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1994 Mercury TRACER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	241322
Internal NHTSA #	729745
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	TRACER
Model Year	1994
File date	21/08/00
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My vehicle was hit in the parking lot at work and the lense on the driver's side rear light was cracked. I went to the local gas station to have the bulb replaced only to find that due to torrential rains, some water had seeped into the crack and the bulb had blown. Replaced bulb and within two days the bulb was out again. I only noticed this because when i got into my vehicle to run to the store, my gear shift was stuck. I read the maintenance manual that came with my tracer and used the shift override button. I then took the vehicle back to the garage and ordered a rear light unit. This unit was replaced last friday august 25, 2000 and on monday, august 28, when going out on my lunh hour i found that the shift was again stuck, i pulled the fuse and, of course, the fuse was blown. That evening i took the car to the garage since i then noticed that i not only had a gear shift that was stuck, no rear lights, no interior panel lights and no lights on the shift panel. If i hadn't left work late, i probably would have been rear-ended by another car since i had no brake lights. I had difficulting getting the car into gear in the dark parking garage without the gear shift lights. This problem has made me very uneasy driving this vehicle around and i'm quite concerned about driving my children any where in this car. Has this happened to other mercury tracers??? If so, has there been a recall for any electrical problems? Please advise.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ARLINGTON, MA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/12/98
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1994 Mercury TRACER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1994 Mercury TRACER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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