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1999 Mercury TRACER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	427670
Internal NHTSA #	10028971
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	TRACER
Model Year	1999
File date	13/06/03
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	we bought a 1999 mercury tracer used car on 04/2000, later the steering wheel started vibrating badly, this vibration can be felt thru out the car. The car has been in for repair 8 times. The service manager now says that this vibration is normal. When we took it back sat in the car and said that he would not drive that car vibrating like that and he would not expect us to. . I asked if it was safe to drive, he said he could not answer that. My concern is, with this severe vibration is the steering column going to disconnect or lockup and cause severe bodily harm. If this problem is "normal" then why isn't the consumer warned about this in their advertisements. From reading other nhtsa reports i see that other individuals have had steering problems due to lockup and breakage after reporting unusual vibrations in the steering column and engine. Tha last month my car broke down completed. I took to the midas and the manager said me the was all motor mounts and two front axxels, then i fixed did he told me it was everithing. And then i tooked because i'm still have the same problem then i tooked back to midas they checked for the four time then he told me the was the trasmission problem. I'm stiil have a problem. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	8
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HARTFORD, CT
VIN pattern	1MEFM10P7XWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	26/04/99
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	NATION AUTO USA
Dealer's telephone number	860-292-1196
Dealer's city	EAST WINDSOR
Dealer's state code	CT
Dealer's ZIP code	0600881013

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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1999 Mercury TRACER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1999 Mercury TRACER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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