2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR CONTINUED TO LEAK COOLANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE LEAKING HAD NOT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT ODOR WAS OVERWHELMING FROM THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

MY MERCURY MOUNTAINERS 2006 THIRD ROW RIGHT SEAT GOT JAMMED WHILE MY SON WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT NEXT TO IT ALMOST PINCHING HIM IN THE SEAT AND I LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF WEBSITES AND IT STATES MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT. *TR

2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, BLEW A TIRE, THEN WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD STRUCK 3 BRIDGE PILLARS AND THEN JACK KNIFED, COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0245-89) UPDATED 08/06/10 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A "HIGH TEMPERATURE" READING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE OF COOLANT. THE CONTACT DISPENSED COOLANT INTO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES BEFORE THE IDENTICAL FAILURES RECURRED IN WHICH THE RADIATOR REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COOLANT. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. THE BULLETIN NUMBER WAS 0638. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER V8 AWD--WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE IT "CLUNKS" HARD INTO GEAR. THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE ENGINE SYMBOL LIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE ALSO DRIVES HARD AS IF IT ISN'T CHANGING GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY SAY THAT THE FORD TSB RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER, THEN RESEALING WITH FOAM SEAL FIRST BUT REFUSES TO GIVE ME AN ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. THEY CAN NOT TELL ME THE REAL PROBLEM AND INSIST THAT WE WILL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE VARIOUS STEPS ON THE FORD TSBS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT WORK (BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION) AND THE COST OF FINAL REPAIRS IS COMPLETELY OPEN ENDED. WHEN I QUESTIONED WHAT WE WOULD TRY NEXT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FLUID/FILTER REPLACEMENT (BECAUSE I WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS CAUSING THE ISSUE ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES) THEY HAD NO ANSWERS AT ALL. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL BUT FORD REFUSES TO OWN UP TO IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER SHIFTS HARD WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE, AND IS ALSO STARTING TO SHIFT HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HAVE HEARD FROM MANY THERE PEOPLE WITH 2006 FORD EXPLORERS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE HAD CHIP REPROGRAMMED AT DEALERSHIP (WAS CHARGED) AND ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND IT IS ACTUALLY WORSE NOW. MY MOUNTAINEER HAS 58,000 MILES ON THIS AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 2,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF ANTI-FREEZE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AT ANY GIVEN SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE ANTI-FREEZE LEAKAGE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAKAGE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLIANT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,244.

THE RADIATOR IN THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER/MERCURY MOUNTAINEER IS A WEAK LINK IN THE VEHICLE. MY RADIATOR IS LEAKING AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, I HAVE FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON OTHER EXPLORERS AND MOUNTAINEERS OF THIS YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. HE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT REPAIR CENTERS, TO NO AVAIL. WHEN CONTACTING HIS LOCAL DEALER THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING A FAILED RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, BRAKE DRUMS, ROTORS AND A GREASE TREATMENT, ALL AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,253.

CRACKED RADIATOR WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP INDICATED REPAIR COST WOULD BE $1,000. WHEN I QUESTIONED POSSIBLE DEFECT THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALLS BUT ALSO INDICATED THEY HAD JUST REPLACED ANOTHER ONE LAST WEEK. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO CHECK PRICE THEY ESTIMATED $750 AND ALSO INDICATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE 2-3 IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. JUDGING FROM THIS SITE AND OTHERS THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH 2006 FORD EXPLORERS AND MOUNTAINEERS. WHY DOESN'T ANYONE HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE? *TR