One problem related to transmission failure has been reported for the 1998 Mercury Tracer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Transmission fails to shift properly into gears, this causes vehicle to jerk and shift hard into gears, sometimes would flutter when driving at 50-55mph. Consumer stated vehicle has been to numerous dealership for the same problem.
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Driveshaft problems | |
| Transmission Failure problems |