1992 MERCURY TOPAZ Problems & Recalls
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY TOPAZ. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. IT ONLY ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH A MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30.
Mileage: 30
THE IGNITION SWITCH FELL APART 3 TIMES ON THE TOPAZ SINCE 1995, THE SWITCHES I BOUGHT AT FORD DEALERSHIP WAS THE EXACT SAME ONE THAT FELL APART. FIRST THE ACCESSORIES STOP WORKED ONE AT A TIME, A/C, TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONING. THEN I PULL IT OUT AND REPLACED THE SWITCH, I CARRY AN EXTRA...
Mileage: 76,000
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN; I BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER'S CAR IN FOR SEATBELT REPAIR. THERE WAS FAILURE OF THE SHOULDER STRAP TO OPEN WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAMMONTON AUTO GROUP WHITE HORSE PIKE HAMMONTON NJ. ON 6/25 THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN- CHARGING $80 TO DIAGNOSE...
Mileage: 20,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.*MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FLAMES BURST OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED (96V-071000) BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *TS *NLM
Mileage: 46,000
THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL# 96V071000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE MANEUVERED FOR SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS TO FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, AIR CONDITIONER WILL COME ON BY MANEUVERING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, ELECTRIC SEAT BELTS/POWER W...
THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL# 96V071000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE MANEUVERED FOR SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS TO FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, AIR CONDITIONER WILL COME ON BY MANEUVERING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, ELECTRIC SEAT BELTS/POWER W...
THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL# 96V071000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE MANEUVERED FOR SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS TO FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, AIR CONDITIONER WILL COME ON BY MANEUVERING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, ELECTRIC SEAT BELTS/POWER W...
THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL# 96V071000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE MANEUVERED FOR SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS TO FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, AIR CONDITIONER WILL COME ON BY MANEUVERING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, ELECTRIC SEAT BELTS/POWER W...
THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL# 96V071000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE MANEUVERED FOR SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS TO FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, AIR CONDITIONER WILL COME ON BY MANEUVERING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, ELECTRIC SEAT BELTS/POWER W...
THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL# 96V071000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE MANEUVERED FOR SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS TO FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, AIR CONDITIONER WILL COME ON BY MANEUVERING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, ELECTRIC SEAT BELTS/POWER W...
CONSUMER HAS HAD PAST PROBLEMS WITH FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ON BOTH SIDES. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. BELT HAS TO BE TUGGED ON TO RETRACT. MOTOR MAKES A GRINDING AND RATTLING NOISE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. HAD NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS, 35 MPH AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK
STALLING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, WON'T START AGAIN FOR 15-30 MINITUES. POSSIBLY A BAD IGNITION MODULE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
HORN QUIT WORKING. *CJ
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CABLE LINKAGE WAS REPAIRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS THAT REFER TO THIS PROBLEM *CJ
THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM(SHOULDER BELT) LOCKED UP AND BECAME NON-OPERATIONAL. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A HORRIBLE NOSIE THAT IS EMITTED FROM THE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY UNIT. THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURED WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *CJ
HORN QUIT WORKING. *CJ
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CABLE LINKAGE WAS REPAIRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS THAT REFER TO THIS PROBLEM *CJ
THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM(SHOULDER BELT) LOCKED UP AND BECAME NON-OPERATIONAL. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A HORRIBLE NOISE THAT IS EMITTED FROM THE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY UNIT. THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURED WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *CJ
CONSUMER TOOK CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER, AFTER CONSUMER LEFT THE LOT, LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE 10MPH TO GET VEHICLE HOME.*AK
THE LEAKING HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. YH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30-35MPH AND STARTED SMELLING SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY & GOT OUT. WITHIN MINUTES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER & FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. *AK
CROSSMEMBER BAR ON THE LEFT REAR AXEL BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS EXTREMELY TIGHT THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGER. YH
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS EXTREMELY TIGHT THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGER. YH
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS EXTREMELY TIGHT THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGER. YH
WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS IDLING, IT WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CRANKSHAFT. THIS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE BELTS IF IT OVERHEATS. *AK
VEHICLE JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 6 YEARS. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON 92 MERCURY TOPAZ BROKE. IT WILL NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND DRIVE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRACK THE SYSTEM RUNS IN IS DEFECTIVE.
THE DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS STUCK 3/4 OF THE WAY BACK, THE ONLY WAY TO USE IT IS TO SLIP IT OVER YOUR HEAD. AND ALSO THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT, THE SEAT WELDS BROKE, AND YOU ARE SETTING IN A RECLINING POSITION, IT IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD UP WITH WOOD.
THE DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS STUCK 3/4 OF THE WAY BACK, THE ONLY WAY TO USE IT IS TO SLIP IT OVER YOUR HEAD. AND ALSO THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT, THE SEAT WELDS BROKE, AND YOU ARE SETTING IN A RECLINING POSITION, IT IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD UP WITH WOOD.
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, AND CAUSED DRIVER TO MOVE BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 40 MPH GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE EVEN BY HITTING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON OR APPLYING BRAKES,WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER DASH ENGULFED CAR PARKED ON DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING. *AK
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERATIVE, WILL NOT MOVE OR RETRACT WHEN DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK *ML
SHOULDER HARNESS RESTRAINT IS STUCK IN THIS VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT GO FOWARD OR BACKWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO UNLATCH AND THE CSS TO BE THROWN FORWARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JERKS AND SHUTS DOWN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES.
ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING, 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK, HAPPENS DURING WEATHER TEMPATURES OF 85 DEGREES, POTENTIAL FOR CRASH, DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACKWARDS.. *AK CONSUMER STATES ONLY ONE BOLT WAS USED TO BOLT THE SEAT FRAME DOWN AND FEELS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. *SLC
THE WIRE THAT GOES TO THE HEATER BLOWER SWITCH, HEATS UP AND MELTS THE WIRE AND THE PLASTIC PART OF THE SWITCH, THE WIRE WAS REPLACED BY OWNER LAST YEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 9/25/97. THE SWITCH WAS OK, BUT THE WIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. OWNER REPLACED THE WIRE.*JB
CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEAT AND ANTI-FREEZE STARTED LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON BUT NOT IN MOTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS, APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES LONG AND 2 1/2 INCHES WIDE. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WILL CONTACT SOM...
ENGINE FIRE.
MOTOR SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN DOOR IS OPENED.
HORN FAILED DUE TO A BENT PART FROM FACTORY.
STARTER FAILED.
HEATER CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE. *AK
HEATER CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE. *AK
HEATER CORE CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE IS PARKED AND LEFT WINDOWS CLOSED , WET WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN RETURNED AND FLOORBOARD IS FULL OF WATER. *AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
TIRES FAILED.
MUFFLER FAILED.
RADIATOR REPLACED.
WATER PUMP REPLACED.
TRANSMISSION REPLACED.
ENGINE REPLACED.
CRANKSHAFT REPLACED.
AT 55000 MILES THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILED. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FAILED AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO REPAIR IT AND THE FAILURE WAS REALLY WITH THE CRANK SHIFT PULLEY. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CONSUMER TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE BACK WINDOW AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR (7) HOURS IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BELT COMES OFF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS
REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. *AK
FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS WARP, DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK
FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS WARP, DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK
CAR WAS SITTING IN GARAGE AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
CAR WAS SITTING IN GARAGE AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE.
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED. *TT
COMPUTER CAUSED PROBLEMS DUE TO LOOSE WIRE.
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT
THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
STICKING OF ACCELERATOR THROTTLE IN OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE GOES INTO HIGH IDLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS BROKEN THREE TIMES AND BROKE AGAIN . TT
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. *DSH
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. *DSH
SEAT BELTS LOCKED AFTER IMPACT AND DRIVER COULD NOT GET OUT-HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT OFF DRIVER. TT
PULLEY ON CRANKSHAFT SPLIT, DEALER REPLACED FOR FREE, SPLITTING AGAIN. TT
NOTICE GAS POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK LID. TT
NOTICE GAS POURING OUT OF THE GAS TANK LID. TT
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, MOTORS SIEZED WORKING. TT
TILT STEERING PIVOT POINTS BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO TILT SIDEWAYS.
ENGINE NOISE DUE TO LOOSE ENGINE MOUNTS SUPPORT BRACKETS. *AK
W/AUTO-TRANS; VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. VEHICLE IN DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES W/CAUSE NOT CORRECTED. TT