Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Jan 8, 2009
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
18%
of 65 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Mercury Tracer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 8, 2009
Crash reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY TRACER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT STRUCK A POLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V218000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE CHARGING $300 JUST TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND $5,400 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.
NHTSA ID
10254268
Incident
Dec 26, 2008
Mileage
67,000 mi
BrakesFuel system
Filed Sep 13, 2002
THIS CAR HAS BEEN TOO DANGEROUS AND UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY..IT WAS SOLD WITH 15% BRAKES LEFT AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD NEW BRAKES AND CALIPERS, A COMPLETE SAFETY CHECK BY JOE KERLEY JEEP EAGLE...SOME ONE HAD PUT SILOCONE ON A BROKEN FUEL PUMP THAT CAUSED FUMES AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE TO FILL UNDER THE BACK SEAT....THE CLUTCH BLEW UP WITHOUT ANY NOTICE....THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN WHEN I HAD A SPIN OUT ON HIGHWAY 101...I TOLD MR BROOKS ABOUT THE GAS PROBLEM AND HE SAID HE WAS TOO BUSY TO DEAL WITH IT....I HAVE SPENT OVER 3,000$ IN MAJOR REPAIRS AND HAVE NOT EVEN PUT 20000 MILES IN ALMOST 3 YEARS...THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP..BELINDA ANNE BROOKS. NLM
NHTSA ID
767135
Incident
Jun 6, 2000
Brakes
Filed May 3, 1999
THE BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED IN HALF AT 25 MILES DUE TO INFERIOR STEEL USED BY FORD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
836338
Incident
Mar 1, 1999
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1997
BRAKES MAKES SQUEALING/GRINDING NOISE, HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER, REPAIRED BRAKES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS; ALSO, EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT WHICH WILL NOT TIGHTEN; HAD DEALER REPAIR IT, BUT STILL NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. *AK
NHTSA ID
806726
Incident
Dec 26, 1996
AirbagsBrakesTransmission
Filed Aug 22, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ACCIDENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT, COMPOUNDING INJURY.
NHTSA ID
507824
Incident
Jan 16, 1996
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Jun 3, 1996
Crash reported3 injuries reported
DRIVING VEHICLE, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, SLAMMED ON BRAKES, CSS WAS LEANING FROM REAR SEAT, CHILD FACING FLOOR OF VEHICLE, CHILD'S FACE WAS BRUISED, ALSO FRONT /REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED. *AK
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL WITHOUT VEHICLE BRAKING. *AK
NHTSA ID
982286
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
BrakesSteering
Filed Jan 8, 1996
REAR BRAKES FAILED.*SD
NHTSA ID
501528
Incident
Jun 26, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 1995
NOTICE SLIDING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, GRINDING AND SQUEEKING NOISES, CLEAN AND GLAZED BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM. TT
NHTSA ID
962880
Incident
Mar 25, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 24, 1995
NOTICED HORRIBLE SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. TT
NHTSA ID
960536
Incident
Sep 14, 1994
Brakes
Filed Jan 13, 1995
PURCHASE CAR JUNE 1994 TOOK BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE IT MADE TOO MUCH NOISE WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN BRAKES FAILED WOULDN'T STOP. TT
NHTSA ID
958707
Incident
Jan 12, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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