Engine
Filed May 7, 2001
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. HAD NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 887613
1992 Mercury Topaz Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine 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.
14
Latest May 7, 2001
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.
23%
of 62 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.
3
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 the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Mercury Topaz submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed Mar 6, 2001
VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS, 35 MPH AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 882254
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2000
Engine
Filed Jul 3, 2000
THE LEAKING HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 552868
Engine
Filed Mar 23, 2000
Fire reported
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30-35MPH AND STARTED SMELLING SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY & GOT OUT. WITHIN MINUTES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER & FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 859093
- Incident
- Mar 23, 2000
Engine
Filed Sep 9, 1999
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS IDLING, IT WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CRANKSHAFT. THIS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE BELTS IF IT OVERHEATS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 847429
- Incident
- Jul 21, 1999
Engine
Filed Aug 2, 1999
VEHICLE JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 6 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844076
Engine
Filed Nov 14, 1997
ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING, 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK, HAPPENS DURING WEATHER TEMPATURES OF 85 DEGREES, POTENTIAL FOR CRASH, DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 817065
- Incident
- May 15, 1996
Engine
Filed Aug 11, 1997
Fire reported
ENGINE FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 520760
- Incident
- Jul 7, 1997
BrakesEngineTires & wheels+1 more
Filed Nov 21, 1996
BRAKES FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 511582
- Incident
- Aug 22, 1994
Engine
Filed Nov 14, 1996
AT 55000 MILES THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILED. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FAILED AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO REPAIR IT AND THE FAILURE WAS REALLY WITH THE CRANK SHIFT PULLEY. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 804959
Engine
Filed Feb 26, 1996
Fire reported
CAR WAS SITTING IN GARAGE AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 979757
- Incident
- Feb 23, 1996
Engine
Filed Dec 19, 1995
THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 976797
Engine
Filed Aug 8, 1995
PULLEY ON CRANKSHAFT SPLIT, DEALER REPLACED FOR FREE, SPLITTING AGAIN. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970014
- Incident
- Jun 30, 1994
Engine
Filed Jul 10, 1995
ENGINE NOISE DUE TO LOOSE ENGINE MOUNTS SUPPORT BRACKETS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 485970
- Incident
- Jul 10, 1995
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 .