10 of the 106 complaints about the 1994 Mercury Topaz are about the throttle and cruise control — 9% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 47,928 miles.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOCK UP. *JB THE GAS PEDAL WAS HARD. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE MAIN CONTROL THROTTLE VALVE WAS REPLACED. SCC
NHTSA complaint #10014805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS UP, TROUBLE MAKING GAS PEDAL TO GIVE THE CAR GAS
NHTSA complaint #734671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #552852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #552852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #515344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #515344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING OVER 20MPH CAR ACCELERATES TO 4000 RPM, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR THREE TIMES, CONSUMER STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #982615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
NHTSA complaint #980060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
NHTSA complaint #980060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
NHTSA complaint #980223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.