MERCURY Complaints

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP. THE BRAKES RECOVERED AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT IDLE FOR A FEW HOURS.

I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM A TRIP AND MY CAR STALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. I WOULD BE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IT WOULD JUST CUT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET INTO THE SERVICE LANE AND RESTART THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT THEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER 7 TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING IN ABOUT AN HOUR, I EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A TOW. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MERCURY CARS IN MY MODEL YEAR DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS SO WIDESPREAD, FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WOULD COVER A THROTTLE BODY REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, IT SEEMED LIKE MY CAR WOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH THE LISTS AND ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $500-$700. THIS IS COMPLETELY CRAZY TO ME BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENS TO CARS LIKE MINE AND HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE COMPANY AT NO COST. I BELIEVE I SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE THAT BENEFIT. I TALKED TO THE COMPANY AND HAVE LODGED A FORMAL COMPLAINT, AND I WILL ALSO BE SENDING A LETTER BECAUSE THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. STALLING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 70+ IS DANGEROUS AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED HAD I BEEN HIT.

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE ON MARCH 11, 2017 FROM A DEALERSHIP NAMED REDEFINED AUTO SALES IN SKOKIE, IL. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 IN COSTS FOR REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE, BEGINNING WITH I HAD TO GET AN OIL CHANGE ON THE SAME DAY THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CHANGE OIL REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON AS SOON AS I EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY IN ROUTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, AS I WAS EN ROUTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, ON THE EXPRESSWAY A MOTORIST TRIED TO CUT ME OFF AND THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. THINGS HAVE JUST WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE.

I WAS AT A GAS STATION MAKING A PURCHASE WITH MY DISABLED MOTHER. WE LEFT THE STORE, AND GOT INTO MY TRUCK. I STARTED MY TRUCK AND PROCEED TO DIVE TOWARDS THE EXIT OF THE GAS STATION WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE BURNING RUBBER. I SAID TO MY MOTHER THAT SOMETHING SMELLED FUNNY AND THEN LOOKED AND SAW A THIN STEAM OF SMOKE COMING UP FROM IN BETWEEN MY LEGS. I PARKED THE TRUCK AND JUMPERS OUT LEAVING MY OM IN THE CAR. I THEN SAW A FIRE INSIDE OF THE METAL TRACK IN WHICH MY SEAT MOVES MECHANICALLY UNDERNEATH MY SEAT, WHERE THE WIRES ARE. I RAN INTO THE GAS STATION PANICKED AND ASKED THE ATTENDANT FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, TO WHICH HE REPLIED " NO, I DON'T KNOW I DON'T HAVE ONE" AND DID NOTHING. SO I RAN BACK OUTSIDE TO MY TRUCK WHERE MY MOTHER WAS HAVING TROUBLE EXITING MY TRUCK AS SHE HAS ANXIETY AND HEALTH ISSUES. SHE FINALLY GOT OUT AND A TOW TRUCK THAT WAS DRIVING BY, SAW THE SMOKE GETTING HEAVIER AND FLOWING OUT OF MY TRUCK, HE STOPPED AND OUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE FLAMES WERE COMING THROUGH MY SEAT AND I WAS AT A GAS STATION. I WAS TERRIFIED. I HAVE PTSD AND THIS HASN'T HELPED MY SLEEP AT ALL. ALSO, WE WERE AT A GAS STATION AND AS YOU KNOW, FIRE IS VERY DANGEROUS AT A GAS STATION. WE COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE.

I GOT NOTICE FOR THE DANGEROUS AIRBAG SITUATION IN MARCH. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP NOR FORD. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR AT FIRST. THEN THEY RENEGED AND SAID THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS AND IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN WHO I WATCH 2MONTHS TO FIVE, I FIND IT UNCONSCIONABLE TO PUT ME OR MY PASSENGERS IN HARMS WAY FOR ANY LONGER. I WANT TO HAVE THIS FIX PLEASE!!

I PURCHASED THE 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2016 WITH LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, OR EXCELLERATING. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE ISSUES AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. I BELIEVE IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AFTER READIN ABOUT ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL. I CHECKED AND THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN 2013. I HAVE READ MANY CASES WHERE THESE VEHICLES CONTINUE TO HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES AFTER THE RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

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 TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAGIC CITY FORD WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT PAID TO HAVE A FUEL CANISTER REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FORD DEALER LOCATED IN CINCINNATI, OH WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ UPDATED 07/25/2017*JS

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ISSUE IN FIVE MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO ABS MODULES/UNITS. I FIRST NOTICED MY BRAKES GETTING SPONGY IN LATE 2016, THAT'S WHEN THE FIRST ABS WAS REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THIS FIXED THE ISSUE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, I THEN STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY BRAKES WERE LOCKING, WHEN NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. I RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHICH LEAD TO NEW COMPONENTS ON MY BRAKES(PADS FRONT AND REAR, CALIPERS ROTORS.ETC.) BECAUSE OF THE WEAR. ALL WERE REPLACED. THEN THE SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN MY TEENAGE SON WAS DRIVING. UNDER ACCELERATION, THE BRAKES STARTED APPLYING PRESSURE, WHICH THE ENGINE HAD TO COMPENSATE FOR. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN, THAT IS WHEN THE SECOND ABS UNIT WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS AFTER THREE DAYS OF TROUBLE-SHOOTING. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES, AND I HAVE SPENT AN EXHAUSTIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THIS ONE ISSUE. I CAN ONLY ASSUME ALSO, THAT BECAUSE OF BRAKING, WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING, THERE WILL BE MORE ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.

"TAKATA RECALL". FORD MOTOR COMPANY ALERTED ME IN MARCH OF THE RECALL, DANGERS, AND REASON TO WAIT...WAITING FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. GIVEN THAT INFLATION OF THE AIRBAGS COULD KILL ONE, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT PARTS ARRIVE SOON, LIKE NOW? HOW LONG SHOULD THIS TAKE?