Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury mountaineer. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the accelerator pedal became stuck. The failure would occur intermittently and the contact would have to tap the pedal several times before it would release. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that a tube would need to be cleaned in order to keep the pedal from sticking. There were no recalls related to the failure and the repairs of $400 were at the contacts expense. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 103,000.
2006 Mercury Mariner acceleration complaints
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I purchased my mercury mariner 2006 in 2005. While under warranty, I brought in the vehicle several times to the dealership for service due to the gas pedal sticking. I would try to accelerate and it would stick and not accelerate. After several visits they determined it was a fluid problem or it needed to be cleaned. The problem still persisted after maintenance was performed. At my last visit, the part was replaced. The pedal still sticks, but I am now out of warranty and cannot afford to play guessing games with my dealership at costs to me. On a couple of occasions the vehicle did accelerate rapidly without cause, however my main problem has been the gas pedal sticking. It typically happens during cold humid climate.
Ford mercury mariner: at 65 MPH I tapped the brake pedal to disconnect the cruise control. Proceeded to press the gas pedal and found the gas pedal cable to the throttle linkage fell off. Coasting through 65 MPH traffic with no gas control was challenging. Why did the gas pedal cable fall off and has other vehicles owners experience the same problem?
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