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1984 Mercury Topaz Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
10
Latest Apr 30, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
5
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 18, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Mercury Topaz. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

Engine
Filed Apr 30, 2001

WHEN VEHICLE GETS HOT IT WILL STALL, SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START.*AK

NHTSA ID
887057
Engine
Filed Oct 25, 2000

TFI MODULE STOPPED FUNCTIONING, CAUSING CAR TO STALL. BUT NOW IT WON'T START. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED 3 OF THESE MODULES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA ID
873785
Incident
Oct 20, 2000
ElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 29, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT 18 MPH THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF STALLING. *AK

NHTSA ID
852164
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
Electrical
Filed May 31, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTE DFOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
707045
Incident
Jul 12, 1998
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Mar 23, 1998

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR HEATER HOSE REPAIR. WHILE THERE, WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HEADLIGHT WOULD FLUTTER/FLICKER OFF AND ON. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
822053
Incident
Jan 20, 1998
Electrical
Filed Nov 12, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE OFF POSITION THE STARTER WILL START RUNNING UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

NHTSA ID
804780
Incident
Sep 12, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 17, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505757
Incident
Apr 18, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 22, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERHOOD; DRIVER GOT OUT, STARTED RUNNING, TURNED AROUND, VEHICLE BLEW UP; VEHICLE HAD OIL LEAK. *AK

NHTSA ID
984749
Incident
Aug 15, 1995
Electrical
Filed Apr 19, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING. *AK

NHTSA ID
983147
Incident
Apr 17, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. (THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION). *AK

NHTSA ID
982939
Incident
Aug 12, 1989

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.

Data sources

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