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1987 Merkur XR4TI 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.
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Latest Feb 23, 1999
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.
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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 Jan 3, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Merkur XR4TI. 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 1–7 of 7

Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 23, 1999

HAZARD SWITCH BROKE WHEN ENGAGED, DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE, CAUSED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH TO BECOME INOPERATIVE

NHTSA ID
703635
Incident
Sep 9, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 16, 1999

THE HAZARD SWITCHES IN THESE CARS BREAK VERY EASILY, CAUSING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM THE TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING TO EVEN THE CAR NOT SHUTTING OFF. ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN THE BUTTON SHOT OUT OF ITS HOLDER, RICOCHETED OFF THE WINDOW AND HIT HIM BETWEEN THE EYES. *AK

NHTSA ID
703350
Incident
Aug 20, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 13, 1999

BOTH MERKURS I'VE OWNED HAD MECHANICAL FAILURE OF HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH. SWITCH RARELY USED AND IS COMMON FAILURE ACCORDING TO FELLOW MERKUR OWNERS SO APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT - SHODDY COMPONENT.

NHTSA ID
703257
Incident
May 5, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 20, 1999

THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON ON TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN FLEW OFF AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. I MANAGED TO GET IT PUT BACK ON BUT WHENEVER I TRY TO USE THE FLASHERS I CAN GET THEM TO TURN OFF (THE BUTTON WONT STAY DOWN. SINCE THIS IS A REQUIRED PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE THESE FREE OF CHARGE.

NHTSA ID
702411
Incident
Dec 5, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 20, 1999

HAZARD SWITCH EJECTS FROM ITS HOUSING IN TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. IT RENDERS ALL TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS INOPERATIVE

NHTSA ID
702400
Incident
Aug 15, 1998
ElectricalEngine
Filed Nov 12, 1996
Fire reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY SMELLED SMOKED, PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED, THEN SMOKE BEGIN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SUDDENLY SHE SAW FLAMES, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MELT. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE SAW FIRE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, CONSUMER STATES SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE BLOCK VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*JB

NHTSA ID
804858
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Engine
Filed Jan 3, 1996

ENGINE BURNS OIL/SMOKES UNDER HOOD. *DSH

NHTSA ID
500720
Incident
Dec 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.

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