Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Mercury Tracer.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY TRACER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT STRUCK A POLE HEAD … |
| 2007-02-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 97 VILLAGER AND A 94 TRACER SW. I WAS REVIEWING MY RECEIPTS FOR A RECALL FOR THE FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE ON MY V… |
| 2005-03-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | AT AROUND 3 PM, I WAS DRIVING, AND HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AT 1960 @ INVERNESS FOREST. HEARD A POP THEN HAD A BIG F… |
| 2005-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIF… |
| 2003-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES 5 TIMES PAUSE 1 TIME AND THEN REPEATS.*JB |
| 2002-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE PARKING VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. VEHICLE BURSTED INTO FLAMES UNDERHOOD. COMPLETELY DESTROYING VEHICLE. PLEASE AD… |
| 2001-08-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM INQUIRING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAD CERTAIN DEFECTS WITHIN … |
| 2000-09-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CRACKED FUEL TANK AT MOLDED MOUNTING BRACKET (DESIGN FLAW) |
| 2000-09-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH THESE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS FIRST APPEARED IN MARCH OF 1998, AFTER PUTTING ON NEW TIRES OF THE SAME SIZE AS… |
| 2000-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE STILLS RUNS AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND THE BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENG… |
| 2000-08-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND THE LENSE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT WAS CRACKED. I WENT TO THE… |
| 2000-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN TOO DANGEROUS AND UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY..IT WAS SOLD WITH 15% BRAKES LEFT AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT … |
| 2000-04-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | IHAD THIS CAR IN FOR A CHECK UP MIDAS TOLD ME ALOT OF CARS LIKE MINE WAS REPLASED ON COIL PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT MY COIL… |
| 1999-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE OVERHEAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DISINTERGRATED INSIDE THE ENGINE RENDERING THE OXYGEN SENSOR USELESS AND CAUSING TH… |
| 1999-11-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FILLED CAR UP WITH GAS. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I HAD A HEAD ACHE, I AS SO NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I H… |
| 1999-09-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | ON SEPT.2,1999,VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN… |
| 1999-09-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | BOTH SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE; WOULD ONLY GO HALF WAY ON TRACK AND STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRE… |
| 1999-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED IN HALF AT 25 MILES DUE TO INFERIOR STEEL USED BY FORD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE… |
| 1998-12-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY TRACER'S MOTOR BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS FAILED.....NOW I AM A VALET ATT. AT A RESORT CASINO FOR 5 YEARS AND THIS… |
| 1998-07-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT THE SIDE… |
| 1998-07-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS ARE HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR, AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE SEAT BELT ON T… |
| 1998-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE PULLEY SEPARATED, CAUSNG THE BELT TO TEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN A… |
| 1998-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS DAILY ON FREEWAYS. |
| 1997-11-09 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD BECAUSE OF A DAMAGED TIRE ROD. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 1997-11-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING HESITATION AND STALLING. |
| 1997-09-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT BACK AND FORTH. ALSO, THE REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL. … |
| 1997-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK |
| 1996-12-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVER TURNED TO LOOK OUT WINDOW , AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CAUGHT HIS HEAD, CAUSING NECK INJURY. |
| 1996-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES MAKES SQUEALING/GRINDING NOISE, HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER, REPAIRED BRAKES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS; ALSO, EXPERIENC… |
| 1996-12-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILED, EMITTING STEAM FROM DASH WHICH FOGGED UP WINDOWS, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. |
| 1996-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS REACHED 5,OOO, HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TO STOP ACCELERATI… |
| 1996-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | DEFOGG CIRCUIT FAILED, CAUSING FUSE TO HEAT AND MELT. |
| 1996-08-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK AROUND CHILD SAFETY SEAT. |
| 1996-06-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATING CORE UNIT HAS GONE OUT AND NOW IT IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO OVERHEATS. PLEASE DESCRIBE… |
| 1996-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 3 | DRIVING VEHICLE, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, SLAMMED ON BRAKES, CSS WAS LEANING FROM REAR SEAT, CHILD FACING FLOOR OF VE… |
| 1996-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL WITHOUT VEHICLE BRAKING. *AK |
| 1996-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD |
| 1996-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ACCIDENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT, COMPOUNDING INJURY. |
| 1995-12-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT B… |
| 1995-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BR… |
| 1995-11-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DUE TO A TEAR, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DH |
| 1995-11-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE DRIVER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND GOT BURNED IN THE CHEST AREA WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT |
| 1995-10-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT, CAUSING CAR TO SLAM INTO CURB/DAMAGE SUB-FRAME. *SD |
| 1995-08-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | HIT A TRUCK FROM BEHIND AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG ONLY DEPLOYED HALF WAY SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME FROM AIR BAG. TT |
| 1995-08-23 | SEATS | Yes | 4 | THE REAR BACK SEAT CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1995-08-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS STANDING STILL AND THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AT THE AIRBAG SENSORS AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY… |
| 1995-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES FAILED.*SD |
| 1995-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD BLINKS 3-2 WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW. I AM THE … |
| 1995-05-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00) AT 35 MPH. TT |
| 1995-04-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHEN MAKING A LEFT TRUN, ALSO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. TT |