1997 MERCURY TRACER Complaints

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES DUE TO THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE THAT HAD A KNOT ON IT AND THE TWO BACK TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. (GOODYEAR 185-65 ADV+822626). *YH

WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL TIRES VIBRATING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND DEALER FOUND OUT THAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS HAVING A TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE RESPOND P185/65 R14. *AK FIRESTONE P185/65/R14 *MW

CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF STORE WHEN HE HEARD HORN GOING OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HORN ASSEMBLY WAS ATTACHED TO AIRBAG, AND THAT AIRBAG MODULAR UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS ONE UNIT. CONSUMER STATED THAT JUST BY TOUCHING ON HORN LIGHTLY IT WOULD GO OFF. *AK

RETAINING PINS THAT HOLD BRAKE PADS IN PLACE ARE LOOSE, CAUSING CONTACT TO THE WHEEL, AND EVENTUAL SEPARATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK MORE SPECIFICALLY THE RETAINING CLIPS THAT HOLD THE RETAINING PINS IN THE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY SNAP AND FLY OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PINS CONTACT THE WHEEL. *YH

REAR COIL SPRINGS RUSTED OUT AND ARE BROKEN PREMATURELY, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

CRANKSHAFT/PULLEY FELL APART, CAUSING THE BELT TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, AND DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT KEEPS GETTING STUCK, AND WOULD LOCK CONSUMER IN SEAT. ALSO REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT. *AK

I OWN A 1997 MECURY TRACER, THAT HAS BEEN IN FORD, LINCOLN, MERCURY AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN WAS WHEN MY " ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS ON 1/18/2000, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THAT MY #3 WAS MISFIRING AND THAT THEY NEED TO REPPLACE MY SPARKPLUGS AND GIVE THE CAR A TUNE-UP. ON 1/27/200, MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALSHIP AND THEY FOUND AN OIL LEAK AND TOLD ME THE COMPUTER READ OUT WAS THE SAME AS BEFORE "#3 WAS MISFIRING". WELL THAT NIGHT AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SO THE NEXT DAY I CALLED TTHE DEALERSHIP OCE AGAIN AND I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THEM AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE SAME CODE AND THAT THEY WOULD CHECK INTO IT. THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK AND INFORMED ME THAT YES THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD PROBABLY COME BACK ON AGAIN AND THAT TO INFORM THEM IF THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. WELL THE NEXT WEEK, I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY STARTING TO STALL WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT AND THEY MADE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY 2/7/2000 TO BRING THE CAR IN. WELL, THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. FIRST I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE VALVE GUIDE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY EXTENTED WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE COST INCLUDING ONLY SEVEN DAYS ON A RENTAL CAR. THEN ON 2/22/2000 I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT FORD NO LONGER MAKES THE VALVE GUIDES FOR THE 1997 MERCURY TRACERS AND IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SECONDARY MARKET. I HAVE ALREADY PAID OUT $340.00 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, PLUS NO WHAT EVER THE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE NOW. PLUS I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL CAR, BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL ONLY PAY FOR 7 DAYS. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND THINK THAT FOR A 3 YEAR OLD CAR TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM, BUT WHEN TALKING WITH FOR

LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD BLINK AT 3-4 TIMES THE NORMAL AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BEING OUT, ONCE BULB WAS REPLACED ALL TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONING WAS NORMAL. *MJS