Rear coil spring fractured, without provocation, in my 1998 mercury tracer sedan. After speaking to 3 different independent shops and 2 different ford service departments, it was absolutely clear that ford/mercury has a known material defect that they have chosen to ignore. Everyone concedes that these springs are failing at absurd rates but fomo co policy is to deny everything (despite what their own service technicians are admitting) catastrophic failures while driving frequently result in tire blowouts... This problem occurs throughout the taurus/sable, escort/tracer, and topaz/contour car lines... I still have the shattered spring in my possession, fomoco expressed zero interest when I contacted them...
1998 Mercury Tracer: broken coil spring
6 of the 44 complaints about the 1998 Mercury Tracer describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
- 19986
- 19974
- 19951
- 19931
What owners say
The rear coil springs broke on my 1998 mercury tracer. When seeking a repair, I understand that this is a well documented problem with ford/mercury models of this size (escort/tracer/tempo). With rear springs broken, one can observe the rear tires of a car with these springs broken come off the road. With ford well aware of this design flaw in these autos, there ought to be a recall of these vehicles. I have only 47,700 miles on this car; I have now replaced a busted crankshaft pulley and the resistor associated with circulation system which could have started a fire. All of these problems are well documented and ford should address these flaws.
During a vehicle inspection rear coil springs broke and were replaced.
Consumer complained about having problems with a right tie rod and a right coil spring. He had taken vehicle to a repair shop and was told by a mechanic what was wrong with the vehicle. Vehicle was real dangerous to be driven. Manufacturer was not contacted at the time of this call. Dealer was contacted and replaced the damaged parts with the warranty. Vehicle had less than 30000 miles.
Broken rear coil springs at very low mileage,could have caused tire blowouts,serious accident.
Broken rear coil springs at very low mileage, could have caused blowouts, serious accident.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Mercury Tracer coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 1998 Mercury Tracer?
6 of 44 owner complaints about the 1998 Mercury Tracer (14%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Mercury Tracer?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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