1996 Mercury Mystique transmission problems
29 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1996 Mercury Mystique, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 10% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 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.
I purchased my mercury mystique new in november of 1996. I have always driven the car very easy, I don't even get on the expressway very often. At around 45,000 miles, I had the transmission serviced, which the owners manual doesn't even mention. Now, with only 55k miles, the transmission has failed and needs a total rebuild! Although the car is nearly 9 years old, at 55,000 miles the transmission failing is not acceptable. There has to be some kind of flaw in the design for it to do this. *b
Other problems reported for the 1996 Mercury Mystique
- Electrical system 59 complaints
- Engine 36 complaints
- Lighting 24 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Cooling system 15 complaints