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1993 Mercury Topaz: raw data

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vehicle1993 / mercury / topaz
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints80 on file (1994-12-05 → 2017-09-16)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic seat belt retractor stuck or inoperativeSEAT BELTS14 complaints1995-08 → 2017-09topaz-1993-automatic-seat-belt-retractor
  • 893340 AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT RETRACT. SHOULDER BELT PORTION IS LOCKED IN AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR MECHANISM
  • 890936 DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BECOMES JAMMED WITHIN RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE
  • 887115 RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES FAILED AD BECAME STUCK. BELTS WILL NOT COME OUYT OR RETRACT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION
Engine stalling and shutting off while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 complaints1995-05 → 2001-08topaz-1993-stalling
  • 894376 VEHICLE WILL STALL AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH
  • 889014 VEHICLE STALLS OUT, AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A TFI MARGIN ( A DEVICE THAT REGULATES FLOW OF ELECTRIC CURRENT TO SPARKS PLUGS)
  • 883484 INTERMITTENTLLY HOT CLIMATE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES
Service brake failure, rear lock-up and wearSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints1995-06 → 1998-04topaz-1993-service-brake-lockup-wear
  • 979599 REAR BRAKES LOCK UNDER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVENTING STOPPING ABILITY
  • 979137 WHEN APPLY THE REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTOR, PADS, CALIPER BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM
  • 503526 BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES, CAUSING ONE ACCIDENT
Accelerator or throttle stickingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1994-12 → 2012-03topaz-1993-stuck-throttle-acceleration
  • 967505 GAS PEDAL STICKS DURING ACCELERATION; DOES NOT RELEASE EVEN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARD; HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, TURN OFF IGNITION TO STOP VEHICLE
  • 478912 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION 4 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES
  • 503119 THROTTLE STICKS AFTER EXTENDED HIGHWAY USAGE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
801994-12-052017-09-16104SEAT BELTS:17; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:16; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:14; SERVICE BRAKES:13; HYDRAULIC:13

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). 1993 Mercury Topaz vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/mercury/topaz
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_mercury_topaz_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Mercury Topaz},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/mercury/topaz}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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