MERCURY Complaints

MY VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED DUE TO A DEFUNCT TORQUE SENSOR WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE POWER STEERING BECAME DEFECTIVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, AND COMPLETELY FAILED A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER WHILE STOPPED. AFTER I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2014, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD SERVICE SHOP; HOWEVER, FORD APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE UNDERLYING ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE (MALFUNCTIONED TORQUE SENSOR). THERE WAS NO WARNING OR NOTICE GIVEN THAT THIS ISSUE MAY ARISE IN THE FUTURE AFTER HAVING THE ALLEGED RECALL "FIXED". I ALSO WAS GIVEN NO NOTICE AT ANY TIME THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING TO FAIL COMPLETELY.

WHILE IN MOTION THE CAR WILL STALL CAUSING ME TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 10-15 MILES AND ITS REALLY UNSAFE! I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP BEFORE I CAN CONTINUE DRIVING IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,080.

AS I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT A PARKING LOT, DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND TURNING, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I PULLED OVER TO SHUT THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH AT FIRST. IT TOOK A FEW TRIES TO FINALLY GET IT TO LATCH. LATER THAT EVENING WHEN MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK, HE NOTICED THE SAME DOOR WAS OPEN, AS MY CAR SAT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. AGAIN, IT TOOK A FEW TRIES FOR HIM TO GET IT TO LATCH CLOSED.

SAFETY RECALL RECEIVED JULY 2016 BY MAIL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURE IN CRASH. AS OF TODAY, NO REMEDY NOR PARTS, NOR FURTHER NOTICES RECEIVED. UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HAS PASSED SINCE SAFETY RECALL.

WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, EVERY TIME THAT I HIT A LARGE BUMP OR HAVE TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM BY HAVING TO STOP VERY QUICKLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SO SOFT THAT EVEN TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER GOING AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, I HAVE TO PUSH IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SO THAT I CAN COME TO A FULL STOP. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF, BUT IT TAKES AT LEAST A FEW HOURS AND SOMETIMES UP TO A DAY OR MORE. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN ALL ANY DRIVING CONDITION (CITY STREET, HIGHWAY, DRIVEWAY, ETC...), AND AT ANY SPEED (AS LOW AS 5 MPH). I RECENTLY READ THAT 2007-2009 MODELS WERE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON, AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 2010 MODEL WAS ADDED TO THE LIST BECAUSE I FEEL VERY UN-SAFE DRIVING MY CAR SOMETIMES, AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS SUCH A VITAL COMPONENT TO A SAFE DRIVE. ALSO, AFTER READING THE NEXT PAGE, THE MOST RECENT INSTANCE HAPPENED JUST YESTERDAY (5/21/17), BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2011. MY MECHANIC HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT, SO HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROLLER IS THE FAULTY PART. CAN YOU PLEASE PUT A RE-CALL OUT ON THIS??

DRIVING(IN MOTION) ON BUSY ROAD(CITY STREET) NEAR HOME, ACCELERATED TO 45MPH, TRIED TO SLOW DOWN FOR LIGHT, REMOVED FOOT OFF GAS AND CAR DID NOT SLOW. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID CAR STOPPED AT LIGHT. TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR STOPPED. PUT IN NEUTRAL, NO CHANGE. PUT IN PARK NO CHANGE,STILL 4000 RPMS. WANTED TO GET VEHICLE HOME SO I PUT ON FLASHERS DROVE HOME WHILE APPLYING BRAKES.I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. SHOULD HAVE PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF BUT WANTED TO GET IT HOME SO I COULD AVOID A TOW. I AM PRETTY HANDY AND AM DOING RESEARCH IN ORDER TO FIX MYSELF.POPPED THE HOOD AT HOME AND IMMEDIATELY SAW THAT THE CABLE GOING TO THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BROKEN AND HUNG UP ON A CLIP ON THE LINKAGE COVER. IMAGE IS OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.