2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

DT: 4/28/05 BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, FUSES WERE CHECKED BY TECHNICIAN, CRUISE CONTROL/BRKAKE FUSE WAS BLOWN. FUSE WAS REPLACED BY TECHNICIAN, AFTER TECHNICIAN PARKED VEHICKLE, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH. TECHNICIAN DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL FROM MASTER CYLINDER AND SMOKE STOPPED. TECHNICIAN NOTICED WIRES WERE MELTED. VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED WITH SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO TRY AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET. UPON ENTERING THE INTERSTATE; THE THROTTLE STUCK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE CENTER PERFORMED A CLEANING ON THE THROTTLE. *JB *SC *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY WHICH DID NOT APPEAR TO BE OIL. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIRS DONE. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING , THE GEARS WOULD NOT CONNECT PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.*AK

OXYGEN SENSOR. REPLACED BY FORD ON 1/17/05. HAS 69336 MILES.11/14/04 REPLACED AIR FILTER IN ORDER TO "EXTEND LIFE" OF O2 SENSOR. 2/5/04 WEAK FUEL PUMP 49804 MILES. 10/13/03 OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. 45742 MILES. 10/9/03 MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. 45616 MILES. 8/21/03- REPLACE IAC. 43536 MILES. 5/22/03 REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR. 41308 MILES. *AK

2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR AXLE THUMPING NOISE WHEN MAKE A TURN. *BF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT ON THE REAR TIRE, THE AXLE MOVED AND MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. *SC

THIS HAS TO BE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE RADIO DISPLAY GOES ON WHEN IT WANTS, IT MAKES TERRIBLE NOISES, RIDES TERRIBLE AND IT DEPRECIATES TERRIBLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. THIS IS A TERRIBLE CAR. ANYONE THAT WANTS TO BUY ONE SHOULD NOT, IT LOOKS LIKE A CLASSY SUV BUT IT IS A BIG PIECE OF JUNK.*AK

MY 2000 MOUNTAINEER HAD 17,000 WHEN PURCHASED. I HAD NOTICED THE DEALER HAD JUST PUT NEW 235/75R15 GOODYEAR WRANGLER R/TS ON IT. I WAS NOT SUSPICIOUS BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. EVER SINCE PURCHASED I HAVE HAD A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND MY FRONT TIRES HAVE WORN ON THE INSIDE AL THE WAY DOWN TO A UNSAFE TREAD DEPTH WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE DEALER ALLIGNED THE FRONT AND CHECKED FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. AT THAT TIME THEY FOUND IT WAS OUT BUT CLAIMED THEY HAD JUST ALLIGNED IT THREE DAYS BEFORE ALSO. AT AROUND 30,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE UNSAFE. I TOOK THEM TO THE DEALER AND THE GM TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL TIRE WEAR. I KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT CARS BUT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT. AT THAT TIME THEY CHECKED THE FRONT END ALLIGNMENT AGAIN AND CHECK FOR PROBLEMS AGAIN AND FOUND NOTHING. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE VBRATION GOT WORSE SO I JACKED IT UP MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THE ONE A-ARM NUT WAS LOOSE. I TIGHTEND IT AND DROVE BACK TO THE DEALERAND SHOWED ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS THE PROBLEM. IT HAD LOOSEND UP AGAIN ALREADY SO HE TIGHTEND ALL THE A-ARM NUTS. ILEFT AND WITHIN 10 MILES ONE WAS LOOSE AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE A-ARM BOLTS AND NUTS. I HAVE SINCE WENT THROUGH 2 MORE SETS OF FRONT TIRES ,SO THAT IS 4 SETS OF TIRES IN 63,000 MILES, BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG . ANYONE HAVING THESE SAME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND VIBRATION PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME. 865-776-2246 BRIAN

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO LOW RANGE. *AK THE 4WD AND OVERDRIVE LIGHTS WHERE FLASHING AND WHINING ALONG WITH AN ALARM SOUND COMING FROM THE DASH. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED, BUT THE WHINING SOUND CONTINUED. *SC THE CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE NOISE STOPPED. *JB

DRIVERS SEAT LEATHER IS TORN. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WAS INFORMED THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT "OVERSTITCHED" BUT THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL INFORMING ME THAT "THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIDE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, NOT TO FIX THE SEAT"

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE DRIVER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. *AK THE VEHICLE BUCKED AND BANGED INTO GEAR, THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHED. *JB