Mercury Topaz problems reported in New Jersey
24 of the 581 complaints filed about the Mercury Topaz came from New Jersey, most often about the electrical system.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
24
Complaints from New Jersey
4
Crashes
4
Fires
1990
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
8
33.3%
Seats
3
12.5%
Engine & Cooling
3
12.5%
Body & Structure
2
8.3%
Brakes
2
8.3%
Seat Belts
1
4.2%
Tires
1
4.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
1
4.2%
Suspension
1
4.2%
Airbags
1
4.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain
1
4.2%
By model year
1985 Topaz
1
4.2%
1987 Topaz
4
16.7%
1988 Topaz
1
4.2%
1990 Topaz
5
20.8%
1991 Topaz
1
4.2%
1992 Topaz
4
16.7%
1993 Topaz
4
16.7%
1994 Topaz
4
16.7%
Cities reporting most
Park Ridge
3
16.7%
Southampto
3
16.7%
Fairview
2
11.1%
TOM River
2
11.1%
Folsom
1
5.6%
Carterte
1
5.6%
South Plainsfield
1
5.6%
Moraganville
1
5.6%
Atlantic City
1
5.6%
Perth Ambo
1
5.6%
SEA Isle CIT
1
5.6%
Howell
1
5.6%