The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. Air bag monitor water shield replaced.*jb
Mercury Tracer sudden acceleration problems
15 of the 528 owner complaints about the Mercury Tracer describe sudden unintended acceleration, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19981
- 19972
- 19955
- 19944
- 19932
- 19921
Often reported together
What owners say
While making a u turn and applying brakes to stop, the vehicle surged forward, jumped a curb and hit a pole.*jb the vehicle was totalled.
Vehicle stalled out at stops and accelerated without warning. Problem was intermittent. Deaelr will be contacted. Please add VIN and any other information to complete the form.
Vehicle experienced a sudden acceleration / runaway upon shifting gear into reverse. Please provide any further details.
On sept.2,1999,vehicle experienced sudden acceleration causing driver to crash into a parked vehicle, which resulted in total damage and injuries.
On-going/intermittent problem with vehicle suddenly accelerating whenever speed control is engaged at slow speed. Dealer / manufacturer were not notifed at this time. Can the federal safety agency help in this matter.
At 2,795 miles the engine was replaced. At 4,162 miles vehicle experienced sudden acceleration on two occasions. One incident resulted in hitting a light pole.
Three occasions of sudden acceleration.
While backing out of the garage vehicle suddenly accelerated forward, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify the problem. Please give any further details.
When vehicle is slowing down or coming to a stop the vehicle will suddenly accelerate intermittently which could cause an accident.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Mercury Tracer sudden acceleration
Which Mercury Tracer years have sudden unintended acceleration problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (5 complaints), 1994 (4 complaints) and 1993 (2 complaints).
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