The under hood wire harness burned up. This car has 89,000 miles and runs good. I heard there was a recall / tsb #( onp 99m03) on this car but ford will not honor it because the car is over 10 years old. I think ford should reimburse for repairs or buy back the car. This is a dangerous situation as the car will stall abruptly and lose power steering.
1996 Mercury Mystique: loss of power steering
5 of the 185 complaints about the 1996 Mercury Mystique describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
- 20001
- 19992
- 19981
- 19965
- 19957
What owners say
Power steering assist is lost in the rain. The car had this issue when it was new. Most of the time it happened, the car was going straight. Now when it occurred in a turn, this becomes much more of a safety issue. Within minutes, upon reaching highway speed, the power steering went out when I went through a puddle as the road was in a bend. This known vehicle defect is a major safety issue when the driver can not safely control the vehicle. There should be a recall to fix it immediately.
While driving 55 MPH vehicle completely shut down without warning, causing loss of power steering and brakes. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Vehicle does not have splash shields, causing loss of power steering when vehicle drives over 2 inch puddle of water. This could result in an accident.
I experienced loss of power steering while driving my vehicle in wet conditions. I have this problem not been addressed to my satisfaction by my dealership.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Mercury Mystique power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1996 Mercury Mystique?
5 of 185 owner complaints about the 1996 Mercury Mystique (3%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Mercury Mystique?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Mercury Mystique
Stalling 19Headlights 8Check engine light 6Overheating 6Fire or smoke 5Loss of power 5
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