128 of the
1,510 complaints filed about the Mercury Mystique
are about the suspension —
8% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1998.
1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. ELECTRICAL SUB-HARNESS CONNECTOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, BECAUSE THE AC WASN'T COOLING PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OVER HEAT, WHILE IT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE HAS TWO FANS IN THE FRONT AND THEY FOUND THE COOLING FAN MELTED AND THE SUB-HARNESS CONNECTOR BURNED UP. IN ADDITION, THEY SHOWED THE CONSUMER THE PART OF THE SUB-HARNESS WITH THE INSULATION JUST FALLING OFF THE WIRE. THEY HAD TO REPLACED THE FAN MOTOR UNIT AND HAD TO SPLICE IN A FAN CONNECTOR AND WIRE INTO THE REST OF THE SUB-HARNESS, BECAUSE FOR SAID THE SUB-HARNESS WAS OBSOLETE AND NOT AVAILABLE. WHILE IT FUNCTIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS SINCE ILLUMINATED FOR A CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS RELATED TO THE SUB-HARNESS. ALSO, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, FRONT STRUTS, REAR STRUTS AND REAR MOUNTS, NUMEROUS O2 SENSORS, RADIO ANTENNA, RACK AND PINION, DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW AND SWITCH CONTROLLER WERE ALL REPLACED. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10637913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A CURB AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V255000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
NHTSA complaint #10219069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIE RODS TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STRUTS .CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO CHANGED. ALSO STABILIZERS LINKAGE HAD TO BE CHANGED. HAVE ALSO PUT NEW BALL JOINTS IN.
NHTSA complaint #10207384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIE RODS TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STRUTS .CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO CHANGED. ALSO STABILIZERS LINKAGE HAD TO BE CHANGED. HAVE ALSO PUT NEW BALL JOINTS IN.
NHTSA complaint #10207384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIE RODS TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STRUTS .CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO CHANGED. ALSO STABILIZERS LINKAGE HAD TO BE CHANGED. HAVE ALSO PUT NEW BALL JOINTS IN.
NHTSA complaint #10207384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIE RODS TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STRUTS .CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO CHANGED. ALSO STABILIZERS LINKAGE HAD TO BE CHANGED. HAVE ALSO PUT NEW BALL JOINTS IN.
NHTSA complaint #10207384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND FELT A VIBRATION WHILE IDLING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT WHEN STOPPING AND JERKED TO THE LEFT WHEN HE ACCELERATED. AS OF JULY 27, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED
NHTSA complaint #10197672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FOR ALONG TIME THERE HAS BEEN BEARING CHANGES. I GAVE MY CAR TO A TENANT AND SHE WANTED IT TO GET INSPECTED, BUT SHE NEEDED BOTH FRONT SPRING COILS TO BE REPLACED. AND FOR A LONG TIME THE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) BEARINGS HAVE BEEN BAD. IT IS GOING TO COST HER MUCH MONEY. CAN A CLAIM BE MADE BECAUSE OF A RECALL?
NHTSA complaint #10189960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE WHILE BACKING FROM DRIVEWAY. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED BY FORD DEALER AT A COST OF ABOUT $300. TIRE DEALER REPLACED TIRE UNDER ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10188888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT REAR DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING I BROKE, BUT CONTAINED IT HASN'T COME OUT OF HOLDER. NOTICED THIS WHEN ROTATING THE TIRES. THERE IWAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR. CONNTACTED F FORD, THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEABLE,*AK BUT CONCERNED THAT THEY'LL BE A BLOW OUT.NOTICED THIS MORNING ON JULY 19, 2005.
NHTSA complaint #10129295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CONSUMER TRULY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF 1999 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. *BF IN NOVEMBER 2003 THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIRES AND BY AUGUST 2004 THE STRUTS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT CHRYSLER COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS SOLD A CHRYSLER CONTRACT ON A MERCURY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10111067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAD WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS.*MR THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10117717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE(68,000). FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD WHAT THEY REFERRED TO AS A "PROGRAM", EVIDENTLY FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS.THE PROGRAM WAS BASICALLY A FREE INSPECTION. MY CAR WAS INSPECTED IN 2002 WHILE IT WAS IN FOR ANOTHER RECALL, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS GIVEN A PASSING GRADE.THE PROGRAM EXPIRED @ 150,000 OR DEC. OF 2004 WHICHEVER CAME FIRST.IN FEBRUARY 2005 A 6" CHUNCK OF THE PASS. SIDE SPRING SNAPPED OFF, LUCKILY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I HEARD THE NOISE AND WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE PIECE FROM THE STREET.ON CLOSE INSPECTION THE PIECE DID NOT BREAK DUE TO CORROSION.I BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO POOR MATERIAL QUALITY, MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE TIRE FAILURE AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FATALIIES. FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SPRING.
NHTSA complaint #10114555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE GARAGE. THEN, DRIVER CONTACTED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10109330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MCPHERSON STRUT ASSEMBLY RUSTED AT THE BASE OF THE ASSEMBLY WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. WHILE DRIVING ON A MOUNTAINOUS WINDING ROAD WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE WHEEL DISASSEMBLED. VEHICLE SWAYED, AND STOPPED IN A GRASSY AREA WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #10099944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RECALL 01I013000, WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE FRONT END COLLAPSED. THIS OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SHIELD WAS INSTALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRING BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10092807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10091471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE. UPON EXISTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK RECALL# 01V255000. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10083619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.