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1988 Mercury Tracer

Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1995-06-27 95V103011 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY 265,000 Details
1989-05-22 89V085000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR 66,300 Details
1987-06-15 87V092000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP 191 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2001-03-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS' RETRACTOR MECHNISM HAVE FAILED-THEY LOCK AT LOW PULL OUT RATE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND FOR…
2000-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 5577, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOC…
1999-07-16 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
1998-02-25 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER No 0 BRAKE CALIPER SEALS FAILED CAUSING FLUID LOSS AND BRAKE FAILURE.
1996-08-25 WHEELS No 0 LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
1996-08-19 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 NOSE OF CRANK BROKE.
1995-09-12 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 0 FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS, THE SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT LOCK.*AK
1995-07-15 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 THE HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BRACKET BROKE AND IT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO FALL UNDER THE BUMPER AND IT CAUSED A FIRE. TT
1995-04-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 SPEEDOMETER CABLE BROKE 2 TIMES. *SD
1995-03-08 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Yes 0 CONSUMER SISTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/ROLL…
1995-03-08 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 THE AXLE BROKE ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND OVERTURN A NUMBER OF TIMES. TT
1995-02-13 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION AND CANNOT BE USED. TT WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN SEAT AND TRI…
1994-09-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 FRONT BRAKE HOSES CRACKING, REPLACE ONE. OTHER ONE CRACKED. TT
1994-09-24 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Yes 0 VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. CAR WAS TOTALLED. *AK
1994-01-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 CRANK SHAFT BROKE, RESULTED IN STALLING. TT
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN LOCKED CAME LOOSE . *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHILE BACKING UP TO LOAD PERSONS INTO VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A BUILDING, INSURANCE …
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE, SHE WAS NOT INJURED. *AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TRACTOR WOULDN'T RETRACT, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DES…