2000 Mercury Mystique Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 13%of 63 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2000 Mercury Mystique, 13% of the 63 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The rear wheels are locking when the driver is slowing down to stop. This occurs when the weather is cold. The owner was informed by a mechanic that the rear brake assembly was completely rusted. The owner contacted the manufacturer, but received no assistance. There was a bad noise when the vehicle was started and the vehicle would hesitate when trying to increase in speed along with hard shifting. Recall campaign # 00v075000.”
NHTSA complaint #10113495, filed 2005-04, 42,000 miles“2000 Mystique ls, engine stall 7 times over the last 10 months. After multiple repairs, the Mercury dealer could not find the problem. Problem still exists.”
NHTSA complaint #10224151, filed 2008-04, 88,081 miles“The dealership informed the consumer that the intake manifold was leaking gas. The dealership repaired the intake manifold. Please provide more information.”
NHTSA complaint #10103431, filed 2004-12, 62,000 miles“In march of 2002 the dash starting coming unglued and rolling up, which caused my defogger to pop out and not defog my windshield correctly. The car also stalls out when taking off from a starting position or changing to passing gear. The engine has to then be shut off and restarted for it to clear up. This will last about 30 minutes before it happens again.”
NHTSA complaint #10037590, filed 2003-09“Vehicle stalls intermittently when coming to a stop, dealer has replaced the power steering pressure switch, however that did not remedy the problem. Idle air control was also replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #8009990, filed 2002-05Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mercury Mystique
18 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercury Mystique
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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