Ten problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1998 Mercury Mystique. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The trans is out not working. It worked fine,and just stop,made a funny noise and just stoped. Ipulled in my yard. Know it want move. For know reason.
I have had shifting problems with the automatic transmissions on a 1998 Mercury Mystique. From my research this transmission made by a joint venture between Mazda and Ford has had major problmes. I have had it to the local Ford dealer seven times to get it fixed. They thought it was all electrical but now tell me they need to pull the transmission and check three things inside it. The car has been undriveable for three months through this process. I have already spent $650. 00 and now the real expensed process starts.
Consumer stated the transmission gears did not shift properly. Mr.
Transmission went out of car without any warning in th e middle of traffic.
Approx. 3 weeks ago, the original battery in my car was completely dead . It had showed no signs of losing power prior to that day. I bought a new battery and when I hooked it up the engine started turning over. The keys were in my pocket. As a result the starter died. I had the car towed to a local service station. They replaced the starter and a cracked serpantine belt. A few days later I was driving from NJ to PA when I heard a strange buzzing sound under my hood and I smelt the faint smell of something burning. I pulled over, turned off the ignition and looked under the hood. I did not see anything out of the ordinary. The car would not start back up. I had it towed to a near bye service station. Again the starter had to be replaced along with a burned relay wire and a battery. When I went to pick the car up, the new battery had died and we noticed some more burnt wires near the fuse box. I than had the car towed to haldeman Lincoln Mercury in allentown, PA 610-797-5005. Until this point I was reluctant to take my car to the dealer because they had been extremely unresponsive to past issues I have had with the transmission shifting delayed and hard and also with the check engine light and a engine timing issue. These issues happened right after my warranty expired and despite three seperate letters to Ford, the company did nothing to address my situation. I conveyed this entire story to the service advisor, mike siemons, at haldeman Lincoln Mercury dealership and he gave me the customer service number for Ford. On 2/10/01 I spoke with a customer service rep. Who stated that he would relay my report to a area account rep. Who would help remedy my problem. I was informed the rep. Would call me by the end of business today. So far he has not called. The dealership informed me today that I needed to pay $2k+ for a new wire harness and a 3rd starter in as many weeks. They attribute the problem to a battery that leaked acid. This isn't the proble.
While driving speedometer/cruise control and overdrive malfunctioned. Dealer is replacing the speed sensor.
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When driving at various speeds during rainy and wet conditions,the power steering fails during the enactment of a turn. The dealership "cannot diagnose"this dangerous occurance.
Transmission shift lever failed resulting hard in to gear, dealer replaced and transmission is not shifting again. Yh.
When driving at any speed the transmission jumps, and skips gears. Also, transaxle failed, vehicle is shifting hard at hwy speed.