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1989 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 17, 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.
0
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 Aug 7, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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 1–5 of 5

Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 17, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
703443
Incident
Jul 15, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 17, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
703429
Incident
Feb 16, 1999
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 14, 1999

HAZARD SWITCH FAILURE, UNABLE TO WORK SWITCH, OR TURN SIGNALS. 4 WAY BUTTON POPS OFF, UNABLE TO STAY ON, WHICH CAUSES YOUR 4 WAYS TO NOT OPERATE. FORD DOESN'T MAKE REPLACEMENTS ANYMORE. WHEN BROKEN BEFORE TURNSIGNAL DIDN'T WORK EITHER.

NHTSA ID
703291
Incident
Jan 5, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 3, 1999

SIGNAL SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY EVER. *AK

NHTSA ID
702897
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 1996

FAILURE OF THE BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
800579
Incident
May 23, 1990

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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