2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

I RECENTLY DECIDED TO BE #TEAMFORD....UNFORTUNATELY I'M DISAPPOINTED. MY TRUCK NOW HAS THE O/D LIGHT FLASHING EXCESSIVELY. THE TRUCK GOES IN TO 3RD GEAR BUT THUMPS & GOES DOWN INTO 2ND & THEN 1ST. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WILL RUN ME ABOUT $1800. I REALLY WISH I WOULD'VE STUCK WITH CHEVROLET. .... I'VE USED GOOGLE TO SEE IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM....& YES THEY ARE. FORD SHOULD REALLY OWN UP TO THIS & FIX THIS PROBLEM OUR DO A RECALL. THIS IS SAD. BOY DO I MISS MY CHEVY..... *TR

CHANGED FRONT PADS ( NEVER OPENED BLEEDER)THEN HAD SOFT PEDAL, AFTER THAT CHANGED FROND BRAKE LINES MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER, ABS CONTROL UNIT AND CALIPERS STILL SOFT PEDAL. THEN USED SNAPON SCAN TOOL TO PERFORM BRAKE BLEEDING IN ABS CONTROL UNIT, STILL PROBLEM PERSISTED, AS OF NOW STILL NO LUCK (BLEEDING ALL 4WHEELS IN FACTORY SPECS HAVE BEEN PERFORM/BENCH BLEEDING) STILL SOFT PEDAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 35 MPH THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, ERROR MESSAGE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY FROM A START THEN HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEARS. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND DECIDED TO CHANGE, CLEAN AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I THEN WENT ON LINE TO FIND CURES FOR THIS PROBLEM AT FORD MOTOR CO WEB SITE AND THERE WAS NO INFORMATION THERE . I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND CAME UP WITH OVER 500 COMPLAINTS WITH FORD BLAZERS' AND MOUNTAINEERS 2002 THROUGH 2004 TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS..5R555 SOLENOID PACK. I FOUND A COMPANY THAT CLAIMED THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION 5 SOLENOID PACK NEEDING A UP GRADE AND THIS SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM THROUGH USA INDUSTRIES IN BAY SHORE NY. PURCHASED THIS OEM FORD UPGRADE PACKET, INSTALLED THIS MIRACLE PART AND THE PROBLEMS WERE STILL THERE. NOW USA INDUSTRIES DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT REFUNDING MY MONIES EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL IN THE REFUND TIME LIMIT.. HOPEFULLY EBAY WILL RESOLVE THERE POOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS ISSUE. FORD CLAIMS I NEED TO HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY $2500.00. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL FORD CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT ARE HESITANT TO ISSUE A RECALL SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS.. CAN THAT BE FOR REAL????? IS ANYONE ELSE READY TO STAND UP TO FORD FOR A RECALL DEMAND ON OUR CARS?? *TR

I WENT TO TAKE MY VEHICLE FOR EMISSIONS TEST AND OIL CHANGE AND WHEN I WENT TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, IT JUST DANGLED IN THE AIR. I FOUND THIS TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!, NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION DUE TO IT BEING STUCK IN PARK. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THEN YESTERDAY WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES FIXED AND TRYING TO HAVE IT TEST DRIVEN, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AGAIN AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE TO THE ENGINE START POSITION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION SINCE THIS IS AT SOME POINT, CAUSE AN INJURY. FORTUNATELY, BOTH TIMES MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED. BUT WHAT IF SOMEONE ELSE ISN'T? PLEASE HELP US OUT. THESE ARE NICE VEHICLES AND THIS IS GIVING THEM A BAD REP. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LOW OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND OBSERVED THAT THE OIL WAS FULL. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE OIL AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND THE GEARSHIFT BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND I AM AWAITING THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS MY SECOND FORD SUV TO DO THIS AFTER 80K MILES. THE REPAIR HAVE BEEN GOING FOR AROUND $1300 OR MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE REVERSING AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO A LOUD NOISE WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND SUDDENLY ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS INCLUDING THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED . IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACTS DOME LIGHTS DID NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE O/D LIGHT STARTS FLASHING VERY FAST. I CAN HEAR THE VEHICLE REVVING AS I AM PRESSING ON THE GAS. ALL OF A SUDDEN A HARD POP AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE. I TRY TO CONTINUE HOME AND THE VEHICLE GETS TO AROUND 30 MPH AND DOES IT AGAIN, AS TIME GOES ON (SAME DRIVE) IT GETS HARDER TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AROUND 20 MPH AND STAYS AT THAT SPEED. VEHICLE IS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER WITH 150,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN GEAR SHIFTER BECAME FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACTED INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.