1993 MERCURY TRACER Vehicle Speed Control Problems
10 complaints about Vehicle Speed Control
High Severity Issue
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 MERCURY TRACER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE THREE INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. MAILED 10/16/14*LJUPDATED 11/13/14*LJ UPDATED 4/29/2015 *JS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS LIGHTING UP ON THE DASH PANEL. THIS CAUSES HORN NOT TO WORK BECAUSE AIR BAG IS HAVING A PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. CUSTOMER SAYS THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRADED FOR NEW. *YH
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON SOMETIMES LOOSING LEGAL DRIVER SPEED. THEN MUST DOWNSHIFT OF PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT REACHES NORMAL SPEED.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON SOMETIMES LOOSING LEGAL DRIVER SPEED. THEN MUST DOWNSHIFT OF PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT REACHES NORMAL SPEED.
THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE AND THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY/FATALITY. *SD
VEHICLE SURGED TWICE.
WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE, RPM GOES 4000, VEHICLE GOES INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 20MPH. TT
WHILE DRIVING WHEN IN LOW SPEED VEHICLE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO UNSTICK THE THROTTLE PUT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL. TT
SHIFTED INTO REVERSE VEHICLE SURGED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO BRICK WALL. TT