Electronic controls operated by the generic control module (wipers, rear defroster, power windows etc.) have locked up. Throttle sticks after full stop and use of cruise control and needs excessive force to move forward. Existing recalls should cover these repairs, as well as two other recalls for the corrosive hood latch, and speed control where the throttle could ice up in prolonged cold weather. I went in armed with documentation and the recall information from the website but the sayville ford dealership in sayville, ny, refused to service them, stating they were "campaigns" not actual recalls. If your vehicle doesn't come up for service on their computer, they do not acknowledge the legal recalls and won't do the repairs. Recall #'s: 00v072000, 99v062001, 99v164000, 97v074000.
1998 Mercury Mountaineer electrical complaints
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While driving and without warning vehicle started to stall. Mechanic stated that ignition switch malfunctioned.
1998 mercury mountaineer will catch on fire in engine compartment.
Vehicle stalls intermittently at any speed. Taken to dealer once a month since purchase in march 2000, cannot find cause. *ak
Consumer had just turned off the highway and was traveling on a dirt road when vehicle jerked to right and then rolled over. Consumer and her daughter were thrown out from vehicle. Consumer was knocked unconscious, and daughter was killed upon impact. Also vehicle exploded into flames.
May 5,1998 car died when it was going up an incline getting on the freeway. June 3,1998 the door locks would not work,plus the stereo when we stopped let out a high pitched noise and then stopped working about an hour later it was ok again. Later that evening the car tried to die again the lights went dim. June 9,1998 we were driving on the freeway and the lights on the dash (50 thru 80mph)went out. June 19,1998 problems again car not wanting to start all the time-dealership installed flight data recorder until june 26,1998 when stereo started again and data recorder went out. July 14,1999 car making loud noise brought back to dealership they had to replace altenator/tensiioner/belt. July 26,1999 car overheats after driving less than a mile away towed to dealership they replace thermostat/thermostat housing/gasket . Pick car up on july 29,1999 from dealership drive 3.3 miles from dealership and the car catches on fire on drivers side under around were the fuses are. Car gets repaired then on sept.22,1999 had to bring back after driving car the headlights start to flash on & off. Well are rearveiw mirror has the auto diming headlights that have not worked for a while now but I am tired of messing with this lemon. Oh before the fire sometimes when you put the turn signal on it would buzz. This is the problems we brought to the dealership. Many times the lights dimmed but it would be ok after a little while.
After driving 20 min.on I-75 at 65mph the car was parked in a lot of a shopping mall. 1 minute later, the car made a loud hissing noise for 5-10 seconds and there was a loud explosion from the engine and a fire that was flaming under the hood,the side fenders,& the radiator grill. The fire melted aluminum and plastic engine components so fast along with the interior of the car and the windshield. This was an extremely dangerous fire I believe caused by defect of manufacturer. If this fire was on the highway at 70 MPH.the fire would be a torch and fumes,heat,and fire would have entered the interior making driving impossible. The intensity of the fire would have destroyed the brake system and the power steering system,leaving the car with no braking and steering to stop and pull over. I contacted ford to see if they knew about problems with mountaineers.the receptionist claimed that ford entered my case in their database as a collision that caught fire which is false and a cover up. After asking them to clear up the entry in their computer system they investigated the car claiming in writing they have no conlusion on what caused the fire. I continue to believe my vehicle contained manufacturing defect and that ford is avoiding investigative conclusions due to fear of recall. I want ford to investigate all accident,death & fire cases nationwide due to explorers & mountaineers to find out what the problem is that would causes fire. I want ford to refund the cost of the vehicle plus expenses. I now recall smelling gas from behind the car twice in mid feb.1999.
Horn has been replaced three times, and there is still no sound.
The fuse connected to the a.c. ,signals,heat,and cruise control keeps " going out " time and time again. I had this problem corrected 4 times and again it happenned . I was about to go to abtraintion hearing, but I gave ford 1 more chance with there customer service engineer. This is dangerous because the signals and defroster not enabling safe driving. I don't what to do , I tried calling ford and the dealership and they can't fix this problem correctly. Please help me.
Front tag bracket falling off/ required reattachment. Mjs
Spark plugs failed.
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