2002 Mercury Mountaineer: transmission slipping

Filed Aug 20, 2010 · Transmission · 86,000 miles · MO

Purchased 2002 mercury mountaineer from ford dealership in 2007. Transmission was slipping, took in two days later and still under warranty and informed new transmission put in. In august 2010, vehicle suddenly would not start, towed to dealership and informed the transmission was once again defective and sensors as well as cpu unit would need to be replaced. Researched on line on www.autobeef.com and noted many other defects on similar make, model and years with very similar problems. Approximate cost to fix $2,400 dollars.

Filed Jun 17, 2010 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · WV

I have a 2002 mercury mountaineer, I have had more problems on this car than are countable. The transmission has slowly been slipping since I bought the vehicle. I have had to replace the transfer case within the past two months, and now my check transmission light and od off light is on. Mechanics now say I need a new transmission. I have looked at numerous review on this make and model cars and all have transmission problems, and those who said they replaced the transmission, the problem recurred and it was a waste of money. I am just trying to figure out what to do these prices is getting very costly for a car that seems like cannot be repaired.

Filed Apr 27, 2010 · Electrical, Suspension · 125,000 miles · NC

The transmission keeps slipping causing the car to stall and stutter in traffic had to have it rebuilt in 2008 costing $3600.00, the differentials causing problems on front and rear with the car wheels spinning and sticking at times, the tires (all four) balling out from the inside out having to replace them every three to four months, the power locks, radio, interior lights all work when they want to like its a shortage.

Filed Apr 20, 2010 · Transmission · TX

The problem was not noticeable at first. The SUV felt heavy when accelerating, it will jerk every now and then it was like this for a period of two days then the o/d light flashed rapidly and on the message center it displayed check transmission< the transmission constantly slips on every gear it revs without accelerating and when unexpected it catches itself and lunges jerks forward. It also makes a loud noise whenever the transmission shifts gears. This is everytime the vehicle is in use. I have no other means of transportaion . I took it to get diagnostics checked and they told me the transmission was faulty that there had been hundreds of complaints in my area dealing with the same make and model and year. I have not tried to correct the faulty tranny . I believe ford should consider the safety of it customers /consumers and should have a nationwide recall to repair such faulty transmission. I have been more close to crashing this year than all my years of driving. This faulty transmisssion is dangerous.

Filed Feb 26, 2010 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Feb 22, 2010 · Transmission · 78,184 miles · MA

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.

Filed Jul 24, 2009 · Seat belts, Transmission · 79,421 miles · IL

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 #.

Filed Apr 5, 2009 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · IL

Transmission slippage, numerous codes. Common with the 2002 mercury mountaineer. Cost of replacement or rebuilt more that $2,000.00.

Filed Feb 16, 2009 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Feb 9, 2009 · Transmission · MI

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.

Filed Feb 9, 2009 · Transmission · 15,000 miles · IN

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.

Filed Jan 14, 2009 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · IN

2002 mercury mountaineer 4.6l v8 awd 100,000miles! Various 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. Transmission began to slip. Take to mechanic fluid level and filter are fine. Hook up to computer and says various internal problems. Torque converter also began whining and making noise which probably means its coming apart inside. Estimated fix between 1800.00-2800.00! Several with similar vehicles have reported same problems! Also has wheel bearing issues!