2000 Mercury Mystique: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Mercury Mystique. The newest campaign is 00V228001. NHTSA received the report on 18 Aug 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts. NHTSA has 63 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V228001, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 582,016 units in total.
00V228001Received . 144,435 units.
Seat Belts
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
99V361000Received . 1,381 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An incorrect label was installed on the driver side rear door. This label contains instructions for the activation of the childproof safety locks.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The operator of the vehicle may believe the childproof safety lock was activated when it was not, potentially allowing the door to be opened from the inside.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with a replacement label and installation instructions.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99L02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
63 complaints, 81 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.
- 2000 Mercury Mystique
- All 2000 vehicles
| Component | 2000 Mystique | All 2000 vehicles | Mystique, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 222.2 | 66.2 | 50.3 | 18 |
| Visibility | 111.1 | 37 | 60.9 | 9 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 98.8 | 114 | 164.9 | 8 |
| Electrical System | 86.4 | 99.2 | 135.1 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 86.4 | 56.3 | 39.7 | 7 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 74.1 | 34 | 47 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 61.7 | 42.6 | 43 | 5 |
| Power Train | 49.4 | 83.3 | 100 | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 49.4 | 20.1 | 32.5 | 4 |
| Equipment | 37 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 7
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 18 Jun 2008
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP06004 | Defect petition | INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER WARPAGE | Structure | 23 Oct 2006 | 10 Apr 2007 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2000 Mercury MystiqueThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2000 Mercury Mystique: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/mystique/2000/. 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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Mercury Mystique?
- 582,016 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 2000 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mystique name most often?
- Structure: 18 of 81 component mentions, or 222.2 per 1,000. For all 2000 vehicles the figure is 66.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Mercury Mystique open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.