5.3
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 17,706 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.
Horn does not work. Dealer notified, but claimed vehicle had no warranty.
- Margate, FL, USA
1997 Mercury Tracer has a defective horn and air bag. The horn and the air bag interfered with one another which caused the horn to randomly go off and periodically blew a fuse, and disable the horn and the air bag, two dealership's and a independent mechanic stated it was a manufacturing defect.
- Arbutus, MD, USA
Horn blows non stop until fuse is pulled. Brought to dealer and was told entire airbag had to be replaced.
- Saint Clair Shores, MI, USA
Horn went off without prior warning, and airbaglight came on dashboard. Airbag deployed. Dealership is aware of problem.
- West Covina, CA, USA
Consumer was inside of store when he heard horn going off. Consumer took vehicle to dealership. Mechanic told consumer that horn assembly was attached to airbag, and that airbag modular unit had to be replaced as one unit. Consumer stated that just by touching on horn lightly it would go off.
- Orlando, FL, USA
Horn malfunctiond ( horn would continue to blow). Fuse was removed to stop it from sounding off. Dealer was notified, and informed consumer that the horn switch and air bag would have to be replaced. Can NHTSA share some light on this matter.
- Fayetteville, NC, USA
- Jarrell, TX, USA