1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TIRE BLOW OUT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND.

1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TIRES, DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, LINKAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT.*MR

TOTAL SIDEWALL AND BELT FAILURE ON RIGHT REAR TIRE ON A 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE TIRES WERE THE REPLACEMENTS FOR THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL IN 2001. THE TIRES HAVE 28,000 MILE ON THEM IN THE FOUR YEARS

DT: WAS DRIVING AND THE SUV THREW ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION OF VEHICLE. IT WAS RAINING AND IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. FORD HAS SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGES #508000 DRIVE LINE TRASFER CASE CONCERNS. CONTACT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT NOT BEING NOTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER ABOUT PROBLEM.SUV IS AT DEALER NOW AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACT SAYS IS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC AND RAIN.*AK

1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. LEAK IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT 40,000 MILES. REPLACED PINION SEAL. AT 67,000 MILES, A LOUD, WHINE EMITTED FROM REAR AXLE WHEN DRIVING (REGARDLESS OF SPEED) AND THE MECHANIC ADVISES US TO REPLACE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS OR ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. IF WE DON'T, WE FEAR THE REAR AXLE WILL FAIL, CAUSING A CRASH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. *AK THE TIRE REMAINED FULLY INFLATED WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. *SC *JB

DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ACCELERATED 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER V8 FROM STOP LIGHT. THROTTLE GOT STUCK IN ACCELERATE POSITION. TRIED TO FREE THROTTLE BY REPEATED PULSING WITH FOOT BUT ACCCELERATOR STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION AND COULD NOT STOP CAR! HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO FREE THROTTLE BY REMOVCING THROTTLE COVER (ON ENGINE) AND MANUALLY MOVING THROTTLE BY HAND. WOULD HAVE HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME IF THERE WAS TRAFFIC! THROTTLE PLATE ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER AT MY COST.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THE AIR BAGS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER'S FOOT ACTUALLY WAS ON THE BRAKE AND AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE PEDALS WERE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK.....ONCE OFF THE EXIT RAM SLID THROUGH GRASS AN DINTO PINE TREE. *AK