MERCURY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM CLICK FORD LINCOLN EAST TUCSON (6244 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE AND ON BACKORDER. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL BACK IN TWO OR THREE WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I'VE RECEIVED 2 NOTIFICATIONS FROM MY DEALER THAT MY AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS BUT HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED TO WHEN TO BRING MY CAR IN. WHEN I CHECK NHTSA FOR UPDATES IT SAYS THERE ARE "NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE". WHAT GIVES? SHOULD I BE WORRIED THAT THESE FAULTY AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO INJURE ME OR WORSE, MY FAMILY? THANKS. *TR

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS NOTIFIED JULY2016 ABOUT THE RECALL OF AIRBAG. SINCE THAT TIME...I HAVE BEEN CALLING DEALERSHIPS...MY RONT DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE IS SEPARATING WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I SEPARATES MORE AND MORE...I NEED TO SEE THAT THIS AIRBAG IS REPLACED ASAP... STARTED OUT SMALL LESS THAN HALF INCH TO AT LEAST 6 TO 8 INCHES WIDE . HAVE PHOTOTS BUT THEY ARE TO BIG OF FILE TO ATTACH. CAN SEND SEPARATELY UPON REQUEST. NEXT THING WILL BE NOTIFYING MY SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN TO GET THIS ADDRESSED.

IN MARCH 2018, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERY TIME FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. THEN TOWARD MID MARCH, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT.IT STATED ON PANEL "POWER STEERING DEFAULT ASSIST." IT TOOK EXTREME EFFORT TO STEER THE WHEEL TO THE SIDE AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY RIGID. BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE, IT HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN TO MOVE CAR IN APARTMENT PARKING LOT. I GOT THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2017 FROM A CAR DEALER WITH NO WARRANTY. FORD SAYS THIS VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR TORQUE PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD, I WANT THIS VEHICLE VIN ADDED TO RECALL LIST. IF I DRIVE IT ON OPEN ROAD, IT WILL SURELY CAUSE INJURY TO MY FAMILY. I CAN'T EVEN MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL.

TAKATA RECALL . WE WERE NOTIFIED YEARS AGO, STILL PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NOT REPLACED. NOW FORD IS TELLING US NOT LET ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. FORD HAD IGNORED ALL OUR CORRESPONDENCE. IT'S REDICULOUS, WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); 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. SARASOTA FORD (707 S WASHINGTON BLVD, SARASOTA, FL) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

PULLED 2008 MILAN IN PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK, ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, TAPPED GAS PEDAL, ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR STARTED FINE, DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCE, I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR BEGAN 'LIMP HOME' MODE, WAS ABLE TO PULL TO CURB. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. SHUT CAR OFF A FEW MINUTES.STARTED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT ON, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FEW BLOCKS TO GET HOME. NEXT DAY STARTED ENGINE 3 TIMES, EACH STALLING WITHIN SECONDS. NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH CAR. PURCHASED PRECERTIFIED IN 2011, 52,0000 MI. ON IT. WILL OWN 7 YRS. MAY 2018. I PUT 1000 MI. YRLY. ON CAR. ODOMETER NOW UNDER 59,500. ON 3/9/18 CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (WHERE I PURCHASED IT). CAR SAT IN LOT 10 DAYS BEFORE LOOKED AT. FINALLY, CHECKED AND DIAGNOSED. INSTALLED NEW THROTTLE BODY. RE-TESTED. PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW ACCELERATOR. RE-TEST. PROBLEM. CODES APPEARING. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN.TOLD TO KEEP CALLING DEALERSHIP. I'VE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS STAFF ALREADY & ASKED FOR LOANER CAR. NOT GRANTED. I DID INTERNET RESEARCH & FOUND LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD ABOUT 'LIMP HOME' MODE INVOLVING THROTTLE BODY & COMPUTER SENSORS DEFECT ON FORD, MERCURY & LINCOLN BROUGHT ON BY NCCC. FORD NOT FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECT INVOLVING 1.6 MILLION CARS. MANY INTERNET SITES HAVE SHOWN COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! NUMEROUS OWNERS WROTE TO VALIDATE CAR REPAIRED ONLY TO EXPERIENCE SAME 'LIMP HOME' INCIDENT RETURN. STORIES INVOLVE HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED BY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE IT'S BACK TO FORCING FORD TO OWN UP TO NEGLECT TO MAKE A PROFIT. MY EXPERIENCE LEAVES ME WITHOUT A CAR, CANCELLATIONS OF APPTS, RELYING ON CABS OR FRIEND TO SHOP.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S NOW 4 WEEKS WITHOUT A CAR. AM TOLD WARRANTY EXPIRED. CAN I PLEASE BE DIRECTED TO PROPER GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS?

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET , I'M JUST SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVEN'T CAME UP FOR A REMEDY FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES THIS CAR EVERYDAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO. MY CHILDREN ARE MY LIFE !

WHILE DRIVING MY SEAT WILL RANDOMLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH AS IF I TOOK THE KEYS OUT. THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION BUT AFTER HAVING THE GARAGE PUT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT STILL FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP EVEN THOUGH THE GARAGE SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE.

DRIVING UP ICY CURVE UP HILL, SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING LOCKED AND RAN OFF ROAD. NOW IT'S IN A SUPER HUMAN STEERING MODE IN MY DRIVEWAY WHERE ITS BEEN SINCE THE INCIDENT. WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER WITH MY OTHER 4 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ON ICY ROADS IN ALASKA. FORD IS WILLING TO KILL FAMILIES I SEE. 72,000 MILES. CALLED DEALER AND SAID SEND ME ALL INFORMATION FROM MY SCAN. NEVER HEARD BACK FROM KENDALL FORD IN ANCHORAGE.