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1993 Mercury TracerProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 62 owner complaints about the 1993 Mercury Tracer, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

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CarFlaw IndexSolid year5% below the Tracer median · #4 of 11 years by complaints
Safety recalls0None on recordOwner complaints6222 with a crash, fire or injuryTop problem11Service brakes, hydraulic

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through September 16, 2014. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1993 Mercury Tracer has problems

62 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic113
Fuel system, gasoline103
Vehicle speed control94
Steering80
Electrical system81
Power train80
Suspension70
Seat belts74
Structure50
10 other systems193

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1993 Mercury Tracer recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1993 vs. every other Tracer year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tracer median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1993 Mercury Tracer, and the recalls they led to.

  1. FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTAGEEA94002 · closed Jan 31, 1995
    No recall
In owners' words

What Tracer owners report

Recent service brakes, hydraulic complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKES DO NOT WORK, RPMS GO UP. TT CONSUMER STATES THSI HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, ENGINE STRIDES AT 2500 RPM IT WILL NOT GO UP WHEN CONSUMER STEPS ON THE GAS AND WILL NOT SLOOW BELOW 200RPM CONSUMER STTES IT SEEMS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL BUT…
Complaint 975545 · Nov 28, 1995
WHEN AT 20,000 MILES THE DISC ROTOR AND CALIPER NEED TO BE REPLACE AND I AM AT 36,000 MILES AND NEED TO BE PLACE AGAIN. TT
Complaint 961852 · Mar 10, 1995
VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALER TWICE. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER CHARGED $300 FOR BRAKE REPAIR. VEHICLE IS NOW AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP FOR SAME PROBLEM, INCLUDING AXLE DAMAGE. *AK
Complaint 741348 · Feb 22, 2001

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