NHTSA — Suspension: Rear Problems

1.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
181,675 miles

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1997 Mercury Tracer suspension problems

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1997 Mercury Tracer Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 102010

Tracer 4-cyl

  • 181,675 miles

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

1997 Mercury Tracer trio VIN [xxx] my wife and I bought this car from wanted auto sales in worley Idaho. My we have a one year old daughter. We heard a noise from the rear of the car. My wife thought we were bottoming out. I came to discover that both rear factory struts the coil springs were broken near the bottom of the strut housing. It looks like the metal has just fractured and failed. The coils material must be defective and not up to specs from Ford this is clearly a Ford defect. This is a huge safety concern for us with a one year old in the car. We are not happy if this could cost the death of a child because of a unsafe condition. The car is not new but the springs should last the life of the car not break like this. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Desmet, ID, USA

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