Six problems related to brake electric antilock have been reported for the 1998 Mercury Mystique. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Car is fire and safety hazard as well as child-welfare and safety hazard and Ford motor company refuses to talk with me about this auto. No safety defec tlisted. (tiresize: 205/60r15).
Brake pedal gets and remains hard (pedal at full top) while at highway and then at local street speeds. Although this has happened twice and reported to dealer at service time (10/26/2000 & 05/22/2001), when it does happen it is constant. Feels like the brakes are activated, and sometimes problem causes the car to vibrate serverly , causing concern of possible accident. Dealer could not verify my concern at both instances.
There is a short in the abs controller system which causes the fuse for the fan blower to blow therefore there is no heat and no abs which makes the car inoperable. When I took my car into the Ford dealer there was another lady with the same problem.
When driving at any speed and applying the brakes, there is a knocking noise, and the brakes go straight to the floorboard. Also, transmission is slipping, and consumer can't shift the gears. In addition, vehicle accelerates when driving or coming to a stop.
While driving the vehicle the braking system malfunctioned, causing a "scrubbing of metal to metal" sound and extended stopping distance. Been to dealer, dealer cannot determine problem. Please provide further information.
Braking system malfunctioned, causing pulsation while braking and extended stopping distance which may increase the risk of a crash. There is a TSB bulletin on this problem. Please provide further information.