1996 Mercury Tracer
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
12 complaints4 involved a crash10 injuries
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Latest complaints
- 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
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Vehicle had a fuel leak which was caused by a crack in the fuel tank near the exhaust.*ak
- Air bags › Frontal · Seat belts › Front › Anchorage · Steering › Hydraulic power assist system
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
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor
Retractor on driver's side locks up, and when door IS opened it slides quickly back. *ak
- Air bags › Frontal
This vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 45 mph, and forntal air bags did not deploy. dealer has not been contacted.*ak
- Power train · Seat belts
The drivers side motorbelt failed. nlm
- Seat belts
Drivers side motor belt failed. nlm
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
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…
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
- Structure › Body › Door
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
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
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.
- Air bags › Frontal
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
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist › Pump
Power steering pump makes noise when turning.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10013060Climate control a/c service tech tips.
- 10008580Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock.
- 10003748New transmission cooler flusher - service tips. 2003 escort and super duty f series included.
- 6090087Information on identifying non-approved / alternate refrigerants which could cause safety, and performance concerns if installed in ford a/c systems.
- 6090085Service information for musty and mildew type odors coming from the air conditioning / heating system.
- 6090082Information for servicing and diagnosing brake vibration, brake inspection, and brake friction material replacement.
- 6089681Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses.
- 630515Engine oil system priming procedures, service tips for reports of premature engine failure.
- 630001Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area.
- 625715Brake shift interlock.*jb
- 623988Information regarding transmission fluid usage charts. *Slc
- 623944Some vehicles may exhibit heater core leaks. *Slc
- 622804Some vehicles produced through july 1999 may exhibit rear suspension spring failure with no resulting operational concern.
- 618596Subject pertaining to revised door latch switch service procedure.
- 615541Some vehicles may exhibit malfunction indicator light on, stall at tip-in from idle, engine hesitation, and / or surge caused by the mass air flow (maf) sensor.
- 615540Subject regarding the ngs fuel economy test.
- 615454Brief information stating that the ngs fuel economy test on some vehicles may not function properly.
- 615335Some vehicles may exhibit a hard start / long crank, cold start stall, cold rough idle concern.
- 615270Some vehicles may exhibit brief spark knock on acceleration during hot weather once the engine has thoroughly warmed up.
- 614752Engineering IS reviewing passive restraint (motorized seatbelt) systems in certain vehicles.
- 613910Subject regarding passive restraint system service information.
- 613860This bulletin provides revised passive restraint system information contained in the workshop manual and the electrical and vaccum troubleshooting manual (evtm).
- 613224Some vehicles may exhibit a hard start/long crank, cold start stall, cold rough idle concern. *Mjs
- 612739Some vehicles equipped with compact disc changer may exhibit a 6 disc cd changer that IS not ejecting the magazine or IS not responding to command from the radio.
- 612203Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *Mjs
- 610796Some vehicles may exhibit grinding noise, or greater than normal brake roughness, when applying the brakes immediately after installing motorcraft front brake pad part number BR-18 (xu2z-2v001-ra). *T
- 610688Brief information on passive restraint (motorized seatbelt) systems.
- 609692Some vehicles may exhibit grinding noises, or greater than normal brake roughness when applying the brakes immediately after installing motorcraft BR-18 front brake pad.
- 608431Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda.
- 607418Concerns with paint stains on the hood which may be caused by windshield washer solvent leaking from the windshield washer jets while driving.
- 606508Conditions with the brake lamps inadvertently disabling the brake shift interlock.
- 606461Ford motor company has released a private labeled material to be used for iron particle / acid rain service repairs.
- 606460Experiencing a whine / buzz type noise in the speakers of the entertainment radio or two-way radio on vehicles with an in-tank electric fuel pump.
- 606436Some vehicles may exhibit a hard / no start condition occurring when the engine block heater IS plugged in with temperatures below -18 degrees c (0 degrees f).
- 606433Information designed to aid in the diagnosis, testing and repair of noise, vibration and harshness (nvh) concerns.
- 606420Ford motor company now recommends sae 5W-30 viscosity grade for servicing any ford gasoline-powered vehicle regardless of model year.
- 606419Subject regarding door trim panel replacement - service tip.
- 605562Subject regarding the availability of hub-mount brake rotor machining equipment.
- 604751Information regarding reprogramming powertrain control modules (pcms).
- 604059Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( F8AZ - 19g208-aa ) to reduce the possibility of moisture corrosion at the terminals.
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