1996 Mercury Mystique lighting problems
Owners reported lighting problems in 24 complaints for the 1996 Mercury Mystique, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Consumer states that all instrumental dash panel lights started flashing on and off. Smoke came from under the hood, vehicle caught on fire. Contacted dealer.
Headlight lenses developed a cloudy white discoloration that reduced the lights illumination. The headlight lenses were replaced at 36,000. Now that the vehicle has 64000 miles the problem has recurred.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Mercury Mystique
- Electrical system 59 complaints
- Engine 36 complaints
- Transmission 29 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Cooling system 15 complaints
Lighting problems in other years
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