1996 Mercury Tracer

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

• 12/11/1997· SEATSCrash

  DURING A REAR END COLLISION BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEATS SLID BACK AND THEN FELL BACK INTO ARECLINE DPOSITION ON TOP OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT, CAUSING THEM TO HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE FRONT SEATS.

• 11/04/1997· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FAILED.

• 10/30/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, AND FORNTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 10/28/1997· AIR BAGS

  WHEN DRIVING ON ANY ROAD CONDITION A VIBRATING NOISE COMES FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE PASSANGER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND 3 TO 4 DAYS LATER THE VIBRATION STARTED AGAIN. *AK

• 10/15/1998· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT ON TWO OCCASIONS.

• 08/25/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

• 08/06/2001· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AND EXPLODE. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER HAS NOT RESPONDED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE.*JB

• 07/19/1999· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SIDE MOTOR BELT FAILED. NLM

• 07/14/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE EXHAUST.*AK

• 07/08/1999· SEATSCrash

  ON 6-25-99 WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER REAR-ENDED US GOING ABOUT 35-40MILES PER HOUR. AT IMPACT BOTH FRONT SEATS LATCH BROKE AND THE SEATS SLID BACK AND RESTED IN THE LAPS OF MY 3 CHILDREN SEATED IN THE BACK. THE DRIVERS SEAT ALSO SEEMED TO BECOME UNBOLTED AND TWISTED BEFORE IT SLID BACK HITTING MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BETWEEN THE EYES. AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AND THEY DID NOT. OUR CAR SLID ONE CITY BLOCK AT IMPACT. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND THE REAR DOORS JAMMED. I HAD TO LEAN AND PULL ON THE FRONT SEATS TO PULL MY CHILDREN FROM THE BACK SEATS. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR MY 3AND 1 YEAR OLDS BECAUSE THEY WERE LOCKED IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS. *AK

• 07/01/1997· STEERING

  POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING.

• 05/01/1997· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIRBAG, CAUSING INJURY.

• 02/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE NOISE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE SEAT, CYLINDER HEAD, AND HEAD GASKET WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - *NM

• 02/06/2001· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN 5 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING AND 2 YEARS OF USED PURCHASE?*AK

• 01/24/2001· SEAT BELTS

  RETRACTOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKS UP, AND WHEN DOOR IS OPENED IT SLIDES QUICKLY BACK. *AK

• 01/18/2000· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER DIAL ASSEMBLY FAILED. NLM

• 01/05/1998· STRUCTURE

  THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S DOORS WOULD POP & GRIND WHENEVER THEY ARE OPENED. AIR COMES THROUGH THE WINDOW. TOOK TO DEALER 4 TIMES & GOING FOR 5TH TIME. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. DOORS ARE HARDER TO OPEN. *AK