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1999 Mercury Mystique structure problems

28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 1999 Mercury Mystique22% of all complaints for this model year.

28
Structure complaints
22%
share of all complaints
63,218 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving along when I could smell my car getting hot, so I pulled over and sure enough it was overheating, but did not show inside on the dashboard, so I had it checked and the plastic housing around the thermostat was cracked in 3 places, so I say fix it ,they said it would be 450.00, ok no…

    filed Oct 8, 2012

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mercury mystique. The entire length of the instrument control panels surface began developed cracks and warps. A plastic piece from the panel, that was 5 inches in height blocks the windshield. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The contact commented…

    filed Oct 29, 2009

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Structure problems in other Mystique years

YearReportsShare
2000 Mystique1829%
1998 Mystique31%
1997 Mystique23%
1996 Mystique84%
1995 Mystique144%
Mystique structure problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.