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1998 Mercury Mystique stalling reports

16 NHTSA complaints describe engine stalls or shuts off, often while driving on the 1998 Mercury Mystique — roughly 7% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Stalling reports
7%
share of complaints
74,600 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Mercury Mystique report before drawing conclusions.