1994 Mercury Topaz: raw data

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vehicle1994 / mercury / topaz
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints100 on file (1995-08-22 → 2005-07-14)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Warped brake rotors and brake pulsationSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3 complaints1995-08 → 1996-09topaz-1994-brake-rotor-warp-pulsation
  • 973826 PULSATION IN THE BRAKE AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO DISC BEING WARPPED TWICE IN 28,300 MILES
  • 802416 THE DISC ROTOR CONTINUES TO WARP, GROUNDED DOWN (3) TIMES AND REPLACED ONCE
  • 971177 EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, PULSATING, AND LOCK UP, HAD AN ACCIDENT
Engine balancer and harmonic balancer failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1999-07 → 2000-08topaz-1994-engine-balancer-failure
  • 845118 ENGINE BALANCER IS GONE BAD, CAUSING A VERY LOUD NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THE UNBALANCED BRACKET
  • 843294 THE LOWER CAMSHAFT BALANCER IS LOUD, MAKING A RATTLING SOUND
Seat belt stuck on track, retractor or buckle failureSEAT BELTS12 complaints1996-04 → 2001-06topaz-1994-seat-belt-track-retractor
  • 887694 DRIVER'S SIDE LAP SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE
  • 864326 DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S MOTOR SEAT BELTS WERE STUCK IN THE RAIL, WHICH WON'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF A CRASH
  • 881270 SHOULDER BELT IS IN OPEN POSITION/STUCK ON TRACK
Front seats breaking in rear-end collisionsSEATS3 complaints1999-02 → 1999-03topaz-1994-seat-collapse-rear-impact
  • 833453 DURING A MINOR COLLISION IN WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS REARENDED, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS FLEW BACK AND CHAIR RECLINED
  • 834759 VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, IMPACT CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS TO BREAK, DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH FELL BACK IN THEIR SEATS AND LANDED ON THEIR BACKS
  • 834677 WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE
Sudden acceleration, surging and sticking accelerator pedalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints1996-03 → 2000-10topaz-1994-surge-sticking-accelerator
  • 980060 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION
  • 982615 WHEN DRIVING OVER 20MPH CAR ACCELERATES TO 4000 RPM, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR THREE TIMES, CONSUMER STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM
  • 734671 GAS PEDAL STICKS UP, TROUBLE MAKING GAS PEDAL TO GIVE THE CAR GAS
Engine stalling and loss of power while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints1995-11 → 2001-07topaz-1994-stalling-power-loss
  • 845814 WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION . VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART AFTER STALLING
  • 872761 WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS ALL POWER
  • 974996 WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 65MPH ON HWY., SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, WHICH RENDERED POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE TWICE
Air bag not deploying in frontal crashAIR BAGS3 complaints1997-05 → 1997-08topaz-1994-air-bag-non-deployment
  • 812607 DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 20MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 814431 OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR AND HIS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY
  • 522625 ABS FAILED CAUSES VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1001995-08-222005-07-1471ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:21; SEAT BELTS:15; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:10; SERVICE BRAKES:9; HYDRAULIC: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). 1994 Mercury Topaz vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/mercury/topaz
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_mercury_topaz_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Mercury Topaz},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/mercury/topaz}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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