1991 Mercury Topaz: raw data

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vehicle	1991 / mercury / topaz
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints	54 on file (1995-01-05 → 2004-01-15)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt retraction and latch failureSEAT BELTS7 complaints1995-01 → 2000-06topaz-1991-seat-belt-retraction

864624 FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, BACK INTO PLACE AFTER USE
841496 SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD GET STUCK IN THE BUCKLE, ONCE RELEASED, THE BELTS MAY OR MAYNOT RECONNECT
958263 PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SEAT BELT GET STUCK IN A HALF WAY POSITION WHEN TRYING TO USE

Sticking accelerator pedal or throttle cableVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1995-03 → 1999-09topaz-1991-sticking-throttle

825386 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE AND BRAKES TO FAIL
805114 FAILURE OF THE GAS PEDAL, IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE GAS PEDAL STICKS TO THE FLOOR
962460 VEHICLE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING

Rear brake adjuster failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7 complaints1996-03 → 1997-01topaz-1991-rear-brake-adjuster

987076 WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILURE WHEN SUDDENLY AT 35MPH LEFT REAR BRAKES LOCKED, NO WARNING
984131 REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER CAME APART, PART GOT IN THE BRAKE LINER AND DRUM, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED BRAKE
985083 FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE, PE96-005

Fire from ignition switch or wiring shortELECTRICAL SYSTEM8 complaints1995-03 → 2000-03topaz-1991-ignition-wiring-fire

802828 ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN
503565 IGNITION CABLE ASSEMBLY SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN/MELTING WIRING IN DASH
858508 VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH

Intermittent engine stallingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING9 complaints1995-06 → 2001-03topaz-1991-intermittent-stalling

881095 VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING
880429 WHEN RIDING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A PERIOD OF SITTING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE
523602 INTERMITTENT STALLING, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT

Fuel pump failure, gas leak and fuel system fireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE6 complaints1995-07 → 2003-04topaz-1991-fuel-system-leak-pump

501835 FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO STALLING
977125 WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT, QUOTED BY FIRE MARSHALL "VEHICLE STARTED" THEN BEGAN SMOKING UNTIL FIRE IGNITED
10016628 I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE IT SERVICED ON FRIDAY AND THEY SAID I HAD A GAS LEAK WHICH I HADN'T NOTICED

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
54	1995-01-05	2004-01-15	0	10	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:13; SERVICE BRAKES:10; HYDRAULIC:10; SEAT BELTS:8; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:8

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 Topaz vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/mercury/topaz

@misc{wrenchpro_1991_mercury_topaz_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Mercury Topaz},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/mercury/topaz}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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