2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

ON DECEMBER OF 2007, I DROVE INTO MY GARAGE AT A SLOW SPEED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO PARK THE SUV. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE INNER WALL OF THE HOUSE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF AFTER THE IMPACT.. TOOK THE CAR IN AFTER REPAIR TO FRONT OF CAR WAS DONE. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. 01/10/08 ON JUNE 17, 2008, MY HUSBAND WAS PARKING THE CAR TO LET ME OUT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, THE SUV WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL MY HUSBAND PUT THE SUV IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

UPPER SECTION OF REAR HATCH BODY CRACKS. MADE OF PLASTIC. CHANGED ON NEXT YEAR MODELS TO ALL METAL. THIS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE DEFECT. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.*TR

EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR WHEN TRANSMISSION IS RUNNING FOR 15 MINUTES. OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHES AND TRANSMISSION FAILS TO WORK WHILE ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON (WHILE AT 65MPH) THEN IT WORKS FINE THE REST OF THE DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR GLASS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND THE ENGINE QUITS UNDER 35 MPH, SOMETIMES WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. AFTER CAR ROLLS TO A STOP, IT CAN RESTART RIGHT AWAY. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER SAYS NO CODES TO BACK UP COMPLAINT. THIS HAS AS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3X SPREAD OVER 35,000 ODOMETER MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON A HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT BACKWARDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME. *TR

MY 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE REAR LIFT GATE RIGHT AROUND THE MERCURY EMBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY MORE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BOTH FORD EXPLORERS AND THE MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WERE LIKE TOO BAD SO SAD IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT A EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM FORD. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AROUND NOW AND I SEE LOTS OF THEM WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THAT FORD IS FIXING THE EXPLORERS IF IT IS UNDER 5 YEARS AND UNDER 75,000 MILES BUT THAT JUST SEEMS TO BE A DEALER THING, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THIS. *TR

MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 05 WITH LESS THEN 60,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS WEARING IN THE VALVE CASE FROM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SKIP AND SHIFT HARD AND POP FORWARD, I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED , TRANSMISSION PLACE STATES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH HAS A TECHNICAL ADVISORY ABOUT IT....WHAT'S MY RECOURSE. *TR

I WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. I TURNED MY ENGINE ON AND PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND TAKE MY CAR OUT OF PARK, WHEN THEN GEAR SHAFT/STICK BROKE IN HALF. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND I HAD THEM COME GET THE CAR, THEY CONTACTED ME, AND STATED "THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE", THAT CAME FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER BILL AMADEI, AND ANOTHER PERSON BILL IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE TAKEN A PICTURE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IF I WAS NOT ALREADY IN THE PARK POSITION AND I WENT TO PLACE MY CAR FROM THE DRIVE TO PARK AND THIS HAPPENED, MY CAR COULD HAVE WENT RIGHT INTO MY HOUSE. WHEN I STATED THIS TO THE DEALER, HIS COMMENT WAS "YES, I GUESS THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED." *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, AND I TURNED THE KEY AND WENT TO MOVE FROM R TO DRIVE AND THE HANDLE (GEAR SHAFT) JUST SNAPPED OFF. *TR