1997 Mercury Tracer air bags problems
49 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Mercury Tracer, which is 27% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 27% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 102,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 102,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 14 crashes, 9 fires, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
Two weeks ago my car (a 1997 mercury tracer) was involved in an car accident in kingman, (4 hours north west of phoenix). The cause of the accident was the fault of the air bags suddenly deploying without cause, causing extensive damage to my car. I then notified my insurance company and it was towed to a repair shop here in kingman. Later the next day while the repair shop was doing their investigation into the cause, the car burst into flames from the air bag compartment.
The horn continuously blew, consumer had to disconnect the fuse to stop the horn from blowing. The dealership indicated the there was a short in the air bag monitor. 8jb
Other problems reported for the 1997 Mercury Tracer
- Electrical system 28 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints
Air bags problems in other years
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