1994 MERCURY TOPAZ
106 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
Recent Complaints
MY DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY DRIVING A 1994 MERCURY TOPAZ GS THAT I HAVE REGISTERED WITH FORD MOTOR. LAST WEEK SHE EXPERIENCED A FRONT WHEEL ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF AN OVERHEATING BRAKE. THE BRAKE WAS REPAIRED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPLASH SHEILD THAT IS NEXT TO THE ROTOR WAS MADE OF A PLASTIC TYPE COMPOSITE THAT OVERHEATED AND BURST INTO FLAME. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A BURNED TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT BLOWOUT AND ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT.*AK
Mileage: 83,800
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PERFORMED POORLY. CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS CAUGHT INSIDE OF SEATBELT, AND WAS NEARLY STRANGLE/ CHOKED TO DEATH. SEATBELT WAS TIGHTLY PLACED ON HER. SEATBELT WOULDN'T RETRACT AT ALL. HIS WIFE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY. AND HUSBAND WAS CONCERNED AT THIS POINT. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS. DURING A MINOR COLLISION IN WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS REARENDED, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS FLEW BACK AND CHAIR RECLINED. BY THE END OF THE ACCIDENT, THEY WERE FACING THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, IMPACT CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS TO BREAK, DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH FELL BACK IN THEIR SEATS AND LANDED ON THEIR BACKS. DRIVER WAS HELD DOWN BY SEAT BELT AND WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK UP TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER 'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PASS OUT IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS FAILED CAUSES VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH.
OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR AND HIS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 20MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, PULSATING, AND LOCK UP, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT