Transmission problem. Less than 80,000 miles on vehicle. Maintenance kept up to date. I started the car and began to drive away when suddenly it would not pick up speed and it kept jerking. It was not driveable at especially on a highway. Everywhere I went told me it was the transmission. It cost me over $2,000.00 for another transmission. I am shocked to see so many others with transmission problems. I had no problems at all with this vehicle until this happened. I find it strange that I never had any other maintenance problems with this car and suddenly I lose a transmission. It sounds like a recall was due to myself as well as thousands of others with this same make and model. I was ready to make mercury my main choice of vehicle but after this, I don't think so. I would love to be included in a class action suit.
2002 Mercury Mountaineer transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mercury mountaineer. The vehicle was parked and the contact stated that the gear shifter broke off without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The steering column was in the process of being replaced. The failure and current mileages were 108,000.
Our 2002 mercury mountaineer's transmission blew after 116,000 miles. We have spoken with several transmission shops to get an estimate to fix it and they all told us the mountaineer is famous for this defect and no one, including the federal safety agency has done anything about this. I think it is grossly unjust that a car's transmission fails after only 90-100,000 miles and it's so common that it is apparently accepted. This is wrong. I am certain if you investigate the sheer number of mountaineers with this problem that it will prompt a recall and at least a fix at no cost to the unsuspecting owner who has faithfully maintained their vehicle in every way, only to have this happen.
The transmission on the early model 2002's go bad early. Research on the internet revealed many many complaints. I found a few that said that ford was aware of the problem. Redesigned the transmission in the middle of the year, but will not correct the problem.
My mercury mountaineer is having transmission issues. I have read through everything I could find and apparently this is a very common problem with the 2002 fords yet they are unwilling to do anything to fix it. I was driving down the freeway with my 7 month old daughter when the transmission decide to slip out of gear and luckily I was in the slow lane and able to get onto the emergency lane without getting hit because I was no longer accelerating od light started blinking right before this happened. I talked to my mechanic and was informed that fords transmission in 2002 was bad and he rebuild/replaces more on that vehicle than any other vehicle and they should be recalled. I called for and they said in short its my problem. Now I am looking at a 2000 dollar repair because of ford not doing anything about there faulty transmission.
Transmission slips on my 2002 mercury mountaineer 6 cylinder awd. There is a common problem with this transmission throughout 2002 mercury mountaineer owners. Why has there been no recall on this transmission.
O/d light blinking - hesitation when shifting while driving occurring each time the vehicle was operating - took it to transmission expert who fixed for 2000 because dealer quoted 3500! Trans guy asked if it was 2002 or 2003 as soon as he heard the make and model. Cracked liftgate that was fixed in the first year of owning the vehicle but second time it cracked the dealer would not fix it and quoted $700 ford would not fix either. An obvious defect!
2002 mercury mountaineer v6 awd 130,000miles! Transmission problems o/d light flashing one day causing transmission not to shift correctly. Ten minutes later start the vehicle and light not on and transmission shifts fine. Happens on several occasions. Several with similar vehicles have reported same problems! Also has wheel bearing issues!
2002 mercury mountaineer, transmission is bucking, over drive light flashing, check transmission light on. Also rotated tires, changed brakes, and had rotors cut yet there still is a pulsating felling in front end when stopping.
2002 mercury mountaineer v8 awd 4.6 transmission failure. Vehicle had under 60,000 miles, but had surpassed extended warranty time frame. Reverse vehicle would not move. Shifted very hard through gears. Sometimes tacking at 3000 RPM. Took to a transmission specialist. Repaired at a cost of 2600.00. Have since returned vehicle to same place for same issues plus transmission overheat light and leaking transmission fluid. Seat belts locked down for no reason. Would not retract. Called dealer, could not do anything because I was over restraint warranty by 3000 miles. Have replaced all 4 seat belt restraints. Front air bag light stays on or blinks, or is off. Called dealer, stated repair would not be covered due to mileage. I purchased this vehicle brand new june 2002. Today it has 65,00 miles on it. Is driven primarily on the highway for vacations. Have had several small repairs that were covered under extended warranty. I am very disappointed in the performance of this vehicles drive train and safety restraint system to include seat belts and air bag issues. With as many complaints I see on line about the transmission and front air bag issues, seems to me something should be done to help those of us that purchased in good faith what should have been a great vehicle. I have been a ford/ mercury owner since 1971. This is the first vehicle I have had that had major issues.
My transmission failed while I was driving on the freeway with my child in the car. This cause my car to "buck" and come to almost complete stop. Thankfully I was in the right lane and able to get off onto the shoulder. My car then would only go into 1st and 2nd gear. It would not shift to 3rd. I took it to a service center (actually 3 of them) who told me I need a new transmission. This is an extremely dangerous situation occurring with these cars. There were not tell tail signs. It was not slipping or rattling previous to this. In searching the internet on google I find there are thousands of people who are have experienced this same problem with mercury or ford 2000-2003 vehicles. Why isn't there a recall on this part. This is unacceptable. Eventually someone is going to get hurt. This repair is going to cost me approx. $3000. In addition to this one of my seat belts stopped working. When buckled it comes undone when I am driving. This is a rear passenger seat belt where my child sits. He can not refasten it by himself. I no longer seat him in that particular seat. But how long before the other stop working as well. For some reason your website will not take this number. I just called ford and they verified the #.
The issue with my car the transmission I was driving it one the interstate when I started to her a roar coming from my engine and that when I noticed my RPM was off the chart and I started to go slower by the minute and as I called up my mechanic he said it was my transmission and being from another state and only having 100 bucks in the pocket is not good so now im stuck in a town with no job now needing to get my transmission fixed and not having a car to drive I cant get a job not having a job makes me lose my car and having no home left for me that's just not right ford should b the ones in my shoes.
2002 mercury mountaineer - gear shift mechanism failed when trying to shift out of park. Vehicle repaired by billy-howel ford lincoln mercury, cumming, georgia.
Od light starting flashing, then check transmission light starting flashing, then 3 and 5th gear started snatching, transmission went out. I heard alot of these suvs are having problems just like mine.
Transmission slippage, numerous codes. Common with the 2002 mercury mountaineer. Cost of replacement or rebuilt more that $2,000.00.
2002 mercury mountaineer transmission failure! Common problem and should be a factory recall. Thousands to repair!!!!!
I have an 2002 mercury mountaineer had the transmission rebuilt 6 months ago been back to the transmission shop 7 times ...three times for a synlan pack??or so that's what he (the mechanic) has told me .
My 2002 mercury mountaineer v8 awd had experienced the same ongoing problem. Brought into ford certified dealership with complaints of clicking and grinding in the front end. Warranty company paid over $1500 to have repaired. Repairs involved the drive shaft. I just recently pain over $400 to have similar work done after vehicle was experiencing same clicking and grinding. Something to do with ball bearings and front hub assembly. Car was still making same noises until front end apparently disengaged temporarily. Didn't realized car was in rear wheel drive only until back tires were spinning in the snow. As of 3 days ago the car is undriveable due to sever grinding, binding, and clicking. Still owe over $10,000 on the vehicle and doesn't seem fair to have to keep repairing the same on going problem. This part of the vehicle has never functioned properly. Even after ford repaired, still had some degree of binding and clicking which got progressively worse over time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 1st repair was don't on 5-11-07.
I have a 2002 mercury mountaineer, same as the explorer. My od light started flashing and I had ford service center run the code, code 755 solenoid b, I had the ford service center replace it to the tune of $698 on march 5. I got the truck back march 5, 2009 at 12pm. March 6, 2009 8 am, same issue. I took it back to the service center and I'm told I need a new transmission. March 9, 2009 I took the truck to 2 separate shops, one of them being a veteran transmission repair shop. Same solenoid code 755 solenoid b. I took it back to the service center and am told that they will replace and I still need a new transmission. The transmission repair shop told me that ford knows of the problem and it is not the transmission, the wiring harness is bad which causes the solenoid to show as bad and show the code. She said she has had dealings with the same service center and everytime they tell customers they need a new transmission. There are thousands of complaints online for the same exact issue.
Serious transmission trouble.
Transmission has been repaired 3 times. The last was jan 2009 when it was completely rebuilt.
Rear wheel bearings failing for a second time. First time was on 3/15/08.
Experiencing transmission issues at 75k miles. Took it to shop who reported these transmissions are notoriously bad, replacing some at 60k miles and most by 100k. Mine needs to be replaced at a cost of $2500. Problem is use of aluminum within metal and fast wear. Ford should be held accountable for making poor quality products. Transmissions should have a much greater life than 75k miles. Problems noticed - slipping out of gear while driving, not engaging gear when selected, not shifting into higher gear (overrevving),, clunking shifts. Danger arises when you select gear, accelerate and nothing happens and suddenly it pops into gear which causes vehicle to lunge forward.
About once a year we have had a problem with our transmission. After this happening so many times I decided to check online for anyone else with the same problem. Can not believe how many have the same problem but still no recalls. My husband knew the first time they tried to fix the problem they were just putting a "band-aide" on the problem and not truly fixing it. Metal shavings were found the first time and the transmission shifts rough and slips. Also the vehicle accelerates without putting foot on gas pedal. Problem is extremely bad when going into reverse.
The transmission on my 2002 mercury mountaineer. The o/d light is flashing, and seems trans is slipping even worse. I have had it to the dealership many times since I bought it new, and they never could find the problem. Now it has been out of warranty for quiet some time and has became a huge problem. I looked on the internet and noticed a ton of complaints on this exact issue and was hoping it would be ground for a recall.
The transmission in this vehicle is defective. Their should be a recall on this model which is a 2002 mercury mountaineer. The problem is costing all of fords customers alot of money average cost is 2600 dollars. They know about this problem and will not help even with some of the repair cost. This is not acceptable for any company to get away with. Please do something about this. Thank you
Rear differential failure, limited slip locked up, pushes in corners and binds.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mercury mountaineer. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact applied pressure to the brakes and heard a grinding sound. He then began to smell something burning and noticed smoke underneath the vehicle. He inspected the vehicle and did not notice any leaking. The following day he noticed an extensive amount of oil on the ground and the vehicle was pulling. The vehicle was inspected by a mechanic and the contact was informed that oil was coming from three different places and traveling to the rear differential. The dealer and the manufacturer have not been notified. The current mileage was 118,169 and failure mileage was 118,000.
I own a 2002 mercury mountaineer 4.6l awd. After buying this car I had heard about how big of a lemon the transmissions are, and on january 27th I found this out for myself. First my car began shifting very harshly. Then my o/d off light began flashing, check engine light came on, and check transmission lcd came on. I lost third gear on the middle of the highway and had to drive 9 miles home going only 25 MPH. Then I found out that it is going to cost $2500+ to fix the problem. Unfortunately I'm a single mother and full-time student, so my car is just going to sit for a few months until I can afford to fix it. Ford should be held accountable for this problem. I have heard far too many complaints and no one has done anything about it .
As I was accelerating nothing happened. The transmission failed and didn't go anywhere and then it jerked just as a car was approaching, which made the other car swerve and it almost got into an accident. *tr 2002 mercury mountaineers are notorious for bad transmissions and they are a danger. Ford refuses to take any responsibility for their poorly built transmissions.
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