2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

JUST NOTICED A SMALL GAS LEAK HAPPENING OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO. GAS JUST INTERMITTENTLY DRIPS BEHIND LEFT REAR WHEEL REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE TANK IS FULL OR PARTIALLY EMPTY. CANNOT SEE WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM. *TR

SEVERAL PROBLEMS. FIRST, THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MALFUNCTIONS. MOVES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION; DOESN'T MOVE WHEN KEY IS INSERTED INTO IGNITION. WAS REPAIRED ABOUT 15 MONTHS AGO; SAME PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN. SECONDLY, REAR WINDOW POPS OPEN IF CAR IS UNLOCKED. WILL ONLY REMAIN CLOSED WHEN VEHICLE IS LOCKED. THIRDLY, REAR WIPER HAS QUIT WORKING. REALLY STRANGE SINCE IT IS RARELY USED IN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOME LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK. NOW, WHEN YOU START THE CAR, THE SEAT WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY BACK AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY, WITH POWER BUTTON, PUT INTO A COMFORTABLE POSITION FOR DRIVING. THE SEAT CONTINUES TO MOVE BACK BY ITSELF AT RANDOM TIMES. MANY TIMES THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DRIVING, EVEN AT 30 MPH OR LESS, OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE DOME LIGHT WENT ON, THE DRIVER SEAT WENT FULLY BACK AND RECLINED A LITTLE, AND THE PEDALS MOVED. THIS ACTION WOULD BE CONSISTENT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE DRIVER WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD NOT BE A CONCERN FOR A TALLER DRIVER BUT FOR MY WIFE WHO IS CONSIDERABLY SHORTER COULD NOT TOUCH THE PEDALS WHICH COULD LEAD INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DAILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/24/11

MY 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER IS HAVING A STRONG TRANSMISSION KICK WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AND A SQUICKING NOISE WHICH I THINK IS COMING FROM THE BREAK AND MY DEALER KEPT ON REPORTING BACK TO ME AS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. THIS SUV WERE BOUGHT AS BRAND NEW AND I FEEL LIKE THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO BREAK APART OR LOOSE MY BREAK EVERYTIME I FEEL THOSE RATTLES. EVERYTIME I WOULD GO TO MY DEALER FOR A SERVICE, I WOULD ALWAYS MENTION ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY CAN'T FIX! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE EASY EXIT FEATURE WOULD ACTIVATE CAUSING THE DRIVER SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARD OUT OF POSITION AND PUSH THE CONTACT AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS. THE FEATURE WOULD ALSO MOVE THE SEAT BACK IN POSITION WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE EASY EXIT FEATURE WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE A SENSOR THE DRIVER SEAT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A NEW WIRING HARNESS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT IN A FORD WITH A HEATED WINDSHIELD. THE LINES IN THE WINDSHIELD CREATE GLARE AND HAZE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS OF ONCOMING CARS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

MY FORD MOUNTAINEER 2008 TRANSMISSION IS ERRATIC AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE SLIPPING IS TAKING PLACE. BRAKING IS ALSO ERRATIC AS I FEEL A BUMPING WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT FEELS LIKE TO TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO GO. I CALLED FORD AND THEY HAVE KNOW OF THE PROBLEM SINCE 2006 AS THE TRANSMISSION USED (6R60) CONTINUALLY NEEDS SOFTWARE UPDATES. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MOST ALL OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT VERY RARELY WITH THE BASE WARRANTY PERIOD, SO NOW ALL OF US HAVE TO PAY BUT FORD HAS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM EVEN B/4 MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED.........WHAT DO I DO, FORD IS NOT RECALLING FOR THIS A SHIFTING THE RISK OF THE ACCIDENT AND REPAIR TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP AND LET ME KNOW WHAT MY NEXT STEP MIGHT BE....THANK YOU *TR

MEMORY SEATS CHANGE SEAT SETTING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ASSISTANCE OF DRIVER. WHILE ON A LENGTHY ROAD TRIP, INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES. ONE OF WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION WHEN DRIVER WAS FORCED ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC. DRIVER MEMORY SEAT POSITIONS ITSELF IN SUCH A POSITION THAT DRIVER IS UNABLE TO REACH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THIS FAULT SEEMS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE SEAT FOR A RANDOM AND UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT TIME FORCING DRIVER TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN SEAT POSITION. *TR