1995 Mercury Mystique Transmission Problems

ON YOUR WEB SITE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS ON 95 MERCURY MYSTIQUE'S ONE IS REGARDING THE AC UNIT AND THE WIRES BURNING UP AS WELL AS A FLOOR SHIFTER PROBLEM CAUSING THE SHIFTER NOT TO INDICATE THE CORRECT GEAR. I WENT TO FRIENDLY FORD AND THEY STATED TO ME THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN # WAS NOT IN THE DATA BASE AS HAVING ANY RECALLS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THESE TWO ISSUES ARE IN FACT OCCURRING IN MY 95 MYSTIQUE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC'S AND THESE TWO ISSUES ARE IN FACT ON MY CAR AND I NEED THEM TO BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221342

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10117467

Incident

Dec 6, 2004

Mileage

29,300 mi

VEHICLE'S GEAR WAS LOCKED INTO THE PARKED POSITION. *MR THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF POSITION. RECALL# 98V233000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE TYPE OF VEHICLE HE OWNS. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE IF THE RECALL APPLIED TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10089248

Incident

Jan 21, 2004

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, EVEN WHEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10052081

Incident

Dec 29, 2003

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACE DTHE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10040304

Mileage

114,000 mi

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN THE CAR AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE SPENT TO MUCH MONEY NOW. 1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10039298

Incident

Feb 19, 2003

Mileage

114,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10032331

Incident

Aug 6, 2003

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS SHIFT LEVER AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 233 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029710

Mileage

40,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10005676

Incident

Jan 27, 2003

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ANALYZED SEVERAL TIMES BY BOTH FORD DEALER AND OTHER SHOPS. THEY FEEL SOLENOIDS INTERNALLY HAVE FAILED AND TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT/REPLACED. VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, WILL NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE (4TH GEAR). LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL. WHAT SHIFTING REMAINS IS ERRATIC. SPEEDOMETER GEAR DRIVE SHEARED OFF AND WAS REPLACED BEFORE FULL EXTENT OF PROBLEM BECAME KNOWN. IN READING ON THE NET ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM, APPEARS SOLENOID FAILURE IN THIS TRANSMISSION IS COMMON AND PREMATURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

762287

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION TO BLOW IN THIS CAR! THE FIRST ONE WENT AT 43,500. I REPORTED THIS TO YOU ON 4/28/99 IN YOUR DATABASE! THREE YEARS LATER SAME MONTH MY 2ND ONE BLEW OUT AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER 2,000 BUCKS FOR WHAT CLEARLY IS A DEFECTIVE FORD TRANSMISSION! WHY HAS NHTSA NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS! WHEN IT BLEW OUT I WAS GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR AND I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER! THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. NHTSA IS GOOD AT AUTHORING A RECALL ON SEATBELTS AND CUP-HOLDERS BUT WHEN IT COMES TO A HIGH PRICED PART YOU DO NOTHING AS THE CONSUMER CONTINUES TO GET RAPED! THANKS ALOT NHTSA!*AK

NHTSA ID

760699

Incident

Apr 12, 2002

RPMS RUNNING AT 400-600 RPM'S IN DRIVE, IDLE CAUSES IT TO SHAKE. NORMALLY IT RUNS 800-1000RPMS. CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER REGARDING TSB, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD BECAUSE IT'S TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE. DEALER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK

NHTSA ID

898865

Incident

Oct 29, 2001

GEAR SHIFT GETS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION, AND A SCREWDRIVER IS NEEDED TO GET GEARS LOOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

894446

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

THE FUEL RAIL BURST WHILE DRIVING CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY ONTO THE HOT ENGINE RESULTING IN FIRE, DURING REPAIR OF THE FUEL RAIL THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP SHEARED OFF AND REPLACE THE PUMP AND PUMP DRIVE BELT, THE DEALER ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION IN 4 OF CYLINDER, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED CAUSING VALVE DAMAGE, THE DEALER SUGGEST THE ENTIRE ENGINE BE REPALCED. NLM

NHTSA ID

561290

Incident

Oct 21, 2000

SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE FIRST THING WAS THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE.THEN THE BRAIN FOR THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY. NEXT, THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED ,SO THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THEN , HERE COMES A GOOD ONE...THE FRONT LEFT ROTOR AND CALIPOR WENT BAD..NOW THIS IS EVEN BETTER,TWO WEEKS AGO ON THE 11TH OF JANUARY, THE 2 REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST CAUSING MY WIFE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO SEIZE UP AND WARP THE ROTORS AND CALIPORS. I INFORMED FORD OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY RESPONDED "THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW OF YOUR PROBLEMS, THIS WILL HELP US BUILD BETTER PRODUCTS IN THE FUTURE." WE HAVE A CASE ID # 189341, THIS IS THE NUMBER FORD GAVE US. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR PROBLEMS, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP US AND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS GET SOME REAL RESULTS!!S

NHTSA ID

740244

Incident

Jan 11, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME, AND SPEED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC.*AK

NHTSA ID

874710

Incident

Jul 31, 2000

THIS MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT. ALL OF THE RECALLS WERE SERVICED BY THE DEALER BUT I ALSO EXPERIENCED BOTH FRONT STRUTS BREAKING, THE FRONT SPRING BREAKING, THE FRONT ROTORS CRACKING AND THE LIST GOES ON. THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 74,000. THE COMPLETE UNIT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2,000!! I'VE READ THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ON THE 95' MYSTIQUE AND IT'S MAKES ME WANT TO CRY. I WILL NEVER BY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

731708

Incident

Aug 21, 2000

RECALL 95V232 WAS COMPLETED ON VEHICLE ACCORDING TO DEALER, HOWEVER GAS TANK IS LEAKING GASOLINE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

554501

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT GEAR FULLY ENGAGED INTO PARK . ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER, 6 YEAR OLD CHILD WENT INTO VEHICLE TO GET A CD OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GEAR SELECTER INTO REVERSE, CAUSING CHILD TO PANIC AND JUMP OUT , VEHICLE ROLLED OVER CHILD'S LEG . GEARS CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

867111

Incident

Aug 4, 2000

I HAVE REPLACED: ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, BLOWER MOTOR, BRAKES, NOW THE STRUTS ARE GOING OUT. THE CAR IS A LEMON!! *AK

NHTSA ID

725492

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

TRANSMISSION GEAR GETS STUCK IN PARK OR REVERSE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS CONSUMER CANNOT GET VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT GETS IN DRIVE AND CANNOT BE PLACED INTO PARK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

861868

Incident

May 13, 2000

THROTTLE STICKS AT WIDE OPEN POSITION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NOW GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE AND VIBRATION AT A COST OF $1,100.00, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HEATER FAN SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM. *AK

NHTSA ID

719119

Incident

Feb 20, 2000

POWER SEAT FORE/AFT INOP - CAN'T ADJUST. BOTH FRONT HEAD RESTRAINT PLASTIC INNARDS HAVE DISINTEGRATED - WOBBLE AROUND -CAN'T ADJUST. FOUND CRUISE CONTROL INOP AFTER DELIVERY - REPLACED. DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE STOP BUTTON GONE - FALLS TO FLOOR. WATER PUMP IMPELER EXPLODED ON FREEWAY - LEFT STRANDED. BATTERY/CABLE SHORTED &BURNED - CAUSED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER / STEERING UPON SHORT. HAS ALSO AFFECTED PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEDENT- - POOR MILAGE AND SUCH.AUTOMATIC TRANS. SWITCH FAILED ON FREEWAY CAUSED SUDDEN/ERRATIC SLOWING OF VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY.

NHTSA ID

719105

Incident

Jul 23, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP FROM OVERDRIVE TO THIRD GEAR ON ITS OWN. SOMETIMES JUMP FROM NEUTRAL TO OVERDRIVE. WHOULD NOT HAVE PRIOR WARNINGS. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

850768

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT 50 MPH OR MORE CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE NO POWER WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN COLLISION. *YC

NHTSA ID

547931

Incident

Mar 1, 1999