Recall Register

1999 Mercury Mystique: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1999 Mercury Mystique. The newest campaign is 00V075000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Mar 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components. NHTSA has 128 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V075000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. This recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 440,769 units in total.

  1. 00V075000Received . 436,200 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (ABS). A pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If both pcrv's malfunction, vehicle handling could be adversely affected during braking as a result of the rear wheels locking, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. This recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 99V060000Received . 4,569 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with automatic transmissions which utilize a park/lock solenoid. It is possible to rotate the ignition key to the lock position and remove the key without the shift lever and transmission being in park. These vehicles do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 114, "theft protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in a crash and possible personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect these vehicles. Vehicles that have units with ignition keys removable in gear positions other than park, will have the steering column replaced.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S06. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

128 complaints, 169 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1999 Mercury Mystique
  • All 1999 vehicles
1999 Mercury Mystique: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1999 MystiqueAll 1999 vehiclesMystique, all yearsMentions
Structure165.752.650.328
Service Brakes, Hydraulic142130.874.224
Unknown or Other112.420.832.519
Engine and Engine Cooling100.6120.2164.917
Visibility82.842.960.914
Electrical System82.884.5135.114
Equipment41.418.419.27
Air Bags35.552.339.76
Fuel System, Gasoline35.528.6476
Suspension35.589.884.86

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash
14
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
12
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
8 Oct 2012

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1999 Mercury Mystique, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 24 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1999 Mercury Mystique
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP06004Defect petitionINSTRUMENT PANEL COVER WARPAGEStructure23 Oct 200610 Apr 2007
EA01001Engineering analysisBLOWER SWITCH/RESISTOR OR WIRING HARNESSElectrical System5 Jan 200131 Jul 200101I009000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19940
  2. 19958
  3. 19967
  4. 19974
  5. 19988
  6. 19992
  7. 20003
  8. 20010
  9. 20020

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Mercury Mystique: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/mystique/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Mercury Mystique?
440,769 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Mystique have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Mercury Mystique, model years 1994 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Mercury Mystique name most often?
Structure: 28 of 169 component mentions, or 165.7 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 52.6 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Mercury Mystique open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.