Mercury Mystique
Registered from 1996 to 2000.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 1999 | 1276 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1276 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1303 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1303 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Instrument panel cover warpage
Defect petition, opened October 2006, closed April 2007.
Incorrect gear indication
Recall query, opened February 2002, closed September 2002.
Blower switch/resistor or wiring harness
Engineering analysis, opened January 2001, closed July 2001.
Fuel expulsion during refueling
Engineering analysis, opened October 2000, closed January 2001.
Fuel expulsion during refueling
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2000, closed October 2000.
Blower switch/resistor or wiring harness
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2000, closed January 2001.
Various intermittent electrical issues
Recall query, opened September 1999, closed March 2001.
Headlight switch
Preliminary evaluation, opened December 1998, closed May 1999.
Fuel gauge does not read below 1/4
Investigation SQ, opened January 1998, closed July 1998.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mercury filed 78 bulletins about the 2000 Mystique.
- Engine and engine cooling: 18
- Power train: 14
- Electrical system: 11
- Vehicle speed control: 7
- Equipment: 5
- Visibility: 4
- Exterior lighting: 3
- Suspension: 3
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 2
- Steering: 2
- Other: 9
- General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt · April 2005
- Rear window defroster grid/integral antenna diagnosis and repair - terminal tab repair. *tt · April 2005
- General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt · April 2005
- Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated - system lean diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) - service tips. various models including 2004 f-series. *tt · April 2005
- Steering column shipped without crush pad - reuse original crush pad if not damaged. *tt · April 2005
- Replacement speaker installation tips. *tt · April 2005
- Climate control a/c service tech tips. *eh · April 2005
- Inoperative electric rear window defroster (heated backlite) grid lines, integral antenna concerns. *tt · September 2004
70 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.