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SuspensionPart report

1994 Mercury Tracer Suspension Problems

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

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the suspension of the 1994 Mercury Tracer, 8% of the 66 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“Ihad this car in for a check up midas told me alot of cars like mine was replased on coil please check this out my coil is cracked on the right side I believe it should be recalled.”

NHTSA complaint #723087, filed 2000-05

“Problems with these suspension problems first appeared in march of 1998, after putting on new tires of the same size as was provided by the manufacturer. Struts were then replaced. Car is unstable, has a tendency to pull to the right without warning which caused brief loss of control in april 1999. No damage or injuries suffered. Hit a pot hole with vehicle in approx jan 98, had vehicle checked and no damage was found to the suspension. Speed at the time was less than 10 MPH. …”

NHTSA complaint #731844, filed 2000-09

Suspension: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1999210%
19981125%
1997118%
199555%
199458%
1993711%
199214%
199123%
198916%

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
Fuel system
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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