at 33,000 miles
Villa Park, IL
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMACTIC SHOULDER RETRACTING STUCK AT TOP OF TRACK
NHTSA complaint #11023742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1993 Mercury Topaz seat belt problems
17 of the 98 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Topaz are about the seat belts — 17% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 116,252 miles.
17
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Seat Belts
11
64.7%
Retractor
4
23.5%
Anchorage
1
5.9%
Buckle Assembly
1
5.9%
Seat Belts across every Mercury Topaz year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 119,252 miles
Desert HOT Springs, CA
SEAT BELTS
BOUGHT CAR AT MOONEYS DESERT HOT SPRINGS AUTO SALES IN OCTOBER 10,2002 AS USED CAR. SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. SUSPENSION SHAKES, BRAKES MAKE NOISE. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT FIST TRIP. DRIVERS WINDOW DOES NOT RETRACK RIGHT. ENGINE OVER HEAT WHEN IDLING. WATER PUMP WENT OUT. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER DO NOT WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10069163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 116,252 miles
Desert HOT Springs, CA
SEAT BELTS
I PURCHASED A CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2002, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK,THE A/C AND HEATER DO NOT WORK. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AFTER AP. 300 MILES, WATER PUMP SHORTLY THERE AFTER. ALL 4 TIRES TREADED APART. ELECTRONIC SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT WORK. GAS GAGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. HEATS UP WHEN IDLING. EXCESSIVE WOBBLE IN REAR END. FRONT END MAY BE FROM 1992 NOT 1993 MODEL OF CAR. DRIVERS WINDOW DOES NOT RETRACK RIGHT. TRUNK LID HOOK DOES NOT WORK. BRAKES MAKE NOISE. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, MA
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WHEN NOT IN USE THE SEAT BELT MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING WHICH HAS DRAINED THE BATTERY, AND COULD ALSO CAUSE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE, NOW THE PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED. CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #8017138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saint Louis, MO
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT RETRACT. SHOULDER BELT PORTION IS LOCKED IN AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #893340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gaithersburg, MD
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BECOMES JAMMED WITHIN RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #890936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FT Collins, CO
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES FAILED AD BECAME STUCK. BELTS WILL NOT COME OUYT OR RETRACT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #887115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Loredo, TX
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAKES A REAL FUNNY NOISE WHEN IT GETS STUCK AT TOP. SHAKE IT, AND IT WILL GO BACK DOWN. BUCKLES WON'T RELEASE. IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #886949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Snellville, GA
SEAT BELTS
LINCOLN-MERCURY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS MOTORIZED SEATBELT PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO IMPROVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. WHEN THE MOTOR DIES, THE BELT DOES NOT MOVE-A SCARY, NON-SAFETY FEATURE.
NHTSA complaint #711318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Blane, MN
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRVER'S SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE WHICH CAUSED THE OCCPANT TO BE LOCKED IN. ALSO STATES THE EMERGENCY SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON WAS INOPERABLE. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #828838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pearisburg, VA
Crash
2 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE INTO REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #825194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Stacy, MN
SEAT BELTS
WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELT'S ARE STUCK IN THE TRACKS, CAUSING THE AUTOMACTIC SEAT BELT TO KEEP GOING ACROSS THE FACE AND THE SHOULDER. SOMEONE CAN GET CUT FROM THE SEAT BELT GOING FROM THE BOTH SIDES.
NHTSA complaint #831386 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cary, NC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT MOVE AT ALL, THERE IS NOT A SHOULDER HARNESS WHEN THESE DO NOT WORK. CANNOT MOVE MANUALLY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #827190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Snellville, GA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSIVE RESTRIANT:MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR OR TURN THE MOTOR ON. HAD SAME PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES AND THEY REPALCED THE TRACK AND THE MOTOR.
NHTSA complaint #813595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Crown Point, IN
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY VIBRATES.
NHTSA complaint #517654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dundee, MI
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #982462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middlefield, OH
SEAT BELTS
ABS: ROTORS WENT BAD/REPLACED; SHIMMIED WHEN BRAKES APPLIED; DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT GO ON TRACK RIGHT; HANGS UP ON TRACK; DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF CAR.
NHTSA complaint #971066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.