1996 Mercury Mystique electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 59 complaints for the 1996 Mercury Mystique, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 20% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 10 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Transmission failure 2 years after car was purchased, engine replaced 2 years after purchase. Hub bearing assembly broke 1 year after purchase of car. Car drives extremely hot - to near over heating point. Trunk leaks when it rains. Driver side window malfunctioning. Instrument panel malfunctioned (was fixed before recall). Check engine light stays on constantly even after tune up/ major work done.
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.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Mercury Mystique
- Engine 36 complaints
- Transmission 29 complaints
- Lighting 24 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Cooling system 15 complaints