Visibility
Filed Jul 23, 2003
WHILE DRIVING HEATER BLOWER SWITCH OVERHEATED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10029945
- Incident
- Jul 23, 2003
1997 Mercury Mystique Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Jul 23, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 71 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Mercury Mystique submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Owner reports naming visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Visibility
Filed Sep 19, 2001
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE REGULATOR TEARING APART. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 563163
Visibility
Filed Sep 6, 2001
Fire reported
HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, AND TOTALLING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 895871
- Incident
- Nov 27, 1999
ElectricalInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Mar 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HAZARD LIGHTS/ INTERIOR LIGHTS ON DOOR, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK DEALER CLEANED EVERYTHING AFTER PULLING DOWN FUSE PANEL, VEHICLE WAS BACK IN SHOP A FEW DAYS LATER, AFTER LAST VISIT CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 883452
- Incident
- Mar 10, 2001
EngineVisibility
Filed Nov 1, 1999
ENGINE SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM.
- NHTSA ID
- 549310
- Incident
- Oct 22, 1999
Visibility
Filed Sep 20, 1999
THE HAETER BLOWER DOES NOT FUNCTION DUE TO WIRING UNDER THE DASH MELTING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 848071
Visibility
Filed Feb 24, 1998
DEFROSTER DOES NOT CLEAR THE SIDE WINDOWS, PARTICULARLY AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE, VISION IS IMPEDED AND ONCOMING CARS CANNOT BE SEEN IN ORDER TO PASS.
- NHTSA ID
- 531212
- Incident
- Oct 14, 1997
Visibility
Filed Jan 24, 1998
VEHICLE'S SIDE WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST.
- NHTSA ID
- 529
- Incident
- Oct 30, 1997
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .