Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Mercury Mystique submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DT: THE DOOR LATCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT SHUT, HAD TO GO TO JUNK YARD TO GET A PART AND PUT IT IN. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 20, 2005. CONSUMER BRUISED HAND TRYING TO GET THE DOWN SHUT. THERE WAS CLICKING NOISE IN THE PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT CONTROLS THE POWER WINDOWS. ALSO, THE KEY GOT HOT IN THE IGNITION.*AK
MY COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE INVOLVING A FAILURE OF ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING, SIDE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT, RADIO AND CLOCK RELATED TO A BLOWN FUSE #34 IN THE AUXLILLARY FUSE BOX. THE CAUSE WAS THE OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD OVERHEATED AND THE PLASTIC RETAINING THE 10W BULB HOLDER MELTED ALLOWING THE METAL BULB HOLDER TO SLIDE IN THE MOLTEN PLASTIC UNTIL IT JUST BARELY CONTACTED A NEGATIVE BUS IN THE ASSEMBLY AND BLOWING THE FUSE.IT WAS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE BEING A SHORT WAS NOT PRESENT UNTIL THE CIRCUIT WAS FUSED AND THEN HEAT FROM THE BULB WOULD CAUSE THE METAL HOLDER TO EXPAND AND SHORT OUT BLOWING THE FUSE.I FEEL IT APPROPRIATE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS I FEEL IF THE CONTACTS HAD NOT SHORTED AND BLOWN THE FUSE AND CONSIDERING IT BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE PLASTIC IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND I DON'T FEEL THE ASSEMBLY WAS ENGINEERED PROPERLY TO SUPPORT A 10W BULB.THERE HAS BEEN, I BELIEVE, EIGHT RECALLS TO DATE ON THIS MODEL, SEVERAL OF THOSE INVOLVED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL INSTRUMENTAL DASH PANEL LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
THE ELECTRICAL WORK ON THE CAR IS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITHOUT NOTICING A FAILURE IN THE REVERSE LIGHTING. THE REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK THEREFORE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN GREENVILLE MY DAUGHTER COMMUTED FROM GREENSBORO TO GREENVILLE 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. NEXT THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN AND WITH THE SAME REVERSE LIGHTING PROBLEM. I RETURNED TO CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE SYSTEM WAS CORRECTED, HOWEVER THE PANEL LIGHTS FAILED AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM UP UNTIL THIS POINT.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2 YEARS AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED, ENGINE REPLACED 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY BROKE 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR. CAR DRIVES EXTREMELY HOT - TO NEAR OVER HEATING POINT. TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONING. INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED (WAS FIXED BEFORE RECALL). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY EVEN AFTER TUNE UP/ MAJOR WORK DONE.
WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS STARTED, INTERIOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON & REMAINED ON . TURN SIGNAL WOULD CONSTANTLY BE RINGING WHEN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS NOT IN USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED MECHANIC OF THE PROBLEMS. MECHANIC INDICATED "HAS NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE," AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING. *AK
BODY PAINT-ACID LIKE BLEMISHES; BRAKES-PREMATURE WEARING OUT; SEAT- DRIVER'S SEAT LOOSE; SEAT BELT- BELT DOES NOT RETRACT FULLY AND CATCHES IN CLOSING DOOR ,RESULTING IN BROKEN BUTTON; ENGINE(COLD STARTS)- ENGINE PRONE TO STALLING AND LOW IDLE SPEED; REMOTE TRUNK AND FUEL FILLER DOOR RELEASE - REMOTE RELEASE DOES NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION; WATER LEAKS INTO TRUNK WHILE TRUNK IS OPEN; VEHICLE RIDES HARSHLY - STRUTS CHECKED AND NO TROUBLE FOUND; AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO PARK; TRUNK LOCK INOPERABLE DURING COLD WEATHER; POWER WINDOWS BINDING.
ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND TRAVELING INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
WHILE DRIVNG AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMPS, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT KEEPS MOVING FORWARD. *AK
WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. FIRST IT WAS THE DRIVESHAFT WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING THEN IT WAS THE PAINT STARTING TO CRACK, THEN IT WAS THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHEN IT WAS RAINING. DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. JUST FOUND OUT WHEN MY HUSBAND TOOK A/C SWITCH OUT THAT IT WAS BURNED. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENNED EVEN THOUGH WE STILL HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WANTED MONEY OUT OF US. WE COULDN'T AFFORD IT. PLEASE SEE IF ANY OF THESE ARE DEFECTS TO WHERE A DEALER IN WEST PALM BEACH CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT NO COST. OUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. CAR STILL VIBRATES AND WE HAVE NO A/C AND IT IS HOT HERE IN FLORIDA. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET THE PAINT TAKEN CARE OF US THEY KNEW ABOUT IT FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR. ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS WAS JIM HAYES FORD IN HARRISBURG, IL. WE NOW LIVE IN FLORIDA SO IF YOU CAN HELP US SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. JEANETTE PRATHER PLEASE E-MAIL ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO [email protected]. *AK
WHILE DRIVING INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON FOR 4 DAYS. PARKED VEHICLE FOR THE WEEKEND, AND NOW VEHICLE IS DRIVING AS NORMAL. BEEN TO DEALER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205R15 )
TRUNK LIGHT FAILED.
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