2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING, LOSES POWER STEERING, LOSES POWER BRAKES. IT WILL START RIGH BACK UP ONCE I SHIFT INTO PARK. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND TEMPERATURES. I COULD HAVE JUST GOT IN THE CAR OR BEEN DRIVING FOR HOURS. HAPPENS AT 15MPH AND 60MPH JUST THE SAME. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND OF SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED.

FAILURE OF FRONT DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT CARRIER BUSHINGS FAILURE LEADING TO TWO TRANSMISSION REBUILTS,TRANSFER CASE REBUILD, AND OVER $5000.00 IN REPAIRS. FAILURE OF CARRIER BUSHINGS WOULD LEAD TO FRONT END LOCKING UP. CAUSING A JACKHAMMER AFFECT ON THE DRIVETRAIN OF THE VEHICLE. TO CLOSE CALLS DUE TO FRONT END LOCKING UP. ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED DUE TO DRIVER VIGILANCE. HAVE PICTURES OF BUSHINGS AND WHAT'S LEFT OF THE BUSHINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WINDOW HAD SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WINDOW WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. AFTER REPLACING THE WINDOW A SECOND TIME THE CONTACT RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW PANEL AND GLASS HAD CRACK. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THIS VEHICLE IDLES VERY LOW AND STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. NO WARNING IS GIVEN ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN. SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN TOTALLY OUT FROM THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON IN A 30 -40 MPH ZONE, SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ON A SMALL 2 LANE ROAD, AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE. SHE WAS VERY SCARED, SHE TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND CALLED ME IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE THEN RESTARTED AND SHE DROVE HOME. TODAY (JAN. 5, 2016) THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, FORTUNATELY IN A SLOW SPEED ZONE AGAIN. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER, OR THEY NEED TO OFFER A BUY BACK AT FULL VALUE FOR PLACING PEOPLE AT RISK.

REAR LIFT GATE WINDOW HINGES RUSTED/CORRODED. HINGES HAVE BROKEN CAUSING WINDOW TO SHIFT AND MOVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS STRUT DISENGAGED AND THE GLASS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. ...UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF!..UPDATED 08/13/15 *BF UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THEY WENT OFF BY THEMSELVES. *TR

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, EVEN JUST A SPRINKLE, WATER COMES IN FROM TOP OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR/ROOF. IT ALSO COMES IN THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT AND VISOR. MY FLOORBOARD IS FLOODED WITH WATER. I HAVE TRIED TO USE A CAR COVER AND IT DOES NOT WORK. I CAN NOT AFFORD AT THIS TIME TO BRING INTO A DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO DESTROY THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING AT APPRX 50 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR CURTAINS DEPLOYED!! THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. NO IMPACT FROM OBJECTS. NO POT HOLES OR ROAD HAZARDS. NO WARNINGS JUST A LOUD BANG AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY AN AIRBAG!! I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. I THOUGHT I WAS STRUCK OR SHOT AT FIRST! I WAS FORTUNATE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER MY CONTROL AS I WAS ON A TWO LANE SURFACE STREET IN MORNING TRAFFIC. I AM CURRENTLY IN CONTACT WITH FORD TO ATTEMPT RESOLUTION FOR THE DEFECT. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. I WILL ATTEMPT TO UPDATE MY COMPLAINT AS I CONTINUE MY TALK TO TRY AND GAIN RESOLUTION WITH FORD. *TR