1996 Mercury Mystique Driver assistance Problems

CRUISE CONTROL CABLE LINKAGE GOT HOOKED ONTO THE BLEEDER CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM *YH

NHTSA ID

8019434

Incident

Sep 4, 2002

NHTSA #97V22500 - MY VIN# NOT INCLUDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

757742

Incident

Feb 3, 2002

AIR CONDITIONER INDICATOR IS NOT ILLUMINATING ON DASH WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. ALSO, DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING . CONSUMER WAS AWARE THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT PROBLEM, BUT MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO VIN. PROBLEMS WITH RADIATOR ALSO OCCURRED, AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THAT PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE VIN# DID NOT APPLY TO THAT RECALL EITHER. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

891417

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

NHTSA RECALL 97 V 225 000/THROTTLE CABLE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEPARATION OF THROTTLE CABLE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

880180

Incident

Feb 7, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

868106

Incident

Aug 3, 2000

THE THROTTLE FREEZES. AT TIMES THE THROTTLE FEELS LIKE IT IS DRAGGING CAUSING YOU TO PRESS HARDER THAN NEEDED TO ACCELERATE, THEN THE CAR SPRINGS FORWARD. SOME TIMES WHEN YOU PUSH LIGHTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR IT STARTS OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE THEN THE THROTTLE FREEZES. NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PUSH IT WILL NOT BUDGE, THEN SUDDENLY IT WILL FREE UP AND WORK FINE FOR DAYS MAYBE THEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE. WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS. FORD- MERCURY ARE REALLY DRAGGING THEIR HEELS. THEY HAVE CHARGED ME OVER $100 ON ONE VISIT FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED NOTHING. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR HELP, DAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

722148

Incident

May 4, 1999

WE TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER IN MAY OF 1999 BECAUSE THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO STICK, THEN BREAK FREE, CAUSING TO CAR TO LURC FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. THEY KEPT THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM SO THEY ERTURNED IT TO US AND CHARGED US OVER $100. EVER SINCE THE THROTTLE WOULD SOMETIMES FEEL ROUGH IN ABOUT ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF TRAVEL BUT THEN WOULD BE SMOOTH AS SILK. IN FEB WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SMOG CHECK AND THE SERVICE PERSON FINISHED THE TEST AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT SAT STILL, THE ENGINE AT IDLE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HE SHIFTED IT BACK AND FORTH THEN SUDDENLY IT SHOT OUT OF THE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. HE SAID HE HAD PUSHED ON THE FOOT PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN ON MARCH 14, 2000, I WAS TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 50 MILES PER HOUR FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHEN I DECIDED TO ACCELERATE TO 55, THE THROTTLE STUCK TIGHT. I PUSHED VERY HARD BUT NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, THEN SUDDENLY IT RELEASED AND MY SPEED INCREASED. AT THIS POINT WE CANNOPT AFFORD TO PAY FORD $100 EVERY TIME WE TAKE THIS IN AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. I'M SURE IT IS A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THE SMOG MECHANIC THINKS IT MAY ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SWITCH ON THE TRANSMISSION, AS HE SAID WHEN IT DID IT TO HIM HE MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER BACK AND FOR AND PUSHED ON THE FOOT PEDAL AND IT DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED NOR DID IT MOVE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH EITHER OF THESE PROBLEMS? THE DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK SO. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. IT HAS BEEN AND ON GOING THING. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS IT IS WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF SCARY OCCURRENCES. ONCE AT A STOP SIGN I PULLED UP STOPPED SAW THAT IT WAS CLEAR, PRESS ON THE FOOT PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE CAR SAT STILL AT IDLE, NO REVING JUST IDLE. I THOUGHT MY FOOT WAS CAUGHT ON THE CARPET SO I PUSHED AGAIN, STILL NOTHING SO I THOGHT MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT UNDER THE PEDAL, JUST AS I WAS REACHING DOWN TO PULL ON FLOOR MAT CAR SHOT FORWARD. AK

NHTSA ID

720107

Incident

Mar 14, 2000

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC VEHICLE STARTS WHINING, THEN IT STALLS. HAS TO PUT GEAR IN PARK TO RESTART. SOMETIMES THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO, WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC, IT DOESN'T ENGAGE IN GEAR IMMEDIATELY, WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

858382

Incident

Jan 20, 2000