1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Power Train Problems

ON YOUR WEB SITE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS ON 95 MERCURY MYSTIQUE'S ONE IS REGARDING THE AC UNIT AND THE WIRES BURNING UP AS WELL AS A FLOOR SHIFTER PROBLEM CAUSING THE SHIFTER NOT TO INDICATE THE CORRECT GEAR. I WENT TO FRIENDLY FORD AND THEY STATED TO ME THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN # WAS NOT IN THE DATA BASE AS HAVING ANY RECALLS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THESE TWO ISSUES ARE IN FACT OCCURRING IN MY 95 MYSTIQUE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC'S AND THESE TWO ISSUES ARE IN FACT ON MY CAR AND I NEED THEM TO BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALLS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN.*AK

Mileage: 29,300

VEHICLE'S GEAR WAS LOCKED INTO THE PARKED POSITION. *MR THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF POSITION. RECALL# 98V233000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE TYPE OF VEHICLE HE OWNS. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE IF THE RECALL APPLIED TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, EVEN WHEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN THE CAR AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY? COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE SPENT TO MUCH MONEY NOW. 1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE. *JB

Mileage: 114,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACE DTHE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Mileage: 114,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS SHIFT LEVER AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 233 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

CALIVIAR FORD IN CHESAPEAKE VA. REFUSED TO COMPLETE RECALL OF ENGINE COOLING FAN ELECTRONIC FUSE DUE TO MELTED WIRING HARNESS. THIS FAULT WAS CAUSED BE A PREVIOUS RECAL (CAMPAINE ID NUMBER : 01I0090000) (VISABILITY: DEFROGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:CONTROLS:WIRING) CAUSING THE ATTACHED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS TO MELT. I JUST SPENT $2000.00 AND REPLACET CAR WITH NEW MOTOR BECAUSE THE MOTOR BLOWED UP DUE TO ANOTHER FACTORY RECALL ID# 00V367000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND THIS WORK WAS NEVER PERFORMED AND I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECAL UNTIL AFTER 100,000 MILES.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ANALYZED SEVERAL TIMES BY BOTH FORD DEALER AND OTHER SHOPS. THEY FEEL SOLENOIDS INTERNALLY HAVE FAILED AND TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT/REPLACED. VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, WILL NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE (4TH GEAR). LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL. WHAT SHIFTING REMAINS IS ERRATIC. SPEEDOMETER GEAR DRIVE SHEARED OFF AND WAS REPLACED BEFORE FULL EXTENT OF PROBLEM BECAME KNOWN. IN READING ON THE NET ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM, APPEARS SOLENOID FAILURE IN THIS TRANSMISSION IS COMMON AND PREMATURE.*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION TO BLOW IN THIS CAR! THE FIRST ONE WENT AT 43,500. I REPORTED THIS TO YOU ON 4/28/99 IN YOUR DATABASE! THREE YEARS LATER SAME MONTH MY 2ND ONE BLEW OUT AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER 2,000 BUCKS FOR WHAT CLEARLY IS A DEFECTIVE FORD TRANSMISSION! WHY HAS NHTSA NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS! WHEN IT BLEW OUT I WAS GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR AND I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER! THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. NHTSA IS GOOD AT AUTHORING A RECALL ON SEATBELTS AND CUP-HOLDERS BUT WHEN IT COMES TO A HIGH PRICED PART YOU DO NOTHING AS THE CONSUMER CONTINUES TO GET RAPED! THANKS ALOT NHTSA!*AK

RPMS RUNNING AT 400-600 RPM'S IN DRIVE, IDLE CAUSES IT TO SHAKE. NORMALLY IT RUNS 800-1000RPMS. CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER REGARDING TSB, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD BECAUSE IT'S TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE. DEALER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK

GEAR SHIFT GETS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION, AND A SCREWDRIVER IS NEEDED TO GET GEARS LOOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE. NLM

SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE FIRST THING WAS THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE.THEN THE BRAIN FOR THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY. NEXT, THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED ,SO THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THEN , HERE COMES A GOOD ONE...THE FRONT LEFT ROTOR AND CALIPOR WENT BAD..NOW THIS IS EVEN BETTER,TWO WEEKS AGO ON THE 11TH OF JANUARY, THE 2 REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST CAUSING MY WIFE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO SEIZE UP AND WARP THE ROTORS AND CALIPORS. I INFORMED FORD OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY RESPONDED "THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW OF YOUR PROBLEMS, THIS WILL HELP US BUILD BETTER PRODUCTS IN THE FUTURE." WE HAVE A CASE ID # 189341, THIS IS THE NUMBER FORD GAVE US. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR PROBLEMS, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP US AND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS GET SOME REAL RESULTS!!S

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME, AND SPEED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC.*AK

THIS MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT. ALL OF THE RECALLS WERE SERVICED BY THE DEALER BUT I ALSO EXPERIENCED BOTH FRONT STRUTS BREAKING, THE FRONT SPRING BREAKING, THE FRONT ROTORS CRACKING AND THE LIST GOES ON. THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 74,000. THE COMPLETE UNIT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2,000!! I'VE READ THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ON THE 95' MYSTIQUE AND IT'S MAKES ME WANT TO CRY. I WILL NEVER BY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT GEAR FULLY ENGAGED INTO PARK . ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER, 6 YEAR OLD CHILD WENT INTO VEHICLE TO GET A CD OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GEAR SELECTER INTO REVERSE, CAUSING CHILD TO PANIC AND JUMP OUT , VEHICLE ROLLED OVER CHILD'S LEG . GEARS CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED: ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, BLOWER MOTOR, BRAKES, NOW THE STRUTS ARE GOING OUT. THE CAR IS A LEMON!! *AK

I HAVE REPLACED: ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, BLOWER MOTOR, BRAKES, NOW THE STRUTS ARE GOING OUT. THE CAR IS A LEMON!! *AK

TRANSMISSION GEAR GETS STUCK IN PARK OR REVERSE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS CONSUMER CANNOT GET VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT GETS IN DRIVE AND CANNOT BE PLACED INTO PARK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

POWER SEAT FORE/AFT INOP - CAN'T ADJUST. BOTH FRONT HEAD RESTRAINT PLASTIC INNARDS HAVE DISINTEGRATED - WOBBLE AROUND -CAN'T ADJUST. FOUND CRUISE CONTROL INOP AFTER DELIVERY - REPLACED. DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE STOP BUTTON GONE - FALLS TO FLOOR. WATER PUMP IMPELER EXPLODED ON FREEWAY - LEFT STRANDED. BATTERY/CABLE SHORTED &BURNED - CAUSED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER / STEERING UPON SHORT. HAS ALSO AFFECTED PERFORMANCE SINCE INCEDENT- - POOR MILAGE AND SUCH.AUTOMATIC TRANS. SWITCH FAILED ON FREEWAY CAUSED SUDDEN/ERRATIC SLOWING OF VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY.

THROTTLE STICKS AT WIDE OPEN POSITION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NOW GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE AND VIBRATION AT A COST OF $1,100.00, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HEATER FAN SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM. *AK

THROTTLE STICKS AT WIDE OPEN POSITION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NOW GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE AND VIBRATION AT A COST OF $1,100.00, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HEATER FAN SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP FROM OVERDRIVE TO THIRD GEAR ON ITS OWN. SOMETIMES JUMP FROM NEUTRAL TO OVERDRIVE. WHOULD NOT HAVE PRIOR WARNINGS. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT 50 MPH OR MORE CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE NO POWER WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN COLLISION. *YC

UPON DRIVING THE CAR JOLTS AND HALTS AS IF SHIFTING INTO NUETRAL

AT AROUND 38000 MILES, THE STARTER GEAR SPLIT IN HALF, CAUSING STARTER FAILURE. THE COMPONENT WAS INSPECTED BY BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN, AND BOTH AGREED THAT THE PART FAILED BECAUSE OF A DEFECT. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2000 MILES, APPARENTLY A PIECE OF THE BROKEN STARTER ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND DESTROYED THE CLUTCH AND RING GEAR, AND PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH PARTS TO ACTUALLY BREAK OFF AT ROAD SPEED, POSSIBLY ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

AT THE SPEED OF 55 MPH THE CAR SHUTS DOWN IN THE RAIN OR THE TRANSMISSON SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEARS. RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. I BELIEVE ITS AN ONGOING ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

PROBLEM WITH FAN MOTOR LED TO OUR TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALER. THEIR INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE DETERIORATION TO WIRING HARNESS INSULATION WHICH SERVICE MANAGER SAID MIGHT LEAD TO A FIRE HAZARD. FORD AREA REP CONTACTED AND OFFERED $1,500 PAYMENT TOWARD $2,500 BILL. THIS ALL TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY, JUNE 10, 1999. I DID NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPLACEMENT TO BE DONE PENDING FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH FORD AND REQUEST THAT THEY REPLACE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS AT NO CHARGE TO ME. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT IN JUNE 1998, I COMPLETED AND FILED ANOTHER VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONANAIRE, THIS TIME HAVING TO DO WITH DEFECTIVE WIRING RELATING TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THAT FROM DOT OR FORD. THIS PROBLEM, HAVING TO DO WITH DEFECTIVE WEATHERPROOF COVERING ON THE 22 PIN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THAT CONTROLS ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL CIRCUITS AND CAUSES INADVERTENT BRAKING. I BELIEVE THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT NEED THE ATTENTION OF YOUR AGENCY BEFORE INJURIES OR FATALATIES TAKE PLACE.

I FIRST TOLD THE DEALER OF A SMALL LEAK. THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS. I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING $3,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 43,594 MILES ON IT. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T BE RAPED BY MANUFACTURERS LACK OF INTEREST IN MAKING VEHICLES THAT WILL LAST PAST 50,000 MILES WHEN THEY ASK FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS UP FRONT FOR THEIR PRODUCT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND I AM NOT GETTING ANY SATISFATION FROM FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP. I FEEL THAT LEGAL ACTION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED SLIPPING UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLIPPED OVER TO ZERO AND STUCK. TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT USED (WELIEVER) WHO TOOK IT TO WILCHER FORD AS AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THEY INITIALLY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR AND REPLACED THAT. THAT DID NOT CURE THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SO THEY ARE ORDERING A NEW SPEEDOMETER CABLE. I WILL NOT KNOW IF THIS CURES THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM UNTIL VEHICLE IS RETURNED. BUT THIS FAILURE SEEMS SIMILAR TO ODI ID 513344 IN YOUR RECALL LIST. COULD YOU FURNISH MORE INFORMATION TO ME ABOUT THIS CASE AND/OR CHECK TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE IS LISTED AS STILL OUTSTANDING ON ANY RECALLS? *AK

THE TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED SLIPPING UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLIPPED OVER TO ZERO AND STUCK. TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT USED (WELIEVER) WHO TOOK IT TO WILCHER FORD AS AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THEY INITIALLY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR AND REPLACED THAT. THAT DID NOT CURE THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SO THEY ARE ORDERING A NEW SPEEDOMETER CABLE. I WILL NOT KNOW IF THIS CURES THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM UNTIL VEHICLE IS RETURNED. BUT THIS FAILURE SEEMS SIMILAR TO ODI ID 513344 IN YOUR RECALL LIST. COULD YOU FURNISH MORE INFORMATION TO ME ABOUT THIS CASE AND/OR CHECK TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE IS LISTED AS STILL OUTSTANDING ON ANY RECALLS? *AK

THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD WHEN BEING PUT INTO GEAR. DEALER SAYS COMPUTER ON BOARD IS TELLING THE TRANSMISSION THERE IS A MALFUNCTION. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE; SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTING; TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.

GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND KNOB FAILED CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE IT MAKES A VERY STRANGE NOISE. WHEN BACKING OUT AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE MAKES THE SAME NOISE. NO WARRANTY. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

WHEEL BEARING AND THE HUBS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES AROUND THEN STOPS ON 0, VEHICLE JERKS AND SLOWS DOWN TO 0 MPH AND SOMETIMES STALLS. VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES WHEN IN ANY GEAR AND NOT MOVING.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRUNK ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD LOCK UP. THE SOLENOID LOCKED DUE TO THE CUP HOLDER'S LOCATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

TRANSMISSION LEAKS.

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POP AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, COLLIDING INTO A TREE. THE AXEL HAS BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER HA BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

GEAR SHIFT WOULD LOCK UP; NEEDS A SCREWDRIVER TO UNLOCK IT & MOVE IT TO NEUTRAL POSITION; CAN NOT PUT INTO PARK OR NEEDS TO REPEAT PROCESS. *AK

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD.

POOR OPERATION OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRATICALLY.

OVERDRIVE DISENGAGED/ENGAGED ITSELF.

TRANSMISSION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK

AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO FALL OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT WAS THE AXLE THAT FELL OFF NOT THE WHEEL.*JB

AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO FALL OFF. *AK

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE REPLACED. *SD

CONSUMER COMPLAINING BECAUSE RECALL WORK NOT PERFORMED PRIOR TO CARS SALE.

A/T: WHEN SHIFT INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 2 INCHES; HARD ACCELERATION TO BACK UP; JUMPED AS THOUGH EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TT

A/T: WHEN SHIFT INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 2 INCHES; HARD ACCELERATION TO BACK UP; JUMPED AS THOUGH EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TT

GEAR SHIFT LOCKS IN PARK GEAR. *AW