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1999 Mercury TRACER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	202940
Internal NHTSA #	718355
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	TRACER
Model Year	1999
File date	25/08/99
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We bought a 1999 mercury tracer brand new on 03-09-99, 6 months later the steering wheel started vibrating badly, this vibration can be felt thru out the car. The car has been in for repair 4 times. The service manager pete solic now says that this vibration is normal. When we took it back the 3rd time pete sat in the car and said that he would not drive that car vibrating like that and he would not expect us to. Well 4 repair attempts and 5 months later he still expects us to drive it because he now says it is normal. 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. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHRISTMAS, FL
VIN pattern	1MEFM13P9XWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/03/99
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
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 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1999 Mercury TRACER Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

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