Mercury Tracer Complaints

567 consumer complaints on file.

#603445July 1, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813211June 17, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
OWNER STATES THAT HER REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ASLO STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE.OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FRO SAFETY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518531June 12, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
THE BULB OF THE REAR MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT MELTED THE ASSEMBLY , CAUSING SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545923June 3, 1997
TIRES:SIDEWALL
3 OF 4 TIRE WERE DRY ROT ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS (GOODYEAR CONQUEST SIZE 185-65R 14). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808753June 3, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CAME TO A STOP, VEHICLE REARENDED, DRIVER WENT FORWARD, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD, THEN JERKED BACKWARDS SUDDENLY; FUEL CUT OFF SWITCH FAILED TO WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#812589May 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WITHOUT IMPACT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#812538May 28, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED HALF WAY IN THE RETRACTOR. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516701April 23, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
COMPUTER FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516632April 21, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUTS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811350April 21, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIAMATELY 10MPH AND VEHICLE AHEAD DIDN'T GIVE ENOUGH NOTICE THAT IT WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, HIT A VEHICLE IN BACK AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH SO MUCH FORCE THAT THEY SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD AND INJURED DRIVER'S NECK AND BACK. DRIVER'S AIR BAG CAME OUT WITH TO MUCH FORCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#809180April 15, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811002April 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE GAS TO SPILL OVER THE ENGINE, THE WIRING FROM THE GAS TANK WOULD MELT TOGETHER WHICH IT COULD OF CAUSE A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809888April 2, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN IT RAINS THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN ON ALL FOUR DOORS. WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND DOORS ARE LOCKED, UPON REENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516056April 1, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DUE TO WATER ENTRY IN THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH CONNECTORS, DRIVERS SWITCH CONNECTOR IS CONTAMINATED AND CORRODED, CAUSING ALL DOOR LOCKS TO CONTINUOSLY CYCLE UP AND DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515826March 31, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DESIGN OF BRAKES CAUSES THEIR COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION TO INCREASE WITH TEMPERATURE. THIS CAUSES PERFORMANCE IN A PANIC STOP FROM HIGH SPEED TO BE ACCEPTABLE. HOWEVER, IF BRAKES ARE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515677March 18, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DEFOGG CIRCUIT FAILED, CAUSING FUSE TO HEAT AND MELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515287March 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; ALS0, REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809834March 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
OWNER HAS POWER BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKES GET BETTER WHEN THEY ARE HOT. HE WAS TOLD THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW, ALSO BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO STOP IN LOW SPEED STOPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807929March 6, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING ABOUT 15 MILES W/WARM ENGINE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY, W/O WARNING, DIED ON INTERSTATE, COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO START, TRIED TO START, NOTHING TURNED OVER, LIGHTS & RADIO STILL WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514892February 20, 1997
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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