Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury tracer. While driving 25 MPH, the brakes failed and the contact struck a pole head on. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they stated that they would inspect the vehicle. They discovered that the brakes were faulty and had been repaired prior to the crash. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 94v218000 (air bags:frontal). The vehicle is still at the dealer and they are charging $300 just to inspect the vehicle and $5,400 for the repair. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 67,000.
1994 Mercury Tracer airbags problems
10 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car). 8 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- crashes
- 8
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Frontal7
At what mileage
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Mercury Tracer airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1994 Mercury Tracer airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- The driver side air bag module can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.
- Risk
- In the event of a collision, the weld seam can separate, causing the air bag to fail to deploy properly and hot gases to be expelled from the back of the steering wheel. This can result in an increased risk of personal injury from the hot gases and the air bag failure.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new air bag module.
Recall number 94V218000 · Recall details
What 1994 Mercury Tracer owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The warning indicator intermittently flashes 5 times pause 1 time and then repeats.
The air bag light on the dash board blinks 3-2 while driving. It has done this since the car was brand new. I am the original owner. I have brought the car in several times per year with the blinking light. The service department at cortese either could not reproduce the problem. It does come and go. It is more on than off. The air bag assembly was replaced twice. That did not fix the problem. I was told to bring the car in while the light was blinking and not to turn the car off. I did that. It was confirmed yes the light blinks 3-2. I left the car for an entire week in july of 2001. On the way home from cortese after the car was "repaired" the air bag light started to blink on the way home. I am getting the run around about fixing the problem. The factory was contacted 3 years ago when I sent my father to the dealer. I was told that cortese contacted the manufactures over this summer to get the problem fixed. They were unable to fix the problem in august due to needing a part. Now I am being met with it is out of warrenty. I had a 7/70k warenty which does expire noveberof this yearsince the car was brand new.. Since this has been an on going saftey issue , I think I have been overly patient with rectifying this defect. I called the nys attorney generals office. The lemon law does not apply as the car in now more than 4 years old. I was refered to your organization. Help!!!!!!
Brakes locked up causing accident. Air bag did not deploy during accident, compounding injury.
Antilock brakes locked up, causing accident/injury.
Drivers air bag did not inflate due to a tear, resulting in injury.
Air bag did not deploy in a frontal collision (12:00) at 35 MPH. Tt
The driver was in an accident, and got burned in the chest area when the air bag deployed. Tt
Hit a truck from behind and drivers side air bag only deployed half way sparks and smoke came from air bag. Tt
The vehicle was standing still and the vehicle was hit in the front at the airbag sensors and the airbag did not deploy. Please describe. Tt
Questions about the 1994 Mercury Tracer airbags
Does the 1994 Mercury Tracer have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the airbags of the 1994 Mercury Tracer, 15% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1994 Mercury Tracer airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1994 Mercury Tracer airbags?
Yes, 1 recall: 94V218000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Mercury Tracer have bad airbags?
The Mercury Tracer model years with the most airbags complaints are 1997 (47 complaints) and 1994 (10 complaints).
Other 1994 Mercury Tracer problems
Brakes 12Seat belts 12Acceleration 6Engine 6Fuel system 5Suspension 5Transmission 5Electrical 4Seats 4Steering 4Visibility 2Lights 1Tires 1
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