1992 Mercury Tracer problems
NHTSA has received 26 complaints about the 1992 Mercury Tracer, and 31% of them involve electrical system. After that come seat belts (19%) and fuel system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Mercury Tracer with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The shoulder harness pulled from track on impact , the driver's head struck the windsheild and recevied contusions to neck and head from the loose end of the harness
Rear misaligned, causing increasing need to hold steering wheel to maintain straight tracking direction/ rear tire wear.
On my daughters 1992 mercury tracer, the ignition switch engaged the engine starter and began smoking without the key in the ignition and when no-one was in the car. I am now faced with $800.00 in repair bills for a defective ford motor company part that could have caused a serious injury or death.
After 27 years the rubber fuel filler pipe on the car cracked and began leaking fuel. The fuel filler pipe was replaced with a new fuel filler pipe from ford motorcraft, part #kfl-22, focz-9324-aa. The new fuel filler pipe lasted only 6 months before cracking and spilling gas on my driveway creating a hazardous situation. The car was repaired with a new third party [not ford] fuel filler pipe.