Air Bag Related Problems of the 1997 Mercury Tracer

Table 1 shows seven common air bag related problems of the 1997 Mercury Tracer. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag (twelve problems). The second most common problem is related to the front air bag sensor control (eleven problems).


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1997 Mercury Tracer

The Air Bag problem

Two weeks ago my car (a 1997 Mercury Tracer) was involved in an car accident in kingman, (4 hours north west of phoenix). The cause of the accident was the fault of the air bags suddenly deploying without cause, causing extensive damage to my car.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

The contact owns a 1997 Mercury Tracer. While driving 5 mph, the air bags deployed without warning. The vehicle was not involved in a crash. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number 02v323000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module).   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

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.   Read details...


Air Bag related problems in other Mercury Tracer model year vehicles:



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