MERCURY Complaints

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO FORD MOTOR CO AND MY FORD DEALERSHIP, GORSH IN HEMET CA WHO SAY "THEY DON'T HAVE ANY" AND NHTSA FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE LETTERS TO PROVE IT. AS OF 6/15/18 NHTSA STATES ON THEIR WEBSITE "...REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." WHAT? WHEN WILL I GET MY AIRBAG? MY FRIENDS, GRANDCHILDREN AND FATHER NEED AN AIRBAG? MY 8+ YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH TO WAIT. SO HERE'S ANOTHER COMPLAINT. IT'S TIME FOR YOU - NHTSA RECALL #16V384 AND MFG. RECALL # 16S26 OF 06-01-16 TO BE HEARD IN COURT AND GET MY AIRBAG ALONG WITH ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING ON TAKATA. (I CALLED YOUR 888 NUMBER AND WAS SENT AGAIN TO BACK TO YOUR INTERNET SITE!) EVERY TIME I SEE THIS SUBJECT ON TV AND JUST RECENTLY HEARD ANOTHER CAMPAIGN CALL "OPERATION FIND & FIX" IS ALL WELL AND GOOD AND THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ON THE MANUFACTURERS SIDE... AND, SAY "GET YOUR CAR/S IN PEOPLE AND REPLACE THOSE AIRBAGS THEY CAUSE HARM AND DEATH!" DAH!!! IT'S NOT USUALLY 'US'. WE CAN'T GET THE DARN AIRBAGS! THERE NOT AVAILABLE! GET US THE 'DARN AIRBAGS' AND WE WILL PUT THEM IN. AND LET US PUT THE 'AIRBAG' IN BEFORE WE HAVE TO DESCRIBE THE "NOTE" DESCRIBING OUR EXPERIENCE BELOW BEFORE WE HAVE A "BAD" ONE !!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (CROWN FORD, 555 CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96001) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE REVERSING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

2011 MERCURY MILAN WITH EPS STEERING. WE HAD PARTIAL THEN FULL LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING, LUCKILY WE WERE NOT TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WERE ABLE TO CONTROL. AFTER BRINGING TO THE DEALERSHIP WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE EPS POWER STEERING NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS CONFUSION AT FIRST BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THOUGHT IT WAS A RECALL ITEM. BUT AFTER SOME CHECKS, THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE WAS NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY, THE ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL "WITH THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING SYSTEM" WE ARE VERY UPSET THAT THIS IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE. THE DIAGNOSES WAS PERFORMED AT A CERTIFIED DEALER "WEBBER FAMILY MOTORS IN DETROIT LAKES MN. HOW CAN A COMPANY RECALL ONLY SOME OF THE VEHICLES, WHILE LEAVING MANY OTHERS TO HAVE TO PAY HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT $1600 FOR A FAULTY POWER STEERING SYSTEM? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IM THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, WITH REGEN BRAKE DISENGAGED NOTICE APPEARING, HCU UNIT FAILED, SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH HYBRID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CAROLINA FORD, 103 CHURCH ST, HONEA PATH, SC 29654, (888) 420-5939) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE RECEIVED THE NOTICE 2 YEARS AGO AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE SOMEONE SITTING UP FRONT, AND WHEN WILL THIS BE DONE? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THIS FIXED.? OTHER CARS WERE DONE, BUT NOT MERCURY'S, WHY?? THE ONE PORTION OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IS RAISED UP A LITTLE. I M WORRIED A GOOD BUMP WILL SET IT OFF.

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS RELAY SODDARD INTO BACKSIDE OF FUSE PANEL (GEM) WAS BAD LOCATION FOR A PERSON WITH NO EXPERIENCE TO FIX OR LOCATE MOST PEOPLE NEVER GOT IT FIXED BECAUSE OF NO EXPERIENCE AND AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL MECHANIC TO FIX. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A FEW PEOPLE DID GET IT FIXED THROUGH A RECALL BUT I DIDN'T AND I NEVER GOT A RECALL FOR THIS IN THE MAIL. I WOULD LIKE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FIX THIS BECAUSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS.

NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED, YET. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES BECAME MUCH SOFTER. IT BECAME NECESSARY TO PUSH FURTHER DOWN ON THE PEDAL TO ENGAGE THEM. WE TOOK THE CARE TO A SHOP IN MARCH OF 2016. THE MECHANICS CHECKED THE WHOLE SYSTEM, AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER, SO HE PUT A NEW ONE IT. HE CALLED US TO TELL US, THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE, SO HE REMOVED IT, AND DID NOT CHARGE US. I DID SOME ON LINE SEARCHES, WHICH I'VE CONTINUED, AND SAW THAT THERE WERE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THAT NHTSA WAS LOOKING AT, AND HEIR MIGHT BE A RECALL. I'VE CONTINUED TO CHECK EVERY FEW MONTHS, OR SO , FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, BUT STILL NO WORD OF A RECAP. I CHECKED ON MUFFED.COM TODAY, AND FORD STILL HAS NOT RECALLED THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY RECALL APPEARING FOR THAT CAR IS THE CURRENT AIR BAG ISSUE (16S26). MY WIFE TELLS ME THAT NOW SHE'S USED TO IT AND THAT IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, FORD WOULD RECALL IT. I WON'T DRIVE THE CAR. I THINK IT'S A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DOUBT THIS WILL ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING, OR THAT I'LL GET A RESPONSE, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE STATUS ON THIS SITUATION, AND WANT TO GO ON RECORD AS REPORTING IT. MAYBE FORD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT EVENTUALLY IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT REFUSES TO LATCH AND, IF IT DOES LATCH, COMES UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN. ON INSPECTION, THE 'GUTS' OF THE MECHANISM ARE GONE.