Model year record
1998 Mercury Tracer
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 57 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 6 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 5 | — |
| Electrical system: horn | 4 | 150,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | 132,482 mi |
| Suspension: rear: springs | 3 | 83,000 mi |
| Electrical system: starter assembly | 2 | 150,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2 | — |
| Structure: body | 2 | — |
| Suspension: front | 2 | — |
| Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs | 2 | — |
| Unknown or other | 2 | 78,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 82,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hood | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: coil springs | 1 | — |
| Suspension: multiple axle | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
The 1997 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. The 1999 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Mercury Tracer model years
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