Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 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.

1
Open recalls
40
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
38
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

40 filed
0
Crashes
9
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
    5
  • Seat Belts
    5
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    4
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    3
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR Assembly
    2

Recalls

1 campaign
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.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE96033·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1996-05-02 → 1996-09-30

ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES

Led to recall97V019000

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

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