2000 Mercury Tracer

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline › belts and associated pulleys. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	1		0	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Seat Belts › Front04E048000

Filed Jul 12, 2004388 vehiclesTrw Occupant Safety Systems

Defect. CERTAIN TRW DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS MANUFACTURED ON DECEMBER 6 AND 9, 2002, FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 1997 FORD ESCORT 4-DOOR AND STATION WAGON PLATFORM VEHICLES, FORD'S P/N F7CZ54611B09AAC. THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES EXHIBIT A NO-LOCK CONDITION WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT, WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. TRW WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 27, 2004.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Filed Oct 31, 2001TN

WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLIP AND SLIDE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys

Filed Dec 4, 2000IL

DEFECTIVE SERPENTINE BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2003	0	1	0	0	Routine
2002	0	1	0	0	Routine
2001	0	1	0	0	Routine
2000 — this page	2	1	0	0	Routine
1999	20	1	2	0	Routine
1998	44	1	1	0	Routine
1997	142	2	17	1	Fatalities reported
1996	12	0	0	0	Routine
1995	96	3	0	0	Routine
1994	66	1	5	0	Routine
1993	62	1	3	3	Fatalities reported
1992	24	2	5	0	Routine
1991	60	3	9	0	Routine
1990	2	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 12, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.