NHTSA — Equipment: Electrical Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
102,000 miles

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1997 Mercury Tracer accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

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1997 Mercury Tracer Owner Comments

problem #1

Sep 152003

Tracer

  • Automatic transmission
  • 102,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving down at speed of 65-70 mph, the car ceased to accelorate. I pulled over to the side of the road, once the car was completely stopped it would no longer crank. Today when I went to clean it out (happened at night)I saw that a hole was burned through the bottom of the passenger side dash board. Also I noticed that there was smoke/fire residue on the windshield coming from the defrost vents. Before any of this happened the airbag ligts were coming on and there was a burnt plastic smell and a scent of ammonia smell coming from god-knows-where. When I looked under the hood everything looked normal. I have been unable to go to work for 2 days now. Please tell me if there is anything that I can do. Thanking you in advance for your assistance.

- Mcdonough, GA, USA

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