Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 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.
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HAD VARY PROBLEMS WITH CAR YOU NAME IT IT HAS BROKE ON IT , I BROUGHT IT USED AND NEVER KNEW UNTIL I STARTED TO FIX CAR THAT THE TOPAZ HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS, BUT GOT TO HAVE SOME THING TO DRIVE, THIS CAR GOT MORE PROBLEMS AND SOME
INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP/ STEPPER MOTOR, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THEN ENGINE DIED OUT. WATER PUMP FAILED OR STOPPED WORKING. ENGINE DID NOT OVERHEAT & FAILED TO RESTART.*AK
GRILL FELL OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS. YH
HEADLIGHTS WITH PLASTIC COVER; THE ULTRA VOILET HAS HAZED THE COVER AS IF THERE WERE CATERACTS ON THE COVER. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER AWARE, BUT NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND FIRE STARTED. POLICE SAW FLAMES AND PUT THEM OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT FIRE OUT. FIRE MARSHALL STATED FIRE STARTED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. BURNED THE RUBBER BUMPER/ BACK TO THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRES, AND UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN RUBBER BUSHING GETS WORN FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM SEPARATES FROM STABLIZER BAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE; MAKES WHEEL FOLD. *AK
ALTERNATOR FIRE.
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE DASH, THEN SAW FLAMES, NO INJURIES. *AK
WHEN CAR WAS STARTED IGNITIONS SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
OWNERS HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INTERFERENCES IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ONE OCCASION STARTER STAYED ON UNTIL IT BURNT OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 15-20 MINUTES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE MELTING ENGINE COMPONENTS UNDERHOOD ALONG W/TIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES/STUMBLES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT
MICHELIN TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *SKD
SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED, DIFFICULTY UNLATCHING SEAT BELTS. TT
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.
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