1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

WHILE SUDDENLY ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THEN TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO HOT AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIES. WHITE SMOKE ALSO COMES OUT OF TAIL PIPE. *AK VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING HOT AND STOPS, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE,ALL RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED. *JG

MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, WHETHER I AM STOPPED, TURNING OR JUST DRIVING. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS. THIS WAS ACCIDENT RELATED AND MY INSURANCE SAID IF IT ISN'T ACCIDENT RELATED THEN I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL THAT THE DEALER WILL CHARGE FOR LOOKING AT THE CAR. NOW THIS STARTED HAPPENING WHEN MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AT OVER 40+ MILES/HR. AM I PROTECTED BY ANY LAW THAT WILL ALLOW ME TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AT NO COST TO ME? I AM DRIVING A VERY DANGEROUS CAR RIGHT NOW AND ALMOST GOT KILLED LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TURNING OFF A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLED, A RIG WAS COMING RIGHT TOWARDS ME AND AT LAST SECOND I GOT OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS VERY...

VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE/ RUN ROUGH, AND STALL AT ANY SPEED, AND/OR WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

UNABLE TO FUEL MY 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE WITHOUT FREQUENT PUMP SHUT DOWN AND/OR GASOLINE SPILLAGE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE ON MARCH 26, 2001. THE PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO A PRODUCT DEFECT - A STICKING FLAPPER VALVE (TSB 98-15-3). A NEW FLAPPER VALVE WAS INSTALLED AT A COST OF $ 224.26 ($6.07 PARTS & REMAINDER LABOR AND TAX). THE REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. WHILE IT IS FORTUNATE THAT NO INJURIES OR SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THIS INSTANCE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT, A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AND DAMAGE EXISTS.*AK

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...

WHEN ROAD IS WET AND CHANGING LANE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND VEHICLE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OIL WAS RUNNING OUT 3 DAYS AT A TIME. HAD OIL CHANGED. VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF AT STOP SIGN, BUT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. ALSO, . WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR.*AK

ENGINE DIED DUE TO MAJOR OIL LEAKAGE. YH

VEHICLE IS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.CONSUMER MUST RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

FORD CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM, THEY HAD MY CARE FOR 3 DAYS AND GAVE IT BACK TO US, ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALER CAR CUT OUT TWICE (STALLED WHILE DRIVING). CALLED FORD NEXT DAY HAD IT TOWED AGAIN, STILL IN SHOP, I HAD CAR FOR 1 1/2 DAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORD CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM...AND AS IF THIS DATE HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY IT. WE CAN NOT ACCEPT A CAR THAT STALLES OUT WHILE DRIVING WE HAS 2 SMALL CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK OF THIS CARE, EACH OF THE 5X'S THIS CAR STALLED OUT MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CARE...WE CAN NOT CHANCE THIS...