Mercury Tracer Complaints

567 consumer complaints on file.

#8015519August 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FUEL TANK WHILE VEHICLE PARKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015554August 5, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG HAD DAMAGED WIRE HARNESS WHICH RESULTED IN BREAKDOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015110July 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN RIGHT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR END. MECHANIC DETERMINED BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015123July 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING, A WIRE HARNESS FIRE OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A MECHANIC SERVICED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A SHORTAGE IN WIRE HARNESS AGAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER REMOVED THE CONNECTION TO BATTERY TO PREVENT A DRAINAGE OF THE POWER.*AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014326July 19, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE YELLOWED OVER TIME, ALSO TINY CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED. THIS MAKES THEM INEFFECTIVE AT NIGHT.*AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE SO FAINT THAT HE CAN GET MORE ILLUMINATION ON THE ROAD FROM THE VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND HIM THAN FROM HIS OWN HEAD LIGHTS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THESE KINDS OF HEAD LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013437July 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL IN INSIDE OF VEHICLE.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A MASSIVE LEAK OF FUEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012996July 1, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE FUELING VEHICLE FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK CONSISTENTLY .DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL 97V145000; HOWEVER, RECALL WAS LIMITED TO STATES WITH A WARM CLIMATES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565386June 11, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. (THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WOULD BE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL) THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAS ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. *SLC *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010801May 31, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A REAR END COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010505May 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL HEADLAMP ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED, DUE TO EXCESS HEAT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010409May 23, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, SMELLED FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES FOUND A RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER MANUFACTURER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT MATCH VIN NUMBER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762160May 22, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
PURCHASED THE CAR USED, A/C HAS NOT BE OPERATIONAL SINCE-EMITS A FOUL ODOR. CONTINUOUS HEATER CORE LEAKS AND FAILURE, EMITS FOUL ODOR RESEMBLING ANTIFREEZE. CAUSES NAUSEA AND HEADACHES. NOT SURE IF A/C PROBLEMS AND HEATER CORE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED. SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AROUND AFTER 30MPH IS EXCEEDED. CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE. AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS STICK IN POSITION. BEEP THAT ALERTS WHEN YOU HAVE A KEY IN THE IGNITION AND A DOOR OPEN, BEEPS CONSTANTLY EVEN WHEN NO KEY IS IN IGNITION, CANNOT FIND CAUSE. CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, CANNOT FIND CAUSE. AUTOMATIC BELT TENSIONER RATTLES. HAVE READ THROUGH THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I JUST ABOUT HAVE THEM ALL. CHECKED DATE OF MANUFACTURE FOR FUEL TANK RECALL, ONE MONTH SHORT OF BEING IN RECALL, HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT LEAKAGE. SOMETIMES I DO HAVE A FUEL ODOR IN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN CAR HAS JUST BEEN FILLED UP. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008920May 1, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MAKING A U TURN AND APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A POLE.*JB THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008921May 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE MAKING A U TURN AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE JUMPED CURB AND HIT POLE AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008350April 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. VEHICLE BURSTED INTO FLAMES UNDERHOOD. COMPLETELY DESTROYING VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007649April 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HESITATES TO RELEASE AND RETRACTS AFTER ENTERING CAR.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006609March 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THEN VEHICLE CAUGHTON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006610March 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004888March 4, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE STOPPING AT SPOT LIGHT AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE SURGED WHILE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE THE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS CHECKED. TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004584February 26, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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