With the engine operating at high speed, the plastic engine fan finger guards may contact the engine fan and breakage of the guard may occur. This could cause fragments of the finger guard to scatter.
Engine & cooling
Mercury Capri Engine problems by year
8 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Mercury Capri's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Engine recalls
The involved vehicles are equipped with flexible cooling fan blades that may crack when subjected to high engine speed operating conditions. Fan blade cracking can lead to fragments separating from the fan.
Latest Capri engine complaints
Fuel & oil lines cause engine failure and smokes white and black exhaust. Fuel pump replaced 3 times. *Tr
I have taken car off road. Two ford dealers and two independent service providers have told me unless it stalls while they have it they can not fix it- it is a sensor or something which doesn't show on the computer code self check scan. The car is worthless as I never know when it will stall and for how long I will sit and wait until it starts again.*Ak
Crankshaft twists the crank key causing major engine damage. *Ak
The pulley end of crankshaft broke off on the inside lane of the south bound side of ih 35 at moore, ok. The end of the shaft and the pulley spun across the north bound side of i-35 between cars. No one was injured as the cars were able to avoid hitting the spinning disc. However, this could have cause a deadly crash on a major highway. Very few models of the car were sold in the us. Therefore parts are not readily available. I have not repaired the auto and am considering salvaging it out so that no one gets hurt with it. *Ak
Vehicle has had three batters and fan belts, with the last belt failing 300 miles after installation. Owner was never notified of recall for replacement of defective alternator pulley and belt that causes slippage, and belt and battery failure.
VEHICLE FIRE.
ENGINE FIRE. *AW
OIL PRESSURE BUILDS UP AND DROPS DOWN. TT
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data