1998 Mercury Mystique Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I have had numerous front end problems. I have had to replace front tie rods twice in a year and a half. Having problems with struts .control arm bushings need to changed. Also stabilizers linkage had to be changed. Have also put new ball joints in.”

“There is a short in the ABS controller system which causes the fuse for the fan blower to blow therefore there is no heat and no ABS which makes the car inoperable. When I took my car into the ford dealer there was another lady with the same problem.”

“The contact owns a 1998 Mercury Mystique. The vehicle's heater blower failed on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice concerning the blower ,and the connector on the heater blower cable was replaced. Two different dealers told the contact that this vehiclewas excluded from recall # 01v230000. The current and failure mileage were 102,000.”

“The contact owns a 1998 Mercury Mystique. The contact took her vehicle to a mechanic because the blower motor resistor failed. The mechanic stated that her fuse box melted, which caused the blower motor to fail. She called the manufacturer and a representative stated that her VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 01v230000 (electrical system), although the failures were identical. The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. She is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The failure and current mileages were 114,708.”

“1998 Mercury Mystique. Electrical sub-harness connector problems. The consumer stated he took the vehicle to his mechanic, because the AC wasn't cooling properly and the vehicle would over heat, while it was on. The vehicle has two fans in the front and they found the cooling fan melted and the sub-harness connector burned up. In addition, they showed the consumer the part of the sub-harness with the insulation just falling off the wire. …”