1995 Mercury Mystique Fuel system Problems

“Fuel vapor smell. Diagnosed as a failed hose at the top of the fuel tank (between the tank and the vehicle body). Service writer indicated that the problem was caused by flexing between the body and the tank and that, in his opinion, the design did not take the flexing into account sufficiently. There was a fuel leak, and the vehicle would have leaked significant fuel in a roll over.”

“I've had this car about 5 years and had nothing but problems there was a rotten egg smell a smell like a fire cracker electical problems car cuts off over heats there are so many things wrong and I can not afford to but a new car right now it has been in and out of ford and Mercury dealerships for repair”

“I commute a long distance to work, when I can't fill up my gas tank and the engine light constantly comes on I don't feel safe. When it rains the car sometimes losing power and brakes. The tires and brakes have already been replaced. The following items have also been reolaced, seat belts, air conditioner, drivers side eletric window motor, the horn and more. …”

“The contact stated while driving various speeds, a gas smell was noticed due to a gas leak. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who determined a gas leak in the filler hose was present. There was a NHTSA recall, # 95v232000, regarding the gas tank filler hose and cap. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.”

“Consumer has been having trouble filling the gas tank, the shut off valve would constantly turn off, consumer was unable to tell if the tank was full or not after refueling, fuel would even spill out, the dealer replaced the filler neck, consumer is requesting reimbursement stating there were previous recall on this vehicle for this particular part before the vehicle was purchased.”