1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

BRAKES WORE OUT IN ABOUT 3TO 6 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE . CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ABOUT 4 TIMES. FIRST TIME CONSUMER DID TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. *AK

NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON A MERCURY, MOUNTINEER, 1997. 23575R15. WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT AND TIRE CAME OFF RIM, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE.*AK *SLC

DEALER REPLACED 1 WILDERNESS AT P2357R515 TIRE, UNDER RECALL (00T-005), ANOTHER TIRE OTHER THAN THAT ONE REPLACED IS OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE, OWNER WOULD LIKE ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES REPLACED. CJ

RECALL OO V 402 000/STABILIZER BAR LINK STUB: RIGHT SIDE STABILIZER BAR LINK STUB BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND DID REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK BECAUSE OF ONE MONTH DIFFERENCE IN AGE, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVENTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME. *YH

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P23575R16, DOT NUMBER HYH11PLY508. RIGHT FRONTAL TIRE SIDEWALL WAS OUT OF ROUND OR OUT OF SHAPE, CAUSING A SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC

WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP, PEDAL STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO HIT PEDAL TO GET IT TO MOVE. THE LONGER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE WORSE THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE. (TEMPERATURE RELATED?) THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND LINKAGE, AND ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF OVER $300. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO PRETTY MUCH PARALLEL THE PROBLEM W/ THE 4.0L SOHC ENGINES THAT ARE A PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V422000 RECALL. AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 5.0L ENGINE. I DON'T GET IT!.*AK

DISTANCE BETWEEN GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL IS ONLY AN INCH AND HALF. THIS CAUSED TWO MAJOR ACCIDENTS, AND 2 MINOR CRASHES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS OF MY VECHICLE HAVE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS CAUSED ONE ACCIDENT WITH 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE HOWEVER THE OTHER DRIVER IS CLAIMING $12,000 IN INJURIES. *AK

DEALER INSPECTED CLUNKING NOISE IN TURNS AND OVER BUMPS DURING MILD/MODERATE ACCELERATION. DIAGNOSIS: LOWER STEERING COLUMN WAS WORN AND CAUSING NOISE. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT FAILURE OF THIS PART WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER WHY THIS PART COULD POSSIBLE WEAR OUT AFTER 40,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING.

PULLING HANDLE ON EITHER DOOR WHILE LOCKED WILL NOT UNLOCK DOOR. INSTEAD HANDLE BREAKAGE IS LIKELY TO OCCUR, TRAPPING OCCUPANTS INSIDE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE AFTERWARDS.*AK