Mercury Tracer Complaints (1994)

66 consumer complaints on file.

• #514187January 28, 1997
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

  WHILE DRIVER TURNED TO LOOK OUT WINDOW , AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CAUGHT HIS HEAD, CAUSING NECK INJURY.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #806726January 22, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

  BRAKES MAKES SQUEALING/GRINDING NOISE, HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER, REPAIRED BRAKES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS; ALSO, EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT WHICH WILL NOT TIGHTEN; HAD DEALER REPAIR IT, BUT STILL NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807209January 7, 1997
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS REACHED 5,OOO, HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TO STOP ACCELERATION PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN . *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #803064October 1, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #802596September 18, 1996
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

  FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #507824August 22, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

  BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ACCIDENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT, COMPOUNDING INJURY.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #507560August 15, 1996
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK AROUND CHILD SAFETY SEAT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985620June 13, 1996
  VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

  HEATING CORE UNIT HAS GONE OUT AND NOW IT IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO OVERHEATS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETIALS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #985156June 3, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, CHILD SEAT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

  DRIVING VEHICLE, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, SLAMMED ON BRAKES, CSS WAS LEANING FROM REAR SEAT, CHILD FACING FLOOR OF VEHICLE, CHILD'S FACE WAS BRUISED, ALSO FRONT /REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  3

  Deaths:

  0

• #504337May 7, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS

  ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #982286April 3, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL WITHOUT VEHICLE BRAKING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #502271February 6, 1996
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DUE TO A TEAR, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DH

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #501528January 8, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, STEERING:RACK AND PINION

  REAR BRAKES FAILED.*SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #976958December 26, 1995
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00) AT 35 MPH. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #975834November 30, 1995
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  THE DRIVER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND GOT BURNED IN THE CHEST AREA WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #975085November 17, 1995
  SEATS

  THE REAR BACK SEAT CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  4

  Deaths:

  0

• #487183October 25, 1995
  SUSPENSION:FRONT

  VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT, CAUSING CAR TO SLAM INTO CURB/DAMAGE SUB-FRAME. *SD

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #971849September 11, 1995
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  HIT A TRUCK FROM BEHIND AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG ONLY DEPLOYED HALF WAY SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME FROM AIR BAG. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #971875September 11, 1995
  SUSPENSION:FRONT

  VEHICLE PULLS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. HAD ALIGNMENT STILL PULLS. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #971789September 8, 1995
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  THE VEHICLE WAS STANDING STILL AND THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AT THE AIRBAG SENSORS AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0