1995 Mercury Tracer complaints

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

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRAVELING 40MPH, AND FOLLOWING BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES GOING TO THE BEACH, SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND STOPPED SHORT, CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION. CONSUMER REARENDED THE BACK OF A TRAILER, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND WAS INJURED. *AK *ML

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. BELT WOULD STOP THE MIDDLE OF TRACK, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT PROPER RETRAINT. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE ONLY AT CONSUMER'S COST BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

ENGINE VALVE FELL OFF THE ENGINE AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS, AND ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES ALL AROUND. JUST LIKE THE FORD TAURUS'S. ANY RECALL OR OTHER REPORTS? EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER. *AK

THIS AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER WORK AND IS CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL DRAIN. *AK

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT SEPARATED, CAUSING HORN AND AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE.*AK

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

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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *AK

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.

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

PULLEY:CRANKSHAFT FELL OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE CRACKS IN THE WALL. HAD NOTICED THE FUEL LEAKAGE IN DRIVERWAY. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP.

THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE LEAKING FROM CRACKS IN THE WALL. HAD NOTICE THE FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP NOW.

SEAT BELTS FAILED. NLM

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND HEARD A NOISE. THEN HE NOTICED MOTORIZED SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING AND IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GETTING READY TO FALL OFF, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND KEEP CHECKING FOR THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS FIVE TO SEVEN TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

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

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.

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

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

COIL SPRING BROKE ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE.

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

WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION, IT IS STILL ABLE TO BE SHIFTED IN GEARS. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW IF IT'S A DEFECT.

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE THE ENGINE REVVED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY IN REVERSE AND COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER EMITTED ODOR WHICH BURNED THE SINUSES OF THE CONSUMERS.

A/C FAILURE CAUSING ODOR.

A/C HAS A STRONG FOUL ODOR.

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

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

THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS A MILDEW SMELL THAT MAKES THE OWNER NAUSEOUS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND CAN DO NOTHING TO REMEDY. SMELL LASTED FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER. *AK

COMPUTER FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

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

ACCELERATOR STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

ENGINE STALLED TWICE.

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

PULLING INTO PARKING LOT TO PARK AT VERY LOW SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WENT OVER INCLINE INTO DITCH, IMPACT 12:00 VEHICLE FLIPPED.*AK

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

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

GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY. *DSH

PITTINGS IN THE WINDSHEILD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE SUN. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

GAS GAUGE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE GAS IN THE CAR. CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. TT