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1994 Mercury Topaz Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance 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 Mar 31, 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.
13%
of 63 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.
0
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 forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Mercury Topaz 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 driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Mar 31, 2003

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOCK UP. *JB THE GAS PEDAL WAS HARD. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE MAIN CONTROL THROTTLE VALVE WAS REPLACED. SCC

NHTSA ID
10014805
Incident
Mar 22, 2003
Mileage
47,928 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 18, 2000

GAS PEDAL STICKS UP, TROUBLE MAKING GAS PEDAL TO GIVE THE CAR GAS

NHTSA ID
734671
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Jun 29, 2000

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS

NHTSA ID
552852
BrakesHeating & air conditioningDriver assistance+7 more
Filed Aug 18, 1997

FAILED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. FAILED PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK. FAILED DRIVE BELT--ROT. TIRE WILL NOT RETAIN PRESSURE. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. FUEL INJECTOR DAMAGE. FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FAILED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. REPLACED FRONT BRAKES TWICE. OWNER WANTS THE CAR TO BE TAKEN BACK.

NHTSA ID
515570
BrakesHeating & air conditioningDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Mar 2, 1997

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
515344
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 11, 1996

WHEN DRIVING OVER 20MPH CAR ACCELERATES TO 4000 RPM, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR THREE TIMES, CONSUMER STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
982615
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 4, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
980223
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 4, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
980060
Incident
Jan 1, 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

Engine14Seat belts13Electrical8Interior & seats8Brakes8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .