Fuel systemPart report

1994 Mercury Tracer Fuel system Problems

Complaints: 5about this part
Share: 8%of 66 total for the year
Median mileage: 87,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the fuel system of the 1994 Mercury Tracer, 8% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,000 miles.

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.

“I have a 97 villager and a 94 Tracer sw. I was reviewing my receipts for a recall for the filler pipe vent hose on my villager from 6/2001. It was fixed then. It seems same part is now leaking in our Tracer. It is dangerous when doing a fill up for it leaks. Updated 01-16-08. Updated”

NHTSA complaint #10201084, filed 2007-08, 87,000 miles

“Filled car up with gas. When I returned home I had a head ache, I as so noticed a puddle of fuel underneath my car. I had it looked at and was shown that it was leaking around where the heat shield attaches to the fuel tank. I than researched NHTSA recall website and found this recall on cars manufactured from apr 1995 to oct 1995. My car was manufactured in june 1994. The recall said the cars where built at hermosillo or wayne assembly plants. My cars was built in hermosillo. …”

NHTSA complaint #739341, filed 2001-01

Fuel system: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
1999	1	5%
1998	1	2%
1997	4	3%
1996	1	8%
1995	40	42%
1994	5	8%
1993	10	16%
1992	4	17%
1991	14	23%

Other parts of the 1994 Mercury Tracer

Brakes
12 complaints Seat belts
12 complaints Air bags
10 complaints Engine cooling
7 complaints Vehicle speed control
6 complaints Suspension
5 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints Electrical system
4 complaints Seats
4 complaints Steering
4 complaints Other or unknown
2 complaints Visibility (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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