Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-09 | 01I009000 |
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 566,979 | — | Details |
| 2000-11-06 | 00V367000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 262,559 | — | Details |
| 1999-09-13 | 99V247000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 22,324 | — | Details |
| 1999-05-05 | 99V103000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 605,581 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | 1996 MERCURY MYS AIR BAGS FAILURE IN CAR ACCIDENT. *TR |
| 2009-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE UNDER HOOD WIRE HARNESS BURNED UP. THIS CAR HAS 89,000 MILES AND RUNS GOOD. I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL / TSB #( ONP… |
| 2008-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. THE PARKING LIGHTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE IN… |
| 2007-10-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE FORWARD GEARS ON MY TRANSMISSION HAVE CEASED TO WORK. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE… |
| 2007-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | FAULTY WIRING INSULATION MAKES THE CAR INOPERABLE AND DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. *TR |
| 2007-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD MERCURY MYSTIQUE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE SPEED ODOMETER WENT FROM ZERO TO 120, THE R… |
| 2007-05-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FOR ALONG TIME THERE HAS BEEN BEARING CHANGES. I GAVE MY CAR TO A TENANT AND SHE WANTED IT TO GET INSPECTED, BUT SHE N… |
| 2006-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CAR HAS HAD INCREASING NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. MECHANICS COULDN'T FIND WHAT WAS T… |
| 2006-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V247000… |
| 2005-12-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V103000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING.: HEADLIGHTS. THIS … |
| 2005-08-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | DT: THE DOOR LATCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT SHUT, HAD TO GO TO JUNK YARD TO GET A PART AND PUT IT IN. THIS HAPPENE… |
| 2005-08-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY MERCURY MYSTIQUE NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 1996. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN THE CAR VERY EASY, I DON'T EVEN GET ON TH… |
| 2005-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | I FIRST STARTED SMELLING FUEL AFTER FUELING UP MY CAR. THEN LATER I NOTICED THAT FUEL LEAKS OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR WHEN… |
| 2005-02-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE(68,000). FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD WHAT THEY REFERRED TO AS A "PROGRAM", EVIDENTLY FOR A PROBLEM WIT… |
| 2004-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2004-04-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT HOURS REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THEM BECAUSE THE VIN WAS… |
| 2004-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE DIES ON THE FREEWAY. SHE STATES THAT VEHICLE CONSTANTLY BLOWS FUSES. SHE SAID THAT S… |
| 2004-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | I REPLACED MY TIMING BELT LAST YEAR, AND AGAIN IT FAILED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT REPLACED.… |
| 2003-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH WIRE TO THE BATTERY MELTED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *AK |
| 2003-07-23 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE INVOLVING A FAILURE OF ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING, SIDE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT, RAD… |
| 2003-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FILLER HOSE LEAKS BADLY WHEN TANK IS FILLED. CAR DIAGONOSED BY MEL CLAYTON FORD OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA WITH FILLER HOSE AN… |
| 2003-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR LAST SUMMER AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN THIS SUMMER. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TAIL LIGHTS TWICE … |
| 2003-05-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | THE RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT FAILED. RECALL # 99 V 247 … |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE. COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING, FLASHED AND CONSTANT. I GUE… |
| 2003-01-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THEY HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 10MPH THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIE… |
| 2003-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PERSISTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *DT * JB |
| 2002-10-29 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL BOUNCE OFF HER KNEE AND LANDED IN THE PASSE… |
| 2002-10-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. MR SCC |
| 2002-09-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL CABLE LINKAGE GOT HOOKED ONTO THE BLEEDER CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. … |
| 2002-08-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST IN THE RAIN. THE CAR HAD THIS ISSUE WHEN IT WAS NEW. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAPPENED, THE … |
| 2002-05-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT AT ODD TIMES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SHIFTS BEGAN TO TAKE EXCES… |
| 2002-03-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | 2ND VIN#: [XXX] MERCURY MYSTIQUE #2, 1996. PURCHASED 6/97...BOTH MYSTIQUES' FRONT DRIVER'S & FRONT PASS WINDOWS FAILED … |
| 2002-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD CONTOUR 1995 ENGINE FIRE THAT DESTROYED EVERYTHING IN THE ENGINE MECURY 1996 MYSTIC WIREING SHORTAGE THAT COULD… |
| 2002-02-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | NHTSA #97V22500 - MY VIN# NOT INCLUDED. *AK |
| 2002-01-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. THEY WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER HAS T… |
| 2001-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE IN WHICH JUST HAD A FIRE. ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2001, AS I WAS … |
| 2001-12-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. FROM STOP TO LOW SPEED (<20MPH) IT WHINES, JERKS AND STALLS. AT HIGH SPEED (40MPH) IT… |
| 2001-09-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER WORK NOTICE MY WINDOWS JUST FOG UP GOT HOM NEXT DAY BROUGHT THE CAR DOWN TO A GARAGE THEY SEE… |
| 2001-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL INSTRUMENTAL DASH PANEL LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VE… |
| 2001-08-17 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO FAILURE OF CABLE DRIVE MOTOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED C… |
| 2001-08-17 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | SMOKE EMENATED FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN ENGAGING TURN SIGNAL. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AS QUOTED BY FORD SERVICE ADVISOR… |
| 2001-08-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER ENGAGED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, SEVERAL SECONDS LATER SMOKE STARTING STREAMING OUT OF THE STEERING COL… |
| 2001-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR RECALL OF ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR. THEY CHECKED AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, HOW… |
| 2001-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ALONG W… |
| 2001-06-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER INDICATOR IS NOT ILLUMINATING ON DASH WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. ALSO, DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF PURC… |
| 2001-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WAS THEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE CONSUMER THEN NOTICED… |
| 2001-04-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. TRANSMISSION WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WENT IT WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER, IT … |
| 2001-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FIRST ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, DEALERSHIP FAILED TO ACKNOWLEGE ENGINE FAILURE… |
| 2001-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. THERE IS RECALL 99V247000 CONCERNING FUEL FILLER … |