Mercury Tracer Complaints (1988)

21 consumer complaints on file.

#743574April 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS' RETRACTOR MECHNISM HAVE FAILED-THEY LOCK AT LOW PULL OUT RATE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT (800-392-3673/DUANE). I REPEATLY MENTIONED TO THEM NHTSA'S CAMPAIGN ID NO: 89V085000 BUT BOTH FORD AND MY LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN A RECALL AFTER I HAVE GIVEN THEM MY VIN NUMBER AND AFTER THEY SEARCHED THEIR DATA BASE FOR RECALLS. MY CARE WAS MAKE IN JAN, 88 WHICH FALLS INTO THE RIGHT TIME PERIOD AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT SEAT BELTS. ONLY RECENTLY DID I SAW NHTSA'S WEB SITE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR. I THINK I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND BY FORD. PLEASE CONTACT FORD FOR ME AS MY CAR IS INOPERABLE NOW WITHOUT FUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864435June 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 5577, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED UP AT LOW BELT PULLOUT RATES, WHICH DISCOURAGED SEAT BELT USE. DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843615July 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531406February 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPER SEALS FAILED CAUSING FLUID LOSS AND BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523748October 14, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807590January 14, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. CAR WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806266December 12, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING UP TO LOAD PERSONS INTO VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A BUILDING, INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED IT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803210October 4, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS, THE SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT LOCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509245September 30, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOSE OF CRANK BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508902September 23, 1996
WHEELS
LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986056June 24, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TRACTOR WOULDN'T RETRACT, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984939May 29, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE, SHE WAS NOT INJURED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984295May 9, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#487419October 25, 1995
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER CABLE BROKE 2 TIMES. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#973768October 23, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION AND CANNOT BE USED. TT WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN SEAT AND TRIES TO BUCKLE UP THEY CAN HARDLY PUT THE BELT INTO THE HOLDER SMOOTHLY IT IS A CONSTANT BATTLE, THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DOES GO INTO LOWER HALF OF BUCKLE THE PASSENGER IS NOT ALWAYS RELEASED WHEN USING THE RELEASE BUTTON IT SEEMS THAT THE BUCKLE STICKS IT IS CURRENTLY NOT USABLE AS CONSUMER'S LAST PASSENGER GOT STUCK IN THE SEAT BELT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#971472September 1, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN LOCKED CAME LOOSE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#971140August 28, 1995
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FRONT BRAKE HOSES CRACKING, REPLACE ONE. OTHER ONE CRACKED. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#968955July 18, 1995
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BRACKET BROKE AND IT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO FALL UNDER THE BUMPER AND IT CAUSED A FIRE. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#967293June 20, 1995
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER SISTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#966570June 9, 1995
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE AXLE BROKE ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND OVERTURN A NUMBER OF TIMES. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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