1997 Mercury Tracer electrical system problems
28 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1997 Mercury Tracer, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 16% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 13 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
This car is a ford mercury tracer, 1997, VIN #1melm10p2VW6246 there was a smell of burning acid and a small amount of smoke. About two hours later the car burst in flames we lost the entire interior.
While driving air bag light illuminated and vehicle stalled. Driver got the vehicle to the side of the road and vehicle caught on fire under the dashboard.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Mercury Tracer
Electrical system problems in other years
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