAILED IN LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON VEHICLE SINCE LAST REPLACEMENT DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT
RIGHTSIDE MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SLIP MORE INTO THE CAR CAUSING IT TO BREAK THE POWERSTEERING LINE. THE LINE HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPACED. IS THERE A RECALL CALL FOR THE MOTORMOUNTS?*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V367000. DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED REPAIRS TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND WAS CHARGING CONSUMER FOR PARTS AND LABOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE ARE FUMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE FUMES COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS WARM, WHETHER OR NOT THE A/C IS ON.*JB
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