1991 Mercury Tracer fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 16 complaints for the 1991 Mercury Tracer, 21% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 21% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
(1) shoulder belt would not move to driving position, coolant fan would not run when needed with engine running only when the ignition was turned off, oil light stayed on and alternately flashed with the right turn signal indicator. (2) a shorting connector to the fuel pump burned the wire bundle to the fuel pump in the tank. It also burned wires behind the fuse block and under the dash!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 1991 mercury tracer. After the vehicle was filled with fuel and parked in the garage, the contact smelled a fuel odor and noticed fuel leaking onto the garage floor. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Other problems reported for the 1991 Mercury Tracer
- Electrical system 21 complaints
Fuel system problems in other years
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