Mercury Tracer Complaints (1997)

142 consumer complaints on file.

#6900809January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AS THE INSURED WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER THE INSURED THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY THE INSURED DISCOVERED THAT THE DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE HAD BURNED AND MELTED SEVERLY.*JB(CLAIM#18-0530-895)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564110January 17, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A CRACKING/SQUEAKING NOISE AND VEHICLE WAS HANDLING LOOSE/UNSTABLE, WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE REAR COILS SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900506December 31, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 18-0629-945. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898850November 7, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897552October 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING, AND THERE IS A BEEPING SOUND. ALSO THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED BATTERY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004325August 28, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894508August 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL WIRES UNDER HOOD BURNED OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750245August 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
HEARD FOR QUITE A WHILE A "CRACKING NOISE" IN THE REAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN BREAKING, BUT ALSO DURING SHARP TURNS. GARAGE LOOKED AT IT AT 60K MILES AND REPORTED BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKEN. ACCORDING TO GARAGE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ESCORT/TRACER. RECEIVED ADVICE NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR, PARTS WERE ORDERED, WHICH TOOK 2 WEEKS. ACCORDING TO A DEALER "THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN SPRINGS, DUE TO HIGH DEMAND"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749965August 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BLEW UP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC - HUGE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OTHER TRACER DRIVERS, NO LIGHT INDICATOR, NO GAUGE WARNING, ETC.- CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED, JUST BLEW UP- NOTHING TO INDICATE REASON. SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING TRACERS FOR INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749512July 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY WITH FAMILY IN CAR- NO LIGHT, NO GAUGE INDICATOR, NO HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR- HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, ABSOLUTELY DID NOT KNOW IT WOULD HAPPEN. FORD IS, THUS FAR, UNRESPONSIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749093July 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR ENGINE BLEW UP (AT MAXIMUM FREEWAY SPEED) AND AFTER MAKING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHT, NO NOTHING- STRANDED THE FAMILY IN MID TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR AT AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SECTION OF FREEWAY- CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD HAVE WARNED US WITH LIGHTS OR SOMETHING- WE NEED IT REPAIRED. VERY POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION, HOPEFULLY IT WON'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PRONTO. OUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF AS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747958July 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHY IS THIS DATABASE BEING ELIMINATED, FIRST OF ALL?! I LOVE THIS. CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, COOLANT HAD ALL LEAKED WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO FROST PLUG HEATER SEAL FAILURE ON ENGINE CAUSING ALL COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY?! SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ENGINE SEAL TO ME, FORD DISAGREES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891101June 25, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. NO INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746120May 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE RUSTED AND BROKEN NEAR BOTTOM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900508May 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED, THE NEXT DAY HE FOUND THAT THE DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE HAD BURNED AND MELTED SEVERELY, THE ENTIRE DASH AREA AROUND STEERING MELTED, CLAIM 18-0530-895. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745529May 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HOLES EATEN THROUGH HEATER CORE INLET & OUTLET PIPES-LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO AIR BAG MONITOR WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. NEW MONITOR CAME WITH A SHILED NOT ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME ABOUT IT. I DID NOT TAKE MY CAR TO HAPER FORD SINCE WHEN I WAS THERE FOR MY 60 THOUSAND MILE CHECK UP , THEY CHARGED ME TO SERVICE MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR I OWN DOES NOT HAVE ONE. I FEEL THE DIDNT SERVICE MY CAR CORRECTLY AT THE TIME. HEATER CORES GOING OUT IN FIVE YEARS, RUINING A REQURIED PART BY THE GOVERNMENT. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN, IT DIDNT JUST HAPPEN IN THE LAST 14,00 MILES AFTER MY WARRENTY EXPIRED. AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THANK YOU TRACY KAUFMAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#6900507May 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN THE DASH LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND PARK LIGHTS WENT OUT, APPEARS PARTIAL FIRE STARTED IN FRONT OF DASH, CLAIM 25-5518-577. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888098May 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888099May 14, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD SEAL IS SEPARATING. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885559April 10, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SI, P185/65R14, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 7000 MILES ON A 1997 MERCURY, TRACER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THERE WAS VIBRATION AND A LOUD NOISE. LONG PIECE OF TREAD HAD COME OFF LEFT REAR TIRE. DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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