1991 MERCURY TOPAZ Problems & Recalls

LOTS OF PEELING ON THE PAINT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'VE HAD SO MUCH FIXED ON THIS CAR ALREADY AND SPENT LOTS OF MONEY. PLEASE ADVISE.

Mileage: 25,000

LOTS OF PEELING ON THE PAINT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'VE HAD SO MUCH FIXED ON THIS CAR ALREADY AND SPENT LOTS OF MONEY. PLEASE ADVISE.

Mileage: 25,000

LOTS OF PEELING ON THE PAINT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'VE HAD SO MUCH FIXED ON THIS CAR ALREADY AND SPENT LOTS OF MONEY. PLEASE ADVISE.

Mileage: 25,000

LOTS OF PEELING ON THE PAINT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'VE HAD SO MUCH FIXED ON THIS CAR ALREADY AND SPENT LOTS OF MONEY. PLEASE ADVISE.

Mileage: 25,000

I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE IT SERVICED ON FRIDAY AND THEY SAID I HAD A GAS LEAK WHICH I HADN'T NOTICED. I HAD EVEN SMOKED IN MY CAR ON THE WAY TO THE STATION. WHEN THEY WAS EMPTYING THE GAS TANK SOMETHING SPARKED AND CAUGHT THE CAR ON FIRE WHICH ENDED UP DESTROYING MY CAR AND 3 OTHERS PLUS THE STATION. M...

OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WHEN FIRST DRIVEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE UNTIL OIL IS BURNED OUT. VEHICLE ALSO DIES UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE(3) TIMES BY CONSUMER USING REBUILT, NEW AND MANUFACTURED PARTS. *JG

OIL LEAKS OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WHEN FIRST DRIVEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE UNTIL OIL IS BURNED OUT. VEHICLE ALSO DIES UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE(3) TIMES BY CONSUMER USING REBUILT, NEW AND MANUFACTURED PARTS. *JG

THE ENGINE STALLS AT GEAR ENGAGEMENT DUE TO COOLANT THERMOSTAT, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. NLM

VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING. NORMALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THERMOSTAT WAS BINDING, CAUSING IT TO STALL. DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WASN'T READING WHAT PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN. *AK *SLC

WHEN RIDING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A PERIOD OF SITTING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED, BUT VEHICLE IS STILL STALLING. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, BACK INTO PLACE AFTER USE. WOULD GET TRAPPED INTO THE SEAT CUSHION. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR OR REPLACE CAR. *AK *ML

THE LAP SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY FOR CONSUMERS CHILD, THE SHOULDER BELT RUBS THE NECK AREA. *MJS

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, THE THROTTLE KEEPS GETTING STUCK. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD GET STUCK IN THE BUCKLE, ONCE RELEASED, THE BELTS MAY OR MAYNOT RECONNECT. AFTER AWHILE THE BELTS DO NOT CONNECT AT ALL/ BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT.CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TWICE, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE AND BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE & LEFT IT PARKED & RUNNING. LEFT FOR A MOMENT. AFTER RETURNING, NOTICED FLAMES AROUND THE EDGES OF THE HOOD. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY PUT FLAMES OUT & INFORMED OWNER IT WAS ELECTRICAL WIRING & HARNESS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH, DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM.

VEHICLE STALLED OUT MANY TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ALMOST RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT.

INTERMITTENT STALLING, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

BRAKE SHOE ADJUSTER FELL OFF AT 50 MPH CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRUM.

INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE ON OCCASIONS.

POWER WINDOW FAILED.

DOOR LOCK FAILURE.

HIGH BEAMS STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY.

FAILURE OF THE GAS PEDAL, IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE GAS PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY KEPT GOING CLOSER TO FLOOR BOARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED, SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST FOR WEAR, NO ACCIDENTS..*AK *JB

BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY KEPT GOING CLOSER TO FLOOR BOARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED, SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST FOR WEAR, NO ACCIDENTS..*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILURE WHEN SUDDENLY AT 35MPH LEFT REAR BRAKES LOCKED, NO WARNING. *AK *JB

FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE, PE96-005. *AK

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER CAME APART, PART GOT IN THE BRAKE LINER AND DRUM, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED BRAKE. *AK

CAR WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF AND IT CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

CAR WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF AND IT CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

IGNITION CABLE ASSEMBLY SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN/MELTING WIRING IN DASH. *DSH

FUEL PUMP FAILED. *DSH

REAR BRAKE; REAR BRAKE FAILURE ADJUSTER FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE PE96-005. *AK

REAR BRAKE; REAR BRAKE FAILURE ADJUSTER FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE PE96-005. *AK

GAS ODOR IN VEHICLE. *SD

FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO STALLING. *SD

AN ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSED BY THE WIRING IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT, QUOTED BY FIRE MARSHALL "VEHICLE STARTED" THEN BEGAN SMOKING UNTIL FIRE IGNITED. NOW CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

DRIVERS POWER SEATBELT MOTOR BURNED OUT.

BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *DSH

REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT PEDAL DROP. *AK

ALTERNATOR REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS; LIGHT COMES ON DASH; ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS ALL VEHICLE POWER. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FITS POORLY. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

DRIVING ALONG WHEN POWER SEAT ADJUSTER BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. *AK

THE CAR CUTS OFF ON YOU PARTICULARLY WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TT

VEHICLE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. TT

FAULTY HEADLIGHT WIRING RESULTED IN A FIRE.

BROKEN REAR AXLE. *AW

PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SEAT BELT GET STUCK IN A HALF WAY POSITION WHEN TRYING TO USE. TT