Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Mercury Tracer

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
60
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
55
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

60 filed
2
Crashes
9
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    7
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    6
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    3
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    3

Recalls

3 campaigns
94E019000·SUSPENSION:FRONT1994-06-02

THE OFFSET TOE ADJUSTING PIN CAN FRACTURE UNDER CONDITIONS SUCH AS TORSIONAL LOADS, FLEXING MOTION, IMPACT LOADS, AND OVERTORQUING.

RiskTHIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL ANDAN ACCIDENT.

FixDANA WILL PAY FOR REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COSTS OF THE ADJUSTMENT PIN WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE INSTALLING FACILITY AND THE VEHICLE OWNER. THESE PINS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY A FORD ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PIN ASSEMBLY. OWNER OR INSTALLER INQUIRIES CONCERNING THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN SHOULD CONTACT DANA SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-248-9606.

93V057000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE1993-04-15

THE ROLL PINS SECURING THE IGNITION LOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING CAN SEPARATE OR MOVE OUT OF POSITION.

RiskTHE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER MAY DISENGAGE FROM THESTEERING COLUMN HOUSING WHICH COULD CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP,RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

FixIF ONE OR BOTH OF THE ROLL PINS ARE MISSING OR NOT FULLY INSERTED, THE IGNITION LOCK HOUSING WILL BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE DOOR-LOCKS AND THE LIFTGATE OR DECK-LID LOCKS SO THAT KEY COMPATIBILITY IS MAINTAINED. IF BOTH PINS ARE PRESENT AND FULLY INSERTED, A PLASTIC SNAP-ON SLEEVE WILL BE INSTALLED AS A PRECAUTION TO PREVENT THE ROLL PINS FROM COMING OUT.

92V117000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1992-08-19

FATIGUE CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE SOLDER JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL RETURN TUBE AND THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.

RiskSHOULD A CRACK DEVELOP, FUEL VAPOR CAN ESCAPE FROM THETANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACK.FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixINSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP SENDING ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA94002·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1994-01-28 → 1995-01-31

FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTAGE

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