I was driving along and the driver seat started going back. This is happening frequently. It will go so far back that I cannot reach brakes or gas pedals.
2008 Mercury Mountaineer seats complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mountaineer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH the front drivers side seat slid forward independently. The interior lighting illuminated in the vehicle as if as if a door had opened. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.
The driver's seat moved back while braking for traffic same as if I had turned off the car and was removing the key. A few minutes later it happened again while braking. I realized it was happening while braking because when my leg moved towards the brake pedal, my knee touched the key chain, thus it appears to be a problem with the ignition switch, not the brakes, causing the problem. I contacted my local ford service shop and they advised they have never heard of this problem and do not know how to fix this as they have not received any bulletins from ford about the problem. I am taking it to their shop and hope that they can re-created the problem as they advised this is the only way they can try and find something to fix as they will not replace the ignition based on my information.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mountaineer. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the driver's seat moved all the way to the rear seats. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. ....updated 08-24-12 *bf the consumer stated the selling dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The local ford dealer, croft (williams) sayre, pa discovered a loose ignition switch which corrected the problem. Updated 08/30/2012
Driver seat moves back to the "easy exit" position while driving! Had to manually move the seat up with the side controls in order to reach the pedals again. Could not reach the brake! Dealer replaced ignition key tumbler, same problem dealer replaced ignition electrical switch, solution pending. This should be a recall as it is a major safety issue!!!
While driving on a long trip, without warning, the memory seats change seat setting and went back fully as if I shut the vehicle off, this happened several times while I was driving without my assistance. I finally realized that when I touched the keys in the ignition, the seat went back to its original setting. When this occurred I was unable to reach brake and accelerator pedals which could have caused a fatal accident to occur. If this happened at a time that I needed to apply the brakes, I would not be able to and there would have been no way for me to stop. I took my vehicle to an authorized dealer who replaced the ignition. On 6/6/2012 the same thing happened again (mileage 60774), this time I struck the car in front of me, it was a good thing it happened while I was in traffic, and neither vehicle sustained damage. I brought my vehicle to the same authorized dealer who replaced the ignition again. Thank god all repairs were covered under my warranty. I have been lucky twice. My warranty runs out at 75000, what if it happens a third time, what will my cost then???? Or what if it happens while traveling on the highway and I need to stop??
Our 2008 mountaineer is equipped with power seats with settings memory. Normally, when you turn the engine off and open any of the doors, the driver's seat automatically glides in reverse to the fullest extent to allow for more room to exit the car. When the seat glides backwards, the step bar on the outside of the car automatically drops down and outward. For an unknown reason, the driver's seat (randomly) automatically glides backwards to fullest extent and the step bar automatically drops down as though the engine has been turned off and one of the doors has been opened. It happens just about everyday at least once. It happened 6 times in a 4 minute time period the other day. Each time it immediately went back to its original position. The first time it happened, my wife was driving on the freeway at 65 MPH. The first time it happened to me was when I was starting to make a right turn. I ended up 2' over in the oncoming traffic lane. Luckily, no cars were near. This problem could have dire consequences.
While driving at 55 MPH, the dome light went on and the power seat started to move back. I was unable to reach the brakes and this nearly resulted in a serious accident with my 2 kids in the car. I have owned 2 other mountaineers and never had this problem before. This is a true safety issue. This has happened again over thanksgiving 2011 and I will be calling ford asap.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mountaineer. The contact stated that she applied the brake pedal while driving approximately 50 MPH and the front drivers seat began to slide backward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The technicians stated that the ignition would have to be replaced because it was affecting the electronic feature on the seat and causing the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. The VIN was not available.
Several problems. First, the driver's power seat malfunctions. Moves while car is in motion; doesn't move when key is inserted into ignition. Was repaired about 15 months ago; same problem exists again. Secondly, rear window pops open if car is unlocked. Will only remain closed when vehicle is locked. Thirdly, rear wiper has quit working. Really strange since it is rarely used in 3 years of ownership.
While driving, the driver's side dome light came on and the seat moved all the way back. Now, when you start the car, the seat will move all the way back and has to be manually, with power button, put into a comfortable position for driving. The seat continues to move back by itself at random times. Many times the problem occurs when driving, even at 30 MPH or less, over a bump in the road.
While driving the vehicle on the expressway the dome light went on, the driver seat went fully back and reclined a little, and the pedals moved. This action would be consistent as if the vehicle was parked and the driver was exiting the vehicle. This would not be a concern for a taller driver but for my wife who is considerably shorter could not touch the pedals which could lead into an accident. This is a recurring issue that happens at least twice while driving the vehicle daily.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mercury mountaineer. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the easy exit feature would activate causing the driver seat to move backward out of position and push the contact away from the steering wheel and pedals. The feature would also move the seat back in position while the contact was driving. The contact stated that once the easy exit feature was engaged, there was no way to stop it. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to replace a sensor the driver seat but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who installed a new wiring harness but the problem was not solved. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000
Memory seats change seat setting while driving without assistance of driver. While on a lengthy road trip, incident occurred 3 times. One of which nearly resulted in a collision when driver was forced onto shoulder of road to avoid traffic. Driver memory seat positions itself in such a position that driver is unable to reach brake and accelerator pedals. This fault seems to maintain control of the seat for a random and unspecified amount time forcing driver to maintain vehicle control and while attempting to maintain seat position.
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