Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Mercury Topaz.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE IT SERVICED ON FRIDAY AND THEY SAID I HAD A GAS LEAK WHICH I HADN'T NOTICED. I HAD EVEN SMOKED IN… |
| 2001-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WHEN FIRST DRIVEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE UNTIL OIL IS BURNED OUT. VEHICLE AL… |
| 2000-12-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING. NORMALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THERMOSTAT WAS BINDING, CAU… |
| 2000-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, … |
| 1999-07-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML |
| 1999-05-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD GET STUCK IN THE BUCKLE, ONCE RELEASED, THE BELTS MAY OR MAYNOT RECONNECT. AFTER AWHILE THE BELTS… |
| 1999-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, THE THROTTLE KEEPS GETTING STUCK. *AK |
| 1998-10-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHENEVER DRIVING FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT.CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TWICE, AND DEALER C… |
| 1998-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE & LEFT IT PARKED & RUNNING. LEFT FOR A MOMENT. AFTER RETURNING, NOTICED FLAMES AROUND THE EDGE… |
| 1996-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK |
| 1996-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY KEPT GOING CLOSER TO FLOOR BOARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING A… |
| 1996-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE GAS PEDAL, IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE GAS PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR. *AK |
| 1996-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF AND IT CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . |
| 1996-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE, PE9… |
| 1996-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSED BY THE WIRING IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-12-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT, QUOTED BY FIRE MARSHALL "VEHICLE STARTED" THEN BEGAN SMOKING UNTIL FIRE IGNITED. NOW CLASSIFIE… |
| 1995-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE; REAR BRAKE FAILURE ADJUSTER FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE PE96-005. *AK |
| 1995-10-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS ODOR IN VEHICLE. *SD |
| 1995-09-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS POWER SEATBELT MOTOR BURNED OUT. |
| 1995-09-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILED. *DSH |
| 1995-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. |
| 1995-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION CABLE ASSEMBLY SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN/MELTING WIRING IN DASH. *DSH |
| 1995-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS; LIGHT COMES ON DASH; ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS ALL VEHICLE PO… |
| 1995-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE CAR CUTS OFF ON YOU PARTICULARLY WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TT |
| 1995-04-04 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG WHEN POWER SEAT ADJUSTER BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. *AK |
| 1995-03-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | VEHICLE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. TT |
| 1994-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | FAULTY HEADLIGHT WIRING RESULTED IN A FIRE. |
| 1994-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. |
| 1993-06-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SEAT BELT GET STUCK IN A HALF WAY POSITION WHEN TRYING TO USE. TT |
| 1993-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOTS OF PEELING ON THE PAINT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\… |
| 1993-02-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. |
| 1992-01-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER CAME APART, PART GOT IN THE BRAKE LINER AND DRUM, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED BRAKE. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLS AT GEAR ENGAGEMENT DUE TO COOLANT THERMOSTAT, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. NLM |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILURE WHEN SUDDENLY AT 35MPH LEFT REAR BRAKES LOCKED, NO WARNING. *A… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE LAP SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY FOR CONSUMERS CHILD, THE SHOULDER BELT RUBS THE NECK AREA. *MJS |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE SHOE ADJUSTER FELL OFF AT 50 MPH CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRUM. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH, DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, BACK INTO PLACE AFTER USE. WOULD GET TRAPPED INTO THE SEAT CUSHION. TAKING VEHICLE T… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN RIDING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A PERIOD OF SITTING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. … |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE AND BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK |