1995 Mercury Tracer Fuel system Problems

“I smelled gasoline in my garage on tuesday june 11. Laying between the cars I found several steady drips from the fuel tank. I pushed the car out of the garage and two days later it had leaked to a level for the leak to stop. I contacted ford/merc. Motor co. About the existing recall , notes:Mercury Tracer 97s79,for the potential units affected 64000 vehicles. Even though I had a serious potential for a house fire I was told that my VIN did not qualify for the recall. I was further told to get it fixed by a for dealer and they may review the data in the future. …”

“The plastic gas tank on our 1995 Mercury Tracer cracked open. The shop that we took it to knew of a recall because he owned one previously that was recalled for this specific problem. Ours is not under the recall, but the crack is identical to what is in recalls 97v145000 and 97v144000. The heat shield that is mounted directly to the gas tank, cracked the tank and caused what could have been a potential fire if we had not noticed that there was gas leaking onto the roadway. The repairs have been made, but we feel that this vehicle should have been included under the recall. …”

“The plastic fuel tank has cracked as described in the campaign id 97v144000. Putting in anymore than 3 gallons of gas in the tank causes it to leak and has progressively gotten worse. Unfortunately, the ford dealership states that they are unable to repair this under the recall. The vehicle is currently not usable due to the leaking fuel and at an estimated $800 to repair this manufacturers defect, I am out a vehicle for an undetermined amount of time. …”

“Fuel tank leak (strong odor - no visible leakage) odor detectable in garage and outside ford says there is no recall required and will not correct the leak.”

“Dealer determined that a crack at the shield bracket caused fuel to leak from the fuel tank. Recall 97v144000 concerning fuel tank was issued; however, this vehicle was not covered under recall due to VIN.”