1998 Mercury Mystique defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 Mercury Mystique. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION
  Recall Query RQ02006 · opened Feb 26, 2002 · closed Sep 12, 2002 · led to recall 98V233000

  There is no summary currently available

• BLOWER SWITCH/RESISTOR OR WIRING HARNESS
  Engineering Analysis EA01001 · opened Jan 5, 2001 · closed Jul 31, 2001 · led to recall 01V230000

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL EXPULSION DURING REFUELING
  Engineering Analysis EA00025 · opened Oct 4, 2000 · closed Jan 25, 2001

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL EXPULSION DURING REFUELING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00027 · opened Jul 10, 2000 · closed Oct 4, 2000

  There is no summary currently available

• BLOWER SWITCH/RESISTOR OR WIRING HARNESS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00023 · opened Jun 14, 2000 · closed Jan 5, 2001

  There is no summary currently available

• VARIOUS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES
  Recall Query RQ99019 · opened Sep 15, 1999 · closed Mar 7, 2001 · led to recall 99V243000

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ BELOW 1/4
  Investigation SQ98002 · opened Jan 27, 1998 · closed Jul 31, 1998

  Ford's service bulletin dated december 8, 1997, points out that the fuel gauge will not read above 3/4 tank or below 1/4 tank of fuel.the erroneous fuel gauge reading will indicate significantly more fuel reserve than actually present in the fuel tank.odi has one complaint where the driver alleged that his vehicle ran …