Tl*the contact owns a 1998 mercury mystique. While pulling away from a curb at 5 MPH, the front passenger side coil spring failed and punctured the tire, causing a blow out. The VIN is not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 01v255000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The current and failure mileages were 87,000.
1998 Mercury Mystique: broken coil spring
29 of the 231 complaints about the 1998 Mercury Mystique describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 29
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- typical mileage
- 87,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 9 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
- 20002
- 19991
- 199829
- 19961
- 199519
What owners say
Recall 01i013000, while driving front left coil spring broke and the front end collapsed. This occurred six months after the shield was installed. Dealership was unable to replace the coil spring because the part was not available.
While driving 35 MPH, the heard a loud noise coming from front of the vehicle. The consumer discovered the front coil spring on the passenger side had broken and punctured the tire. Please provide further information.
While driving, the consumer heard a noise, and proceeded to pull off the road to investigate the noise. Upon existing the vehicle, the consumer noticed that the driver's side front suspension collapsed. The vehicle was towed to a dealership, who indicated that driver's side coil spring broke. *ak recall# 01v255000. *sc
Information of my car: 1998 mercury mystique v6 2.5l engine odometer: 141,120km VIN: [xxx] three days ago, the vehicle had some noise when turn left. The mechanics took a look and found one of the suspension big coil spring broken (the one just over the driver side front wheel). Yesterday, the broken suspension coil spring was replaced. To our surprise, the spring was broken into 3 pieces, and the broken interface was covered by a very heavy rust. The heavy rust means the big coil spring actually was broken long times ago. We are lucky, because the spring was broken at the two end, so the reminder of the spring can still work and no accident occurred. The mechanics told us, they repaired a ford contour before with the same problem, but that guy's coil spring broken in the middle and his vehicle was bad damaged. I still keep the broken coil spring (all the 3 pieces), I can send you a photo picture or ship the spring itself to you if you want. This is my contact: [xxx]. Tel: [xxx] email: [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Consumer states coil spring fell off the vehicle. Dealer notified.
The driver side front coil spring broke and punctured the front left tire.
Broken coil spring on driver side of car, all other springs rotting away. Also car vibrates tremendously when going 60 MPH.
After the recall for the front coil spring was performed, recall #01i013000, the problem recurred. The recall remedy did not stop the spring from breaking, it only stopped it from blowing the tire.
Consumer is still having problems after recall has performed on the vehicle recall#011013000 front coil spring. Lincoln mercury monroe, mi 732‑241‑2060 mr
Remedy that manufacturer used to fix the problem with tire when putting plate around coil springs did not work. Tire did not have that much space when driving between tire/ plate, and nuts. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Consumer states that the left front coil spring broke in 3 pieces and the right front coil spring broke in 2 pieces.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Some vehicles may exhibit a noise that appears to come from the front wheel bearings
- Some vehicles may exhibit a vibration at 60-70 mph
- Customer may comment on vibration at 60 - 70 mph at cruise
- Concerns with vibration at 60 - 70 mph
- Experiencing vibration at 60 - 70 mph (110 - 12- kph)
- Some vehicles may exhibit a vibration at 60 - 70 mph (100 - 115 kph)
- Some vehicles may exhibit a noise in the front of the vehicle
- Exhibiting a noise in the front of the vehicle and possibly caused by a front stabilizer bar or link noise
Related recalls
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built at the kansas city assembly plant and originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin, and the district of columbia. The front coil springs may fracture as a result of corrosion in high corrosion environments. Depending on the location of the fracture, a broken spring could move past the spring seat and contact a front tire.
- Risk
- Some tires have deflated due to contact with a broken spring.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install spring catcher brackets. Owner notification began october 23, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑866‑436‑7332.
Recall number 01V255000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Mercury Mystique coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 1998 Mercury Mystique?
29 of 231 owner complaints about the 1998 Mercury Mystique (13%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Mercury Mystique?
There is 1 recall and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Mercury Mystique
Headlights 11Check engine light 10Stalling 10Airbag light 8Fire or smoke 8ABS 7Transmission failure 6
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