1994 Mercury Topaz problems
NHTSA has received 106 complaints about the 1994 Mercury Topaz, and 16% of them involve engine. Next are seat belts (13%) and cruise control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 106 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 1
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: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 6 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Mercury Topaz with enough data (35 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.
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.
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.
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.
The transmission locked up, which caused the tires to lock up. The gas pedal was hard. The vehicle will not accelerate. The main control throttle valve was replaced. Scc
Left rear control arm rotted in the center causing a break. The car spun out of control and bent the right rear control arm as well. Unknown what other damage was caused yet. Left rear control arm obviously had no anti-corrosion coating. Right control arms corrosion-free. Left front control arm also corroded but not as bad.