1990 Mercury Topaz problems
NHTSA has received 67 complaints about the 1990 Mercury Topaz, and 34% of them involve electrical system. Next are engine (13%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 67 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Mercury Topaz with enough data (21 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
After parked 30-40 minutes, vehicle caught fire w/cause unknown by fire dept portage county in kent wa., please describe details. Tt
Brother had driven the car to get it washed. Then drove to a restuarant, and the car started smoking and caught on fire. Called fire department to extinguish the fire.
Vehicle caught on fire. Fire started in the steering column. Vehicle experienced the same problem as manufacturer's recall 7774/ignition switch. Ford advised consumer that this vehicle was not part of the recall.