Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Mercury Topaz.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY TOPAZ. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. IT ONL… |
| 2006-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH FELL APART 3 TIMES ON THE TOPAZ SINCE 1995, THE SWITCHES I BOUGHT AT FORD DEALERSHIP WAS THE EXACT… |
| 2003-06-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN; I BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER'S CAR IN FOR SEATBELT REPAIR. THERE WAS FAILURE OF THE SHOULDER STRAP … |
| 2003-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.*MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FLAMES BURST OUT FROM THE STEERING … |
| 2001-05-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS HAD PAST PROBLEMS WITH FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ON BOTH SIDES. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT B… |
| 2000-10-22 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS, 35 MPH AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK |
| 2000-06-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER, AFTER CONSUMER LEFT THE LOT, LEFT BALL JOINT BROK… |
| 2000-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30-35MPH AND STARTED SMELLING SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED I… |
| 2000-02-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CROSSMEMBER BAR ON THE LEFT REAR AXEL BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE OW… |
| 1999-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, CAUSING E… |
| 1999-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHENEVER VEHICLE IS IDLING, IT WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CRANKSHA… |
| 1999-07-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON 92 MERCURY TOPAZ BROKE. IT WILL NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND DRIV… |
| 1999-04-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, AND CAUSED DRIVER TO MOVE BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCID… |
| 1999-02-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 40 MPH GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE EVEN BY HITTING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON OR APPLYING … |
| 1999-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER DASH ENGULFED CAR PARKED ON DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING. *AK |
| 1998-08-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SHOULDER HARNESS RESTRAINT IS STUCK IN THIS VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT GO FOWARD OR BACKWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| 1998-08-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO UNLATCH … |
| 1998-08-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JERKS AND SHUTS DOWN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE DEALER H… |
| 1998-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERATIVE, WILL NOT MOVE OR RETRACT WHEN DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECT… |
| 1998-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS STUCK 3/4 OF THE WAY BACK, THE ONLY WAY TO USE IT IS TO SLIP IT OVER YOUR HEAD.… |
| 1997-11-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACKWARDS.. *AK CONSUMER STATES ONLY ONE BOLT WAS USED … |
| 1997-09-13 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 1 | CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEAT AND ANTI-FREEZE STARTED LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER… |
| 1997-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. |
| 1997-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | MOTOR SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. |
| 1997-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS PARKED AND LEFT WINDOWS CLOSED , WET WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN RETURNED AND FLOORBOARD IS FULL OF WATER. *AK |
| 1996-10-19 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT, CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE BACK WINDOW AND THE REAR WIND… |
| 1996-09-09 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | THE WIRE THAT GOES TO THE HEATER BLOWER SWITCH, HEATS UP AND MELTS THE WIRE AND THE PLASTIC PART OF THE SWITCH, THE WIR… |
| 1996-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR (7) HOURS IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK |
| 1996-07-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BELT COMES OFF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS |
| 1996-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. *AK |
| 1996-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING, 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK, HAPPENS DURING WEATHER TEMPATURES OF 85 DEGREES, POTENTI… |
| 1996-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS SITTING IN GARAGE AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| 1996-02-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. |
| 1996-01-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | HEATER CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE. *AK |
| 1995-10-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STICKING OF ACCELERATOR THROTTLE IN OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE GOES INTO HIGH IDLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPP… |
| 1995-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS WARP, DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1995-09-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. *DSH |
| 1995-07-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | NOTICE GAS POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK LID. TT |
| 1995-07-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, MOTORS SIEZED WORKING. TT |
| 1995-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE NOISE DUE TO LOOSE ENGINE MOUNTS SUPPORT BRACKETS. *AK |
| 1995-06-24 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TILT STEERING PIVOT POINTS BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO TILT SIDEWAYS. |
| 1995-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN … |
| 1995-01-03 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | DURING BRAKE APPLICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. *AK |
| 1994-12-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. |
| 1994-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. |
| 1994-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PULLEY ON CRANKSHAFT SPLIT, DEALER REPLACED FOR FREE, SPLITTING AGAIN. TT |
| 1993-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN FAILED DUE TO A BENT PART FROM FACTORY. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE LEAKING HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. YH |