MERCURY Complaints

I OPENED THE REAR GLASS AND WHILE THE GLASS WAS BEING RAISED BY THE PISTONS, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE GLASS SUDDENLY SHATTERED ALL OVER ME AND THE BACK OF THE MOUNTAINEER. I GOT GLASS IN MY FACE AND ARMS AND FEET. I HAD LACERATIONS TO MY ARMS FROM THE GLASS AND GLASS SPLINTERS IN MY FEET WHERE THE GLASS GOT INTO MY SHOES. THE GLASS DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AS WAS ONLY PART OF THE WAY UP WHEN IT SHATTERED. I DID NOT OPEN THE FULL REAR GATE, JUST THE GLASS PANEL WHICH IS UNLOCKED WITH A PUSH BUTTON TO THE RIGHT OF THE REAR GATE HANDLE LATCH. THE DAY WAS HOT AND I HAD THE AC RUNNING SO THERE WAS TEMPERATURE GRADIENT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS I WAS INJURED AND OTHER COULD BE MORE SEVERELY INJURED BY THIS DEFECT.

ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND INTERMITTENTLY SMELLED GAS OR GOT FUEL FILL CHECK INDICATOR. UPON DIAGNOSTIC MIL P0455 AND P0457. CANISTER PURGE VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED PAID $300. GOING THROUGH MY RECORDS I FOUND THAT ON APRIL 5,2016, I HAD A RECALL 15S34 FUEL TANK AND CANISTER PURGE VALVE INSPECTION COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CRACKS OR LEAKS SO ONLY RECALIBRATION WAS COMPLETED. NOW LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER A REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. AWAITING REVIEW FOR A REFUND FROM FORD DEALERSHIP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMERGED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER WHEN HE NOTICED THAT A SECOND LUG NUT DETACHED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE FIRST LUG NUT DETACHED FROM THE SAME WHEEL ON JULY 1, 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE OWNER WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK FUEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE QUIRK FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE NO LEAKS. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE CAR CONTINUALLY LOCKS ITSELF (POWER LOCKS). IF I'M OUTSIDE THE CAR I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TRY TO UNLOCK IT WHILE AT THE SAME TIME IT RELOCKS ITSELF. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS IT WILL STOP AND LET ME IN. SAME IS TRUE IF I'M IN THE CAR EXCEPT NOW I CAN'T GET OUT. IT'S USUALLY MUCH WORSE DURING THE DAY THAN AT NIGHT. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE IN THE CAR, TRYING TO GET IN OR NEARBY (I DON'T HAVE A REMOTE NOR IS IT AN OPTION). THE CAR CAN BE SITTING IDLE FOR HOURS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ITSELF IN RAPID SUCCESSION. RARELY IF EVER DOES IT END UP UNLOCKED. WILL OCCASIONALLY GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCEDURE WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T EFFECT ANYTHING BUT ALL THE DOOR LOCKS (AT LEAST THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN). IF IT MATTERS I COULD SEND A VIDEO OF THIS PROBLEM. THE QUESTION BELOW OF WHEN DOES THIS HAPPEN IS MOOT. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY AT ANYTIME. I'VE TRIED NUMEROUS WORKAROUNDS WITH LITTLE SUCCESS BECAUSE THE CAR SEEMS TO ADAPT AND THEN BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT. ( BELIEVE ME, I KNOW WHAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE.)

RECALL 15S39: MY LIGHTS WERE WORKING JUST FINE BUT I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINMENT I SAID I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY LIGH BUT THE LETTER SAID IT MIGHT OCCUR AT ANYTIME. I DRIVE APPROX. 35,000 MILES PER YEAR. MAY 17,2017 I MADE APPOINMENT.FOR JUNE12,2017. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A NEW MODULE WAS INSTALLED. JUNE 14, 2017 MY LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THEY SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON. LATER THAT EVENING THEY WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. (IT STAYS ON AUTOMATIC). I GOT THE MANUAL LIGHTS TO COME ON . NO BRIGHT LIGHT ONLY INTERMITTANT BRIGHTS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO GEM CITY FORD. AFTER AN HOUR THEY SAID THEY WERE O.K. 10 P.M. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. I USED MANUAL. CALLED THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL BACK.THEY DIDNOT WITH MORE THAN ONCALLS NEVER TO BE CALLED BACK. THEN I LEFT A NOTE I WOULD GET IT CHECKED WHILE OUT OF SATE. THEN I GOT A CALL REQUESTING THAT I BRING IT IN. I WAS LEAVINE THE STATE F OR A WEEK. CAME BACK TO TOWN THE NEXT WEEK TOLD THAT THE PATCH THAT WAS PUT IN WAS WORKING AND I COULD PURCHASE THE MODULE.THIS IS A DANGEROUS THING . THE FIX CAUSED A PROBLE THAT THE FIX WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. I WANT MY CAR BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. WHEN DRIVING IT MAKES A POP THEN GOES OUT OR COMES ON. WHEN STARTING THEY MAY NOT COME ON AT ALL. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN I'M GOING THROUGHT THE MOUNTAINS OF GEORGIA OR TENNESSE AT NIGHT. THIS SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN PATCHED. IT'S LAZY . A PERSONS LIFE THAT BOUGHT THIS VEHICAL SHOULD BE WORTH MORE THAN THAT. NO WAY TO UP LOAD. I CAN FAX.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE WAITED OVER A YEAR NOW, AND FORD STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPLACE MY POTENTIALLY LETHAL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR, NOR DO THEY (AS OF 7/6/2017) EVEN HAVE A PROJECTED DATE THE PART/S WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE.

THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS!! RIGHT HINGE BROKE WHICH DROPPED RIGHT SIDE OF GLASS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE GLASS WHICH MADE IT EXPLODE. GLASS COVERED ME WITH A FEW MINIMAL CUTS

AFTER FRONT BRAKE PAD AND BOTH ROTOR REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL HAD EXCESSIVE TRAVEL TO NEAR THE FLOORBOARD. BRAKING WAS DEGRADED WITH A SLIGHT INITIAL PULL TO THE RIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRAIGHT STEADY STOP, BUT WITH MORE PEDAL PRESSURE AND TRAVEL THAN NORMAL... ALMOST LIKE NO POWER BRAKES. THE FORD DEALER (SEE ATTACHMENT) PERFORMED AN ABS TEST AFTER PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT, THUS ACTIVATING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, WHICH, IF YOU STUDY THE SCHEMATIC, WILL PLACE ONE OR MORE VALVES IN THE HCU IN BYPASS MODE TO ALLOW WHEEL ROTATION, THUS PREVENTING A SKID AND WHEEL LOCK UP. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS, THE VALVE(S) IN THE HCU CAN STAY PARTIALLY OPEN (DUE TO AGE, DEBRIS, OLD FLUID, LACK OF ABS EVENTS) AND NOW YOU WILL HAVE DEGRADED BRAKE PERFORMANCE. THE DEALER WILL BE GLAD TO SELL YOU A NEW HCU AT A COST OF $800 TO $1000. [XXX]. IF THE HCU IS THAT FINICKY, THEN IT SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE RESTORED THE HCU VALVE(S) TO A SEATED POSITION BY RAPIDLY AND FORCEFULLY TAPPING ON EACH VALVE OUTLET/INLET WITH THE HANDLE OF AN ADJUSTABLE WRENCH WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, PEDAL TRAVEL LESSENED, AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE NORMAL BRAKING WITH POWER ASSIST RETURNED. GET ON FORD'S ASS AND HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE ON THIS BRAKING ISSUE, LIVES ARE AT RISK HERE! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A RECALL A YEAR AGO THIS MONTH REGARDING THE AIRBAG SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT CONCERNED AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING TO REPLACE IT. THE SEAL ON MY DASH HAS OPENED UP EXPOSING SOME FOAM. I AM CONCERNED FOR ANYONE TO SIT IN THAT SEAT. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN THIS MATTER WILL BE RESOLVED. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO FIX THIS CONSIDERING IT IS DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP. I WANT SOME ANSWERS!!!