While driving air bag light illuminated and vehicle stalled. Driver got the vehicle to the side of the road and vehicle caught on fire under the dashboard. *ak
Mercury Tracer airbag light comes on
13 of the 528 owner complaints about the Mercury Tracer describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 1997 model year.
- owner complaints
- 13
- worst model year
- 1997
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 199710
- 19951
- 19941
- 19931
Often reported together
What owners say
Driving on I-20 eastbound. Smelled ammonia, then smelled burnt plastic, airbag light illuminated, check engine light illuminated, interior light flickered off and on, car began to decrease speed despite pressing on the gas pedal. Was able to get car into the emergency lane before it completely stopped moving. Hole burnt into passenger area from underneath dash area. Defrost area warped and burnt, bottom of windshield (glass part) burnt.
The air bag light illuminated on the dash board.
Pe 02 010 & ea 02 008/ water ingestion into the air bag monitor, consumer states that the air bag light remain on while driving. Dealer notified and informed that the air abg monitor needed to be replaced. *mrthe part has been replaced.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the air bag light comes on and the air bag could be inoperative in the event of a vehicle accident. Dealer notified.
While driving air bag light came on and vehicle broke down. Vehicle checked by dealer, who determined that air bag had damaged wire harness which resulted in breakdown.
The airbag light illuminated, and the vehicle began smoking and then caught on fire.*jb(claim#18-0629-945)
Air bag light illuminated, vehicle started smoking and caught on fire, claim 18-0629-945.
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!!!!!!
Airbag light keeps flashing, and there is a beeping sound. Also there was smoke coming from passenger's side airbag compartment. Consumer disconnected battery.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles, the integrated air bag monitor (iabm) can be contaminated with water or other liquids and could experience internal electrical shorting.
- Risk
- This may, in turn, cause the air bag readiness light to illuminate and in very rare occurrences, air bag deployment, melted wiring, or fire may occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install the shield over the iabm and apply nyogel grease to the connector. Owner notification began february 11, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑866‑436‑7332.
Recall number 02V323000 · Recall details
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
Questions about the Mercury Tracer airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Mercury Tracer?
Owners who report it most often also describe fire, smoke or burning smell, engine stalls while driving and seat belt won't latch or retract.
Which Mercury Tracer years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1997 (10 complaints), 1993 (1 complaints) and 1994 (1 complaints).
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