Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Mercury Capri

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
30
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
21
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

30 filed
3
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND Pillars
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    1
  • AIR Bags
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
92V080000·AIR BAGS1992-06-02

THE AIR BAG MODULES DO NOT MEET THE FORD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE.

RiskAT HIGH AMBIENT INTERIOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURES ABOVE140 DEGREES, THE AIR BAG MAY TEAR AND MALFUNCTION UPON DEPLOYMENT.

FixREPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULES WITH MODULES THAT MEET SPECIFICATIONS.

91V009000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES1991-01-08

THE RUBBER TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER (IN THE RADIATOR) MAY DISCONNECT CAUSING DISCHARGE OF FLUID.

RiskDISCHARGED TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY STRIKE THE EXHAUSTMANIFOLD OR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixINSTALL REVISED LINE AND CLAMPS TO IMPROVE LINE RETENTION TO THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE93035·VISIBILITY1993-04-08 → 1993-08-19

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE

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