Problems with horn.
1998 Mercury Mystique electrical complaints
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Fuse recepticle is melting under dash. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
While driving vehicle started smoking. Vehicle was checked by dealer, who advised consumer that fuel was leaking from spark plug wires into the catalytic converter which could have caused vehicle to catch on fire.
Horn does not work. Vehicle has been checked by dealer several times. Horn would work intermittently, but currently it has failed completely.*ak the rear seat belts are inoperative. The power steering, alternator, and front brakes failed. The catalytic converter caught on fire.
At 15mph vehicle shuts off. This could have caused an accident. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.
Intermittently brake lights shorted out and malfunctioned. Dealer has repaired vehicle several times; however, problem still exists. Please provide additional information. *ak consumer states that a mechanic told her ford were known to have these problems. Ph 09-dec-2002
The federal safety agency recall 01i013000/manufacturer's recalls 01m08 and 01s23 concerning front coil spring corrosion. Both repairs were done by manhattan ford; manhattan, ny; phone # 212/581was being made. Dealer informed that they did all that they needed to do. Asking the federal safety agency assistance in this matter. Feel free to provide any further details on the matter.
Car is fire and safety hazard as well as child-welfare and safety hazard and ford motor company refuses to talk with me about this auto. No safety defec tlisted. *ak (tiresize: 205/60r15)
The vehicle stalled2 blocks from home in am. It was able to be restarted, but died when put in gear. It was towed to the dealer. They were not able to duplicate the condition, but found a tsb that stated to reprogram the PCM. They said this was not covered by the extended warranty. I contacted ford customer service, but have not received a reply. Ford announced the other day that reimbursement for repairs to their vehicles that stalled without warning. This vehicle falls under that condition. I feel this condition is very dangerous, since the vehicle stalls without warning, and all power is lost.
Horn failed to sound, even after repeated attempts, fixed horn by replacing some parts.
Wiring harness burned, causing a small fire. Dealer has replaced wiring harness.
Approx. 3 weeks ago, the original battery in my car was completely dead . It had showed no signs of losing power prior to that day. I bought a new battery and when I hooked it up the engine started turning over. The keys were in my pocket. As a result the starter died. I had the car towed to a local service station. They replaced the starter and a cracked serpantine belt. A few days later I was driving from nj to pa when I heard a strange buzzing sound under my hood and I smelt the faint smell of something burning. I pulled over, turned off the ignition and looked under the hood. I did not see anything out of the ordinary. The car would not start back up. I had it towed to a near bye service station. Again the starter had to be replaced along with a burned relay wire and a battery. When I went to pick the car up, the new battery had died and we noticed some more burnt wires near the fuse box. I than had the car towed to haldeman lincoln mercury in allentown, pa 610‑797‑5005. Until this point I was reluctant to take my car to the dealer because they had been extremely unresponsive to past issues I have had with the transmission shifting delayed and hard and also with the check engine light and a engine timing issue. These issues happened right after my warranty expired and despite three seperate letters to ford, the company did nothing to address my situation. I conveyed this entire story to the service advisor, mike siemons, at haldeman lincoln mercury dealership and he gave me the customer service number for ford. On 2/10/01 I spoke with a customer service rep. Who stated that he would relay my report to a area account rep. Who would help remedy my problem. I was informed the rep. Would call me by the end of business today. So far he has not called. The dealership informed me today that I needed to pay $2k+ for a new wire harness and a 3rd starter in as many weeks. They attribute the problem to a battery that leaked acid. This isn't the proble
Horn pad is hard to operate when needed. Dealer notified, and manufacturer informed consumer that it was normal operation for that vehicle. *ak the dealer could not correct the problem. The consumer indicated that being unable to use the horn is a serious safety hazard.
While driving A/C motor stopped, consumer turned off the A/C switch. Then noticed smoke coming from under dash, consumer stopped, and vehicle caught on fire. Entire dashboard fell out on consumer .
Ongoing problem with electrical shortages, causing vehicle to lose power. Vehicle has been to dealer's shop on four occasions, and problem continues to occur. Also a fire orignated under the hood. Feel free to provide further details.
Wiring to the headlights had an electrical short which caused the headlights to be non-functional. Dealer has replaced the wiring under a recall.
The engine has gone dead and will not start due to a short in the battery relay cable. The doors will not open electronically , also. Dlr has not seen.
Abs failure caused grinding and scraping noise. Yh
Volt regulater was defective. Yh
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