Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-09-18 | 98V233000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 175,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY 97 MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAS A BAD BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM A PART ON THE BRAKE LINE (PRESSURE CONSCIOUS RELEASE VALVE) THAT… |
| 2012-01-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2008-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING INTO THE PROPER GEARS. IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING ONE DAY. IT HAS TO BE IN DRIVE 2 AT THE S… |
| 2007-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | CAR HAD A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN MY PARENTS OWNED IT ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. THE PARKING LIGHTS STO… |
| 2006-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE OVERDRIVE ACTIVATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A… |
| 2006-05-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | RECALL ON 1997 MERCURY MYSTIQUE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 48V233000. POWER TRAIN. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE FL… |
| 2005-08-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 98V233000. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO MY 1997 MERCURY MYSTIQUE, THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR I… |
| 2005-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS FIXED WHICH WERE ON RECALL. ON 4-22-05 AND ON 5-06-05 WHILE THE CAR… |
| 2005-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS HEADREST ONCE (ABOUT 4-YEARS AGO), AND NOW FIND THAT THE PASSENGER HEADREST IS BROKEN. DEA… |
| 2003-12-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE WAS BURNED. *TR |
| 2003-08-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE TAIL LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS … |
| 2003-07-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEATER BLOWER SWITCH OVERHEATED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.*AK |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPARENTLY FORD/MERC IN THEIR ULTIMATE WISDOM PLACED THE CATALYTIV CONVERTER IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE MECHANIC IND… |
| 2003-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE IN MOTION. T WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. |
| 2003-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR ENGINE WHILE DRIVING JUST STOPS. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES. CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY RE-START … |
| 2003-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB |
| 2002-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE APPROACHING STOP SIGN, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP I… |
| 2002-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE OIL SEALS HAVE FAILED SINCE I GOT THIS CAR JUST OVER A YEAR AGO. I DON'T DRIVE IT ENOUGH F… |
| 2002-05-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL LIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK |
| 2002-02-08 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE AIR CONDITIONER IN MY CAR FIXED 6 SEPARATE OCCASION EACH ABOUT 2 MONTH… |
| 2001-12-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-10-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON MINOR COLLISION WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. DAMAGE TO BUMPER NOT SIGNIFICANT. BODY SHOP AND INSURANC… |
| 2001-09-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HIT BRAKES TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND S… |
| 2001-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED RECALL 99V703000 NOTICE BEFORE ON WIRING HARNESS FAILURE THAT AFECTED HEADLIGHTS. PROBLEM HAD… |
| 2001-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GEAR SHIFT IS BEGINNING TO FALL APART, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IN WHICH GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. THERE IS RECALL… |
| 2001-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND VEHICLE HIT A BUILDING W… |
| 2001-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO PUT ON SEAT BELTS BELTS WILL LOCK UP, AND CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE PUTTING SEAT BELT ON. CONTACTED DEALE… |
| 2001-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HAZARD LIGHTS/ INTERIOR LIGHTS ON DOOR, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMI… |
| 2000-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-10-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 99V103000/ANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S14. RECALL WAS NOTED AS REPAIRED, BUT IT WASN'T W… |
| 2000-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I WAS DRYING MY CAR OFF AFTER WASHING IT; THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD JUST BEYOND THE DASH ON THE … |
| 2000-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRYING VEHICLE AFTER WASHING IT AT CARWASH NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. LIFTED HOOD & ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE ON… |
| 2000-08-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | I AM AN OWNER OF 97 MERCURY MYSTIQUE GS, VIN 1MELM65L7VK621379. WHEN I DROVE MY CAR FOR SERVICE, THE MECHANICS TOLD ME … |
| 2000-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | RECALL 00V075000, REPAIRS PERFORMED, BUT BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SLIDES FORWARD. DEALER … |
| 2000-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | GASKET BLEW... FORD 'FIXED'. TWO GASKETS BLEW... FORD CLAIMED ENGINE WAS NOT HARMED. I GOT RID OF THE CAR BEFORE MY … |
| 2000-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AFTER THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO AFTER A FEW DAYS OF INVESTIGATION SAID THAT "M… |
| 1999-11-27 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, AND TOTALLING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*… |
| 1999-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION DETECTED POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THERMOSTAT. DEALER REPLACED SEN… |
| 1999-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM. |
| 1999-10-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING A CORNER CAR WILL BEGIN TO IDLE OR COMING OFF A RAMP WHEN EVER TURNING VERY SLOW. AK |
| 1999-03-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHEEL BEARING GROWLING HOWLING AND VIBRATING. *AK |
| 1999-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR AND STARTED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO STOP AND ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR OR STOP THE CAR FROM GOING I… |
| 1999-02-02 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | SOME SELECTIONS ON THE SWITCH DURING HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER MODES WILL FAIL AND CAUSE A ELECTRICAL SMELL AND OCCASI… |
| 1998-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. THEY'RE RUBBING INTO THE ROTORS. WOULD MAKE STRANGE NOISES, LIKE GRINDING METAL… |
| 1998-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE TIMING BELT BROKE & HIT UPPER COVER. THE BELT MELTED ON ENGINE. TOOK… |
| 1998-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 20-25 MPH. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOO… |
| 1998-03-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNAL FAILURE TO OPERATE PROPERLY POSES A PROBLEM TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS IN THAT IT D… |
| 1997-10-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S SIDE WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST. |
| 1997-07-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING CAR VIBRATES AND INTERFERES WITH STEERING, CAUSING TIRES TO GO BALD. DEALER SAID TO REPLACE … |
| 1997-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BOOSTER VACUUM LINE BROKE, CAUSING POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK |