1994 Mercury Tracer Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 15%of 66 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 67,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 1994 Mercury Tracer, 15% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 67,000 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The air bag light on the dash board blinks 3-2 while driving. It has done this since the car was brand new. I am the original owner. I have brought the car in several times per year with the blinking light. The service department at cortese either could not reproduce the problem. It does come and go. It is more on than off. The air bag assembly was replaced twice. That did not fix the problem. I was told to bring the car in while the light was blinking and not to turn the car off. I did that. It was confirmed yes the light blinks 3-2. I left the car for an entire week in july of 2001. …”
NHTSA complaint #753896, filed 2001-10“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10254268, filed 2009-01, 67,000 milesRelated recalls
- 94V218000Nov 10, 1994The driver side air bag module can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.Covers: Mercury Tracer 1994–1995, Ford Escort 1994–1995
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Mercury Tracer
12 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Mercury Tracer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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