1998 mercury mystique. Electrical sub-harness connector problems. *smd the consumer stated he took the vehicle to his mechanic, because the AC wasn't cooling properly and the vehicle would over heat, while it was on. The vehicle has two fans in the front and they found the cooling fan melted and the sub-harness connector burned up. In addition, they showed the consumer the part of the sub-harness with the insulation just falling off the wire. They had to replaced the fan motor unit and had to splice in a fan connector and wire into the rest of the sub-harness, because for said the sub-harness was obsolete and not available. While it functions, the check engine light has since illuminated for a cam shaft position sensor, which the consumer was informed it was related to the sub-harness. Also, the lower control arms, ball joints, front struts, rear struts and rear mounts, numerous o2 sensors, radio antenna, rack and pinion, drivers side power window and switch controller were all replaced. The engine and transmission mounts also had to be replaced.
1998 Mercury Mystique visibility problems
16 complaints (7% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Defroster/defogger/HVAC system5
- Defroster/defogger/HVAC system: fan/motor4
- Windshield wiper/washer2
- Windshield2
- Defroster/defogger/HVAC system: windshield: electrical heating element2
- Power window devices and controls1
- Defroster/defogger/HVAC system: rear window1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Mercury Mystique visibility problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1998 Mercury Mystique owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 mercury mystique. The contact took her vehicle to a mechanic because the blower motor resistor failed. The mechanic stated that her fuse box melted, which caused the blower motor to fail. She called the manufacturer and a representative stated that her VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 01v230000 (electrical system), although the failures were identical. The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. She is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The failure and current mileages were 114,708.
I have had numerous front end problems. I have had to replace front tie rods twice in a year and a half. Having problems with struts .control arm bushings need to changed. Also stabilizers linkage had to be changed. Have also put new ball joints in.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 mercury mystique. The vehicle's heater blower failed on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice concerning the blower ,and the connector on the heater blower cable was replaced. Two different dealers told the contact that this vehiclewas excluded from recall # 01v230000. The current and failure mileage were 102,000.
No turn signals, one brake light and tail light, one headlight on driver side. Replaced all bulbs still no lights. Relay on driver's side window went out. Tires wear constantly. Tail lights flood as does front floorboard must park car flat when it rains to keep from being flooded out of car. Sunroof motor shot. Had recall on heater done and now when it rains I have problems with heater. Replaced senors and check engine light still on. Car has been stuck in park before had to have mechanic come to house to fix. Must repace rotors on car @ every 6 months. Car makes a clicking noise in the dash ( no idea what that is) headlights are foggy as well. Car is costing us a fortune. When I asked the dealership to fix all the recalls they told me the time had run out and sorry.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The rough surface of the heater blower resistor's stainless steel blades can damage the copper surface of the wiring harness connector. The damage could, over time, cause increased resistance in the connector, and due to subsequent terminal relaxation, result in an open circuit condition.
Engine light stays on. Owner noticed that hot air was blows out of ventilation even with air conditioning system.
Heater fan motor is inoperative. Dealer contacted. *ak conusmer received recall notice 99m07. Consumer took vehicle in to dealer. The dealer wouldn't authorize the work because the problem depicted in the recall was still working. Now that it is inoperative the dealer won't fix because the vehicle is over mileage. The defroster is also inoperable.
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)
While driving with the defroster on high, the heater unit caught fire, flames came throught the vents melting the dashboard and visiors and cracked the windshield, the fire also caused the drivers air bag to deploy. Nlm
Questions about the 1998 Mercury Mystique visibility
Does the 1998 Mercury Mystique have visibility problems?
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the visibility of the 1998 Mercury Mystique, 7% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1998 Mercury Mystique visibility problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Mercury Mystique visibility?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Mercury Mystique have the most visibility problems?
The Mercury Mystique model years with the most visibility complaints are 1996 (19 complaints), 1995 (18 complaints) and 1998 (16 complaints).
Other 1998 Mercury Mystique problems
Suspension 49Transmission 38Engine 34Electrical 29Brakes 28Lights 19Airbags 18Acceleration 14Steering 11Fuel system 9Seat belts 7Seats 4Body 3Tires 3Locks 1
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