1991 Mercury Capri: raw data

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vehicle1991 / mercury / capri
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints40 on file (1994-11-03 → 2007-11-19)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission and transaxle failurePOWER TRAIN7 complaints1994-12 → 2001-01capri-1991-transmission-failure
  • 817351 TRANMISSION CANNOT GO OVER 45 MPH
  • 800289 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL, FELT AS IF IN NEUTRAL, CHECKED, STILL IN OVER DRIVE, ENGINE STILL RUNNING MAKING HIGH PITCH NOISE, COASTED OFF HIGHWAY, SHIFTED TO PARK, NO OTHER GEARS WORKED *AK
  • 878641 CONSUMER HAD 4 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED SINCE 1996
Crankshaft breakage and crank key damageENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints2000-09 → 2000-11capri-1991-crankshaft-failure
  • 735869 CRANKSHAFT TWISTS THE CRANK KEY CAUSING MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE
  • 731456 THE PULLEY END OF CRANKSHAFT BROKE OFF ON THE INSIDE LANE OF THE SOUTH BOUND SIDE OF IH 35 AT MOORE, OK
Fuel leak from tank and fuel lineFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2 complaints1995-02 → 1998-04capri-1991-fuel-leak
  • 822599 SMELLED GASOLINE AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER VEHICLE
  • 959582 GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE AT ATTACHMENT TO FUEL TANK
Convertible top tear and rear window deteriorationSTRUCTURE3 complaints1995-01 → 2001-05capri-1991-convertible-top-rear-window
  • 889073 WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE DEALER NOTICED A RIP IN CONVERTIBLE TOP
  • 959091 CONVERTABLE. POOR VISIBILTY THROUGH REAR WINDOW DUE TO COLOR DETERIORATION
Driver air bag non-deployment in collisionsAIR BAGS4 complaints1994-12 → 2001-07capri-1991-airbag-non-deployment
  • 892937 CONSUMER'S SON DROVE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 960884 AFTER COLLIDING HEAD ON WITH GUARD RAIL, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 807483 THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A DEER AT 55MPH AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK ON AND OFF
Engine stalling and cutting off while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1995-05 → 2007-11capri-1991-engine-stall-no-restart
  • 10209379 DRIVING, THEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING, AND WILL NOT RE-START
  • 750543 THE CAR IS WORTHLESS AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL AND FOR HOW LONG I WILL SIT AND WAIT UNTIL IT STARTS AGAIN
  • 964921 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAR CUT OFF

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
401994-11-032007-11-1942POWER TRAIN:7; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:6; AIR BAGS:6; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:6; VISIBILITY:6

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1991 Mercury Capri vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/mercury/capri
@misc{wrenchpro_1991_mercury_capri_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Mercury Capri},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/mercury/capri}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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