Air Bag Related Problems of the 1998 Mercury Tracer

Table 1 shows two common air bag related problems of the 1998 Mercury Tracer. The number one most common problem is related to the front air bag (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (two problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Mercury Tracer

Problem Category Number of Problems
Front Air Bag problems
3
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
2

Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1998 Mercury Tracer

The Front Air Bag problem

While driving 70 mph the consumer lost control of her 1998 Mercury Tracer and collided head on into a guardrail. Neither of the frontal air bags deployed. The entire front end was smashed into the engine.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Vehicle was involved in a 20-25 mph frontal collision in which the driver and passenger air bags did not deploy, cause unknown.   Read details...


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