Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Mercury Topaz.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I SAW ON SCHUCKS.COM THAT MY CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR AN INTERNAL IGNITION SHORT CIRCUIT AND MY CAR HAS HAD THE SAM… |
| 2003-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR KEEPS STALLING WHEN IN AN IDLE POSITION (LIKE AT A STOP LIGHT).TAKES ABOUT 10 TRIES TO GET IT TO START,AND KEEP RUN… |
| 2001-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS DAILY ONLY AT A STOP STAND STILL POSTION. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS, THEY COULD NOT FIND A R… |
| 2000-09-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS MOTORBELT WILL NOT RETURN TO SHOULDER ONCE IGNITION SWITCH HAS TURNED. *SLC |
| 2000-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT UP AHEAD, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF. AK |
| 1999-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & NOTICED AN ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ON. AT HOME CHECKED UNDER HOOD. NOTIC… |
| 1999-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. *MJS |
| 1999-07-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A WALL WHICH RESULTED IN NO DEPLOYMENT OF A… |
| 1999-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR HAD THREE SETS OF WIRES REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 1999-03-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILS WITH BELT IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RE… |
| 1998-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ONLY IN TWO OCCURRENCES VEHICLE SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBL… |
| 1997-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER KEPT HEARING LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING. WENT TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM UNTIL THE FOURTH… |
| 1997-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 15-20 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. UNDER INVESTIGATIONS AT THIS TIME. … |
| 1997-09-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE REPORTED HERE WAS REACALLED IN 1997 AND WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK THE STEERING WAS ME… |
| 1997-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLS ALL THE TIME ON THE DRIVER, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA WHY IT STALLS. *AK |
| 1996-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECEIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER FOR IGNITION SWITCH SEPT.1996. HAD RECALL WORK DONE, HAD ALTERNATOR AND WIRING HARNES… |
| 1996-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE WIRING TO THE ALTERNATOR BURNED UP. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEE… |
| 1996-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT, ALSO THE RADIO LIGHT. *AK |
| 1996-08-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK CAN ONLY BE FILLED UP 2/3 FULL BEFORE DISPENSER NOZZLE BEGINS SHUTTING OFF. |
| 1996-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. *SD |
| 1996-02-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILURE. |
| 1996-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED TO CUT OFF AND WAS PARKED IN A LOT. WHEN IT WAS RETRIEVED THE CAR WAS TOWED BECAUSE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.… |
| 1995-11-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE, FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ONCE IN 1993, BUT SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. TT |
| 1995-09-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. TT |
| 1995-08-08 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC RETRACTING SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING/HESITATION. *AK |
| 1995-05-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNCKLE, CLASP DID NOT RELEASE, HAD TO CUT BELT WITH SCISSORS. TT |
| 1995-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE. TT |
| 1994-04-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | LEFT/RIGHT INNER SOCKETS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. |
| 1994-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1993-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN MOVING ON TRACK. |
| 1993-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY, PRIOR TO RECALL. |
| 1993-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT/ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. |
| 1991-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME OPAQUE, BECOMING WORSE OVER THE YEARS, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION AT NIGH… |
| 1990-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING BUT THE VEHICLE WILL START UP AGAIN. TOOK TO THE DEALER NUMER… |
| 1989-09-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORBELTS OFTEN DO NOT RETRACT/STAY IN FAR POSITION. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. *… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5MPH WITH APPLICATION OF GAS PEDAL. DLR SAYS NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. MJS |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MOTOR MOUNT HAD TO REPLACE FOUR TIMES PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST FIVE MPH WITH APPLICATION OF GAS PEDAL. DEALER STATED VEHCLE NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION.… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE DO NOT SELF ADJUST. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO GO BY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, CAR STALLED. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS MADE OF PLASTIC WILL MOLD AND ACCUMULATE WATER PREVENTING LIGHTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |