MERCURY Complaints

"TAKATA RECALL" - 16V-384 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NOTICE IN JULY OF 2016 AND CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. I HAVE INQUIRED TWICE SINCE AND JUST CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WHO SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND TO CALL THE FORD HELPLINE. I JUST GOT OFF THE FORD HELPLINE AND THEY SAID THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I DID EXPRESS TO FORD THAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS. THE PERSON ON THE FORD HELPLINE WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS "EDDIE" SAID THAT FORD HAD DECIDED THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER AND THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING SO THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE ACCORDING TO FORD. I INQUIRED AS TO WHY ONLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS RECALLED AND NOT THE DRIVER AIRBAG OR THE SIDE AIRBAGS. HE SAID THOSE OTHERS MAY BE FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. I THINK THAT THIS HAS TAKEN TOO LONG AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. WHAT IS BEING DONE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE TAKATA CORRECT THIS PROBLEM???

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, IN 2015 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I'M DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR STARTS HESITATING THEN STARTS BUCKING LIKE CRAZY AND CONKS OUT. I START THE CAR BACK UP AND IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST RECENTLY GOT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND TURNING LANE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD CROSSING OVER 2 LANES & STARTED TO PROCEED AS THE CAR STARTED HESITATING, SLOWED DOWN AND CONKED OUT. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CALLED FORD TODAY TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS STILL A COVERED ITEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR A ONE TIME FIX, WHICH I ALREADY HAD. SO NOW IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF A DEFECTIVE PART?? THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THE COMPLAINTS ARE STILL ROLLING IN ON THE MILAN'S AND SEVERAL OTHER FORD VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PROTECTED WIRING COVER WAS DETERIORATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE "CHECK ENGINE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. FAIRWAY FORD IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA DETERMINED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF UPDATED 11/1/2017*JS

CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. SEEING HIGHER RPM BUT NOT SHIFTING HARD. FLUIDS CHECKED - OK. TRANSMISSION CODES P0723 AND P0733 THESE ARE CODES FOR SLIPPING ISSUES. THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. MILEAGE WAS ONLY 68769 ON CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND A LOSS OF POWER INDEPENDENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REMEDY DUE TO NO CERTIFIED FORD DEALERS IN THE CITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SCHUMACHER LINCOLN OF DELRAY WAS NOTIFIED AT (561) 454-1800 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/08/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 1 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR IN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER (GORNO FORD 22025 ALLEN RD, WOODHAVEN, MI 48183) WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

FIRST PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIRPING SOUND CAME ON. PAID THE HIGH COST OF GETTING REPAIRED THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT AND CHIRPING SOUND CAME ON HAVING TO GET THAT REPAIRED!! AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY AND THE CHIRPING SOUND COMES AND GOES. COMES ON WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON.

THE SUNROOF JUST RELEASED FROM THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF I71 DOING 65MPH AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF COUGAR