1995 Mercury Tracer

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/28/2000· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEATBELT STUCK IN OVERHEAD TRACK. ALSO, AIRBAG COVER LOOKED LIKE IT WAS READY TO POP OFF, AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRACK AND CHECKED THE AIR BAG. *YH

• 12/28/2000· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEATBELT STUCK MIDWAY IN OVERHEAD TRACK. *AK THE TRACK WAS REPLACED. *YH

• 12/28/1995· POWER TRAIN

  ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES ITS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK DEALER FIXED IT FOUR . TT

• 12/13/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE GOES INTO HIGH IDLE POSITON, THE RPMS REACHES UP 4000, INTERMITTENTLY FAILES , IN FOR REPAIRS, REPLACE IDLE AIR CONTROL SENSOR, AND THROTTLE SENSOR, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO FAIL. *AK

• 12/11/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

• 12/03/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  97S79; VEHICLE HAD FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN DID NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL, THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 12/01/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ON 11/27/1998, I TOOK MY CAR TO GET A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE "SEAM" IN THE TANK COULD BE CRACKED, AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THE NEED TO INVESTIGATE IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ON 11/30/1998, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON 12/01/1998 I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT IN FACT THE SEAM WAS LEAKING ON THE TANK AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. THIS IS BASICALLY THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO WITH THE FORD ESCORT, BUT IT WAS RECALLED. I SPOKE TO A FORD CUSTOMER REP., AND SHE SAID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A FORD RECALL, NOT MERCURY, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THIS IS NOW COSTING ME AT LEAST $500.00 FOR THE REPAIRS AS WELL AS APPROX $40.00 PER DAY FOR RENTAL CAR FEES AND I GOT THE RENTAL CAR ON 11/28/1998. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO REGARDING THIS MATTER.

• 11/28/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DEALER DETERMINED THAT A CRACK AT THE SHIELD BRACKET CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. RECALL 97V144000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 11/12/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALL POSTED INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. NOW I HAVE TAKE MY CAR INTO MULTIPLE PLACES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I THINK SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM, BUT A PROBLEM THAT MERCURY AS A COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX. I AM HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY VAN NOT STARTING. IT IS A 1993 MERCURY VILLAGER. ON SATURDAY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR WITH MULTIPLE STOPS WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INTO A STORE, IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY EVERY SINGLE LIGHT CAME ON, SEAT BELT, CHECK ENGINE, IT SEEMED LIKE 7 OR 8 IN ALL. THERE WAS NOTHING. WE TRIED JUMPING IT, BUT THAT DID NOT DO ANYTHING. LATER THAT DAY SOMEONE TOLD ME IT SOUNDED TO HIM LIKE IT WASN'T IN PARK OR AT LEAST THE CAR DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IN PARK. I TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, TURNING TO ON AND MOVING FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO PARK. IT STARTED UP JUST LIKE ALWAYS. I DROVE AROUND AND MADE 2 STOPS. THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, THE SECOND TIME IT WOULDN'T START, BUT AFTER MOVING IT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO PARK IT STARTED RIGHT UP. AFTER A TOTAL DRIVING TIME OF ABOUT 35 - 40 MINUTES I ARRIVED HOME. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND GOT NOTHING. THIS TIME THE NEUTRAL TO PARK TRICK DID NOT WORK. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIME OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR WITH NO LUCK. HAVE A 1997 VILLAGER WITH 130K ON IT. THE VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO. I WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT SPITS, SPUTTERS, BACKFIRES AND DIES. *TR

• 11/12/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GAS. DEALER FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK WAS PLASTIC AND WELDED TOGETHER ,AND HAD SPLIT WHERE IT WAS WELDED. *AK

• 11/10/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK LEAKS. DEALER DID NOT WANT TO FIX TANK. VEHICLE IS NOW ON RECALL. *AK

• 11/08/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,AIR BAGS

  MY DATES/ MILEAGE ARE NOT ACCURATE, BUT INFO OTHERWISE IS CORRECT. DO I NEED ACCIDENT REPORT FOR AIR BAG DATE? I AM SCARRED FROM THE GAS AND THE AIRBAG SEAM THAT RIPPED MY WRISTS OPEN FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE BAGS DURING THIS ACCIDENT. I WAS QUITE INFECTED. ALSO, MY GAS TANK CRACKED A FEW YEARS AGO AND MY EX-BEAU USED BOAT PUTTY FOR PLASTIC BOAT GAS TANKS TO FIX IT UNTIL I COULD HANDLE IT. IT HELD WELL UNTIL NOW AND HAS CRACKED FURTHER IN THE SAME AREA. PUTTY IS NOT HOLDING ANY LONGER. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO REPLACE THE TANK RECENTLY WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM STILL ELIGIBLE FOR A REPLACEMENT TANK PER THE RECALL OF 1997 AND FOR REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS. AFTER MY ACCIDENT I DID HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BUT WONDER IF THE SAME YR AND MODEL OF AIRBAG MAY BE INSTALLED. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP. I NEED TO HANDLE MY AIR BAGS & TANK AS I CAN PUT LESS THAN $7 IN GAS AT A TIME OR IT LEAKS AND EATS ASPHALT AWAY ON THE STREET AND IN PARKING SPACES. THE SMELL AND DANGER IS AT A HIGH LEVEL. PLEASE RESPOND QUICKLY.THANKS AGAIN. DT

• 11/04/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, USUALLY UNDER 20MPH, DRY AND WET PAVEMENTS, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/31/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, PREVENTING CONSUMER FROM USING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 10/26/1999· SEAT BELTS

  MOTORBELT BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. MANUFACTURER RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLE'S BUT NOT CONSUMERS MAKE. NLM

• 10/23/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL/ CUT OFF. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON PANEL. VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP ON ITS OWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM . SERVICE MANAGER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/22/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY TRACER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. HE PARKED HIS VEHICLE AND A PUDDLE OF GAS LEAKED OUT. CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE IF THE CRACKS GO THROUGH THE FUEL TANK WALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V144000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

• 10/21/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STALLED TWICE.

• 10/18/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PURCHASE CAR NEW WHEN TURNING THE STEERING THERE IS A NOISE,WHEN DRIVING CAR STALLS CAR DON'T PICK UP SPEED AT 30 MPH OR MORE CAR JERKS . TT

• 10/16/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS (HIGHBEAMS AND LOWBEAMS) WENT OUT INCLUDING DASH AND PARKLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 55 MPH.

• 10/16/1996· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE BRAKING, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING; VEHICLE LOST CONTROL; SKIDDED 20 TO 25 FT; VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL. *AK

• 10/04/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  HAS TO REPLACE PLASTIC TANK W/NEW METAL TANK COST OVER $450

• 09/29/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY TRACER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE YEAR 2000, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97V145000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

• 09/29/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *AK

• 09/22/1999· POWER TRAIN

  HAD A FORD DEALER PERFORM THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE, WHICH INCLUDED CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE / DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED TO THAT GEAR: QUITE A FEW SECONDS WOULD PASS & THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GRAB WITH A BANG. WHEN CHECKED, THE FLUID WAS BLACK AND SMELLED BURNED. HAD THE FLUID CHANGED AGAIN. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, WE DEVELOPED FORWARD CLUTCH FAILURE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO ORIGINAL FORD TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 60,000 WE HAD NO PROBLEMS OF ANY KIND. HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING A USED TRANSMISSION AS ALL THE USED PARTS DEALERS CAN NOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK - THEY GO OUT FASTER THAN THEY CAN FIND THEM. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR DEFECT SUFFERED BY A LOT OF TRACER OWNERS.

• 09/17/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  95 TRACER WAGON 9/3/97 THERE WAS A RECALL WITH THE SAME ISSUE I AM NOW HAVING. WE NEVER REC'D ANY NOTIFICATION THERE WAS ANY RECALL. THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING NEAR THE HEAT SHIELD. A CALL WAS MADE TO STIVERS LAST NIGHT AND WE WERE TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO THE LENGTH OF YEARS THAT HAD PASSED.BUT WAS TOLD TO CALL FORD MOTOR. A CALL WAS MADE THIS MORNING. WAS TOLD BY FORD MOTOR AT 800-392-3673 THAT MY CAR WAS MADE 1/95 AND THE 64000 THAT WAS RECALLED WERE BETWEEN 4/29/95 AND 10/95. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR PREVIOUS SERVICING AND EVEN THEN NOTHING WAS SAID TO US ABOUT A RECALL. OUR PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL MY CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. WE FEEL THAT HEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF A REPLACEMENT. *TR

• 09/16/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  IN MAY OF 2000, THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC FUEL TANK, IN MY 18 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S MERCURY TRACER, CRACKED IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW METAL TANK. THE COST WAS $457.96, WHICH MY DAUGHTER PAID OUT OF HER POCKET. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW IF SHE IS ELIGIBLE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE REPLAIR SINCE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

• 09/08/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  POTENTIAL FOR FATALIES WAS GREAT AS CAR JUST QUIT AT 65 MPH WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES HEAD JUST BLEW APPARENTLY ALLOWING WATER TO BE SUCKED OUT BOTTOM OF CAR CIRCUMVENTING SENSORS. RADIATOR STILL HAD WATER IN IT.. NO STEAM OR INDICATION CAR WAS HOT. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING NORMAL BOTH TIMES. I HAD MULITPLE MECHANICS REVIEW CAR AND NO ONE CAN FIND PROBLEM. HOWEVER BOTH TIMES WATER SEAPED INTO PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER REBUILDING ENGINE AND THEN REPLACING ENGINE WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 91,000 MILES NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN WHY IT HAPPENED OR FIND A PROBLEM WITH COOLING SYSTEM OR ANY OTHER COMPONENT..I FEAR TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN NOT KNOWING WHAT IS CAUSING IT OR WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

• 09/06/2002· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN MID-POSITION, NOT MOVING FORWARD OR AROUND DRIVER. MANUFACTURE IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY OF FAILURE FOR MOTOR BURNING OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 09/05/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT STOPS AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. DEAELR WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THE FORM.*AK

• 09/05/1995· TIRES

  GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY. *DSH

• 09/03/1998· SUSPENSION

  STRUT HOUSING PLATE WAS FORCING IT WAY INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED OF THIIS PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR OR RESOLVE UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

• 08/31/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVNIG ABOUT 60/65 VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

• 08/30/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE GAS TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK NEAR THE HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT, GAS LEAKAGE DUE TO CRACK, RECALL (97V-144) IS BEING DENIED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. *MJS

• 08/26/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION / RUNAWAY UPON SHIFTING GEAR INTO REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

• 08/25/1998· SUSPENSION

  COIL SPRING BROKE ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE.

• 08/22/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NHTSA RECALL 97-V-144-000 :VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.9L ENGINES, BUILT AT THE HERMOSILLO OR WAYNE ASSEMBLY PLANTS AND ORIGINALLY SOLD OR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE HEAT SHIELD ATTACHMENT, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE IF THE CRACKS GO THROUGH THE FUEL TANK WALL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK THERE WERE CRACKS AND LEAKS IN THE FUEL LINE AT THE HEAT SHIELD MOUNT. THE TANK WAS REPLACED. *SCC *NLM

• 08/16/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON OUR 1995 MERCURY TRACER CRACKED OPEN. THE SHOP THAT WE TOOK IT TO KNEW OF A RECALL BECAUSE HE OWNED ONE PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. OURS IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THE CRACK IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT IS IN RECALLS 97V145000 AND 97V144000. THE HEAT SHIELD THAT IS MOUNTED DIRECTLY TO THE GAS TANK, CRACKED THE TANK AND CAUSED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIAL FIRE IF WE HAD NOT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS GAS LEAKING ONTO THE ROADWAY. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT WE FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL. IT IS A 1.9L ENGINE AND WAS BUILT IN MEXICO. *NM

• 08/13/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS CRACKED AS DESCRIBED IN THE CAMPAIGN ID 97V144000. PUTTING IN ANYMORE THAN 3 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK CAUSES IT TO LEAK AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT USABLE DUE TO THE LEAKING FUEL AND AT AN ESTIMATED $800 TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, I AM OUT A VEHICLE FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. I FEEL THAT IT WAS UNFAIR FOR THIS RECALL NOT TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME GAS TANK DESIGN, WHICH HAS CAUSED THIS FAILURE, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

• 08/09/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY TRACER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V144000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,600.

• 08/06/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL # 97V145 ON 05-AUG-98. AFTER HAVING DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OWNER NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS CONTINUALLY LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

• 08/05/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY TRACER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE. HE STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 97V144000 AND 97V145000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) MENTIONED THE SAME FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,296. UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/30/08.*JB

• 08/05/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FUEL TANK WHILE VEHICLE PARKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/04/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FUNNY NOISES WHEN DRIVING DUE TO A HOLE IN CONVERTER. ALSO, BOLT FELL OUT FROM ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL. VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AFTER OIL LEAKED OUT. REPAIRWORK DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 07/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PULLEY:CRANKSHAFT FELL OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

• 07/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAT SHIELD ATTATCHMENT IS CRACKED, RESULTING IN GASOLINE LEAK. *AK

• 07/24/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 35 MPH), CALIPER SLIDES ARE STICKING. YOU CAN HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE AND FEEL THEM GRABBING THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CALIPER SLIDES WERE ORIGINALLY REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IT SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. APPROX. 1 YEAR LATER THE SAME THING STARTED. THE CALIPER SLIDES WERE THEN GREASED AND THIS SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL APPROX. 1 MORE YEAR LATER. THE CALIPER SLIDES WERE STICKING AGAIN, MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN YOU BRAKE. I WAS TOLD THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS STILL HAPPENING TO THE CALIPER SLIDES AND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS IF THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**749080

• 07/20/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY TRACER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED AND LOST ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AT A SERVICE STATION AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE DETECTED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT. IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON EXPLODED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,607 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,722.

• 07/14/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY TRACER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK ON THE GROUND AND THE FUEL GAUGE DECREASED FROM A FULL TANK TO HALF OF A TANK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V144000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.