Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 Mercury Topaz

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
48
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
37
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

48 filed
3
Crashes
11
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    7
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    5
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    4
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    3
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD Assembly
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
96V071000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1996-04-25

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskTHIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

90E043001·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1990-10-30

THREADED INFLATOR COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY ALLOW COMPONENTS TO SEPARATE WHEN INFLATOR RECEIVES A SIGNAL TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG.

RiskINFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

FixREPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE96005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1996-01-19 → 1996-05-28

REAR BRK ADJUSTER FAILURE

DP96002·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1996-01-11 → 1996-01-19

REAR BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE

EA90008·SEAT BELTS1989-12-27 → 1991-12-31

FAILED PASSIVE RESTRAINT

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