1999 Mercury Tracer problems

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY TRACER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN CONTINUES TO FAIL. THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. FOR THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT, THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG BURNED. THE DEALER WIRED A SEPARATE BUTTON FOR THE CONTACT TO PUSH IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THIS REMEDY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND ENABLED THE VEHICLE'S ALARM SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS ARE FULLY OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RESPONDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,605 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.”

“A MINI VAN BROADSIDED A 4 DOOR SEDAN AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTILL AFTER THE VAN CAME TO A STOP, AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO GET OUT. *AK”

“WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS OF OUR 1999 MERCURY SABLE; IT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS LOW MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 59,000. FROM JULY 20TH, 2004 TO JULY 20TH, 2005, WE HAVE HAD OUR SABLE IN FOUR TIMES TO THE C&C FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM. SINCE, OUR SABLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED PROPERLY, IT LED TO A COSTLY BRAKE REPAIR. THE ABS MODULE. SEE ATTACHED FOR ALL THE DETAILS AND THE RESEARCH. *NM”

“EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY FRONT WINDSHIELD DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME IN THE RAIN WITH ONCOMING CAR LIGHTS AND STREET LIGHTS CAUSING AN INABILITY TO DRIVE - WINDSHIELD HAS DEFECT INSIDE THE GLASS WHICH IS ONLY A PROBLEM DURING THESE DRIVING CONDITIONS - DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS. APPEARS TO BE AN INTERIOR WINDSHIELD PROBLEM (BETWEEN GLASS) AND WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB”

“THE TRUNK REFLECTOR PLASTIC PEGS BROKE AND I'VE SEEN THIS ON OTHER TRACERS AS WELL. WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANOTHER. IF WE WERE TO GO TO A USED CAR PARTS LOT, MOST LIKELY, THEY WOULD BREAK BEFORE WE COULD POP ONE OFF. WE ARE FORCED TO USE TAPE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT PART COULDN'T BE ORDERED ANYMORE. YES, THIS IS AN OLD CAR, BUT STILL, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT OUR TRUNK REFLECTOR BLOWING OFF AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER REAR TAIL LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING TOO. THE LIGHT WORKS, BUT THE PLASTIC FITTINGS BREAK AND THE LIGHT COULD BLOW OFF AS WELL--BUT IT IS MOSTLY INTACT AT THIS TIME AND I'M PRETTY SURE I CAN BUY ANOTHER, HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME OUR TAPE DOES RUN FROM MOST OF THE REFLECTOR TO THE LIGHT AS WELL. I JUST THINK THEY SHOULD MAKE A TRUNK REFLECTOR THAT DOESN'T BLOW OFF. I DON'T CARE HOW OLD THE CAR IS. *TR”

“THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTRACT FROM THE RETRACTOR MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BE WORN BY ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON MY MODEL YEAR BUT FORD MOTOR CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED AND IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. *TR”