Body Problems of Mercury Mountaineer - part 1

Body : to much rust, corrosion, on rear of truck other failure or detachment of exterior body like rear gate frame components, and other structural components that may present a safety hazard. Electrical : electrical systems and items such asa wiring and cable on or inside the door, ignition switch cover detach ,instrument panel and gauges blinking that causes motors and actuators that power mechanical devices like (windows, sunroofs, seats, etc. ) generate some kind of electrical problem that may present a safety hazard. Power train :transmissions, transfer cases fluid hard to check ,electronic control units and shift lever inacurated, drive axles, hubs, shafts, differentials, cv joints star vibration that may present a safety hazard.

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2006 Mercury Mountaineer, 123,000 miles. Notice (bottom) of box subframe, located rear driver side only. Foward of rear axle, has excessive corrosion in a length of 8 to 10 inches. Corrosion has rotted through this area. Vehicle has 123000 miles on it. Also vehicle has surface corrosion all over bottom of subframe. Ford did not apply corrosion coatings on this sub frame properly. This could be a hazard for other vehicles as well as time goes on. Notice other Ford vehicles have numerous problems and recalls with sub frame corrosion, ranging from 2001 through 2014. Ford's vendors that fabricate these parts should be updated with modern procedures to apply corrosion prevented coatings on these parts properly. Should be a recall on these sections for repair. . . No accidents, no issues, as time goes on there maybe problems in the future with Ford products sub frame corrosion resulting in accidents on roads.

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My 2007 Mercury Mountaineer never had any problems until recently, thought it was the transmission because of the way it drove. Took it to the mechanic and got transmission fluid put in but the problems remained the same and was told the transmission was fine. My thermostat housing unit was leaking (this is very common with these cars and very dangerous, needs immediate attention!) and had caused very expensive wiring issues. Almost acts exactly like the transmission is going out - rpm's are way too high, the vehicle would not accelerate in the middle of city traffic, the car jumped at a stoplight and caused me to hit the car in front of me, and it doesn't shift properly. Problems occurred out of nowhere and are too dangerous to be ignored but very expensive to be fixed. Its very common and should be recalled before someone gets seriously injured!!!!.

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I have a Mercury Mountaineer 2003 and it was stationed there was a crack in the back middle of the hatch now there a huge crack and my window of the trunk came unhinged and fell off I see this problem in all Mountaineers they all have the crack in the hatch hope theirs don't fall off I see it in almost everyone's. This should be recalled because what would of happened if I was driving and it fell off this is not safe. Please have this investigated. Thank you!.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated upon inspection they noticed the rear panel was cracked. The contact was concerned that the rear window integrity was compromised due to the cracks. Dick smith Ford located 9505 e state rte 350, raytown, mo where the cracks were confirmed and diagnosed adhesive material needs to be added to the cracks to reinforce the panel. The manufacturer was notified of the failure where the contact was informed if they were to repair the failure independently they might be able to be reimbursed if a recall is issued. The failure mileage was approximately 116354. Kh.

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1) front wheel bearing hub assembly failure resulting in unsafe​ undriveable (this has been repeatedly​ reported by vehicle owners regardless of vehicles milage) failure accured while slowing down for a stoplight after exiting a parking lot of a restaurant 2) lift hatch cracked center of hatch above the emblem potentially allowing water into the interior working of hatch and causing untold and unseen water related damages​(this is an admitted Ford manufacturing defect across the entire vehicle​ line spending multiple years production).

"takata recall" painting, seats electric, light of the engine.

Rear door latch is inoperative. Also right front passenger door lock is inoperative.

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My husband was driving our 2005 Mercury Mountaineer and he was going less than 20 miles per hour on a main street and got in a accident the woman stopped short and he rear ended her. The car totalled up buckled up air bags never inflated they came out completely deflated. Issue with this car also is the electric driver window dies out mechanic could not figure out bought new motors still wouldnt open electric switches they thought it was fully electronic they where going to re wire very expensibe but car was totalled. Car horrible on gas also. Have pictures of delated air bags both driver and passanger.

The rear lift gate is cracked. This is a known defect in fords manufacturing and they should fix this.

The rear hatch hinge on the glass broke when opening. It almost hit me in the head.

Not in an accident. A 1 1/2 inch vertical crack has appeared in the body between the middle of the back lift door under the window extending to the round Mercury symbol between the letters, r and the c. Did not notice until taking it through a car wash where I was warned it had to be covered.

Rear lift gate window hinges rusted/corroded. Hinges have broken causing window to shift and move.

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At this point all 4 door locks/latches are messed up. Both driver &passenger back doors won't open from outside or inside. Driver &passenger front doors won't open from outside unless open from inside first. Key won't unlock doors. Back glass on hatch door won't open. Back wiper broken. Back hatch wouldn't open untill I paid to have it fixed. I contacted the manufacturer they said my truck not on recall list & wanted me to pay to fix it. My truck has same issues as the ones being recalled. How do they determine which ones to recall?.

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I took my children to daycare came home and parked in the driveway. I came back out two minutes later and there is glass all over. The back hatch window exploded, it looks like it got really hot as some of the plastic trim is melted.

Rear hatch hinge broke while opening back glass of hatch, nearly fell on spouse while opening.

**I first noticed my tire pressure light came on upon purchasing my vehicle. The dealer said that the air may have been low and could fluctuate with the weight in the vehicle. He filled the tire that appeared to have been low and it turned off momentarily. A few days later it happened again and I would add air which alleviated again in the same tire, but for a few hours later it came on again which I found out ended up being an issue with all 4 of the tires. After several attempts of filling and refilling over a period of time and using "a filler" (can of air for flat tires) is when I knew then all 4 tires are defective. The air pressure goes on and off and has now stayed on! I am lucky if it turns off at all now! the tires are firestone destination a/t tires. **also the passenger side back panel (where the gas fill-tank hole panel is) was manufactured in properly as it is severely rusting, bubbling paint, and chipping away only but in this one spot. The rust size is the only spot on the vehicle in which is about the size of the palm of my hand. **I also have an outstanding complaint already with a very dangerous faulty cruise control on this vehicle which stales the vehicle and renders it uncontrollable while driving and in motion.

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There is a crack in the lift gate which occurred over time for no apprent reason as there was no accident or collision of any kind with my Mountaineer. I understand that there have been other complaints on this. The Mercury dealership where I purchased and serviced my Mountaineer are out of business.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that the rear lift gate hinges were fractured and as a result, the lift gate fell onto the contacts right foot. The contact was not taken to the hospital. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 96,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that the rear hatchback panel was cracked. In several locations. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer five star Ford 6618 ne loop 820 at rufe snow, north richland hills, TX 76180-7844 817-500-0097 where informed that they were unable to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred to the local dealer. The failure mileage was 100,000. Ap.

Rear hatch panel cracked and large piece broke off and blew into traffic. Luckily traffic behind me was far enough back that the piece did not hit the car following. I had this panel replaced on two prior occasions due to it cracking. I believe it must be due to a defective design in the rear hatch panel that caused it to happen 3 times.

Transmission jerks . Have that crack in middle lift gate around emblem like I see everybody has . Lift gate window bolts rusted and one broke in half on the driver side back lift gate at top back window it cracked in half didn't know that when I noticed my warning light saying hatch was open I didnt noticed anything went too open and try to to shut it and when I lifted open the door the glass fell out and bent the hing that supports the whole rear glass I grabbed glass held it till others came to help me in parking lot glass was heavy im tiny petite girl so thank goodness for people who came to help me at store it was just hanging there and the other side was just as bad just didnt break in half at that point yet thank goodness or I think the whole thing would have fell to ground and shattered . Very expensive to fix at a dealer so my husband order parts at store and online for a lot less and fixed it himself so thats all fixed now. . Right after that we noticed same kind of car as our with same problem only they had it all duct tape and stuff to keep it together (probably because they found out how expensive it is to fix) I didnt think that was safe at all either. My cruise control stopped working had it replaced during warranty. My air conditioner sucks . Just last week the newest thing is my trunk lock wont open no matter what I do . I can only open the lift gate window thats it. But the whole back door wont lift open. Lock wont budge to open dont know why?.

Shortly after purchasing my Mountaineer the electric running board on the driver side began to make a grinding sound. Bought from a dealer in wa state and moved to WI state where the driver side stopped and the passenger side stopped extending/retracting. Moved to NJ and we had purchased the vehicle extended warranty. Began to sound like a knocking sound with little power and had towed to dealer. There they found all 8 spark plugs fouled, driver side had 3 exhaust manifold bolts loose. Passenger side had same 3 loose, but also had 2 broken off in exhaust manifold plus the manifold itself had a hairline crack. In the end, I paid almost $2,000 to have driver and passenger running board and motors replaced. The rear windshield wiper motor had gone bad and was replaced, the spark plugs and all manifold bolts (along with broken) were all removed and replaced.

The left rear hinge pin on the glass lift gate failed.

Rear lift gate is fractured from the window down around and through the emblem. There is no recall for this problem.

The hinge pin on the rear lift gate window on my 2004 Mercury Mountaineer snapped. Fortunately, the right side hinge held, preventing the entire window from falling to the ground. I did manage to get it closed despite the fact that the entire lift gate slipped downward from its proper position. This seems like a very dangerous defect, especially since the added stress could easily break the other hinge.

Was looking at my vehicle when I noticed the crack from the top to bottom of lift gate, next to Mercury emblem. No accident or collision, it was sitting in my driveway. After reading online there are numerous reports of the same exact occurrence on the lift gates of fords, Mercury and lincolns. Please issue a recall in fairness so that we may all have our vehicles repaired!.

When lifting up rear window section (top half of rear door) the hinges broke causing the window and it's frame to fall down. Window frame was barely hanging by piston supports.

Back hinges broke allowing the glass to fall.

Rear hatch back glass body-side hinge broke on right side in normal opening of glass. Hinge is composed of a black plastic or nylon retaining clip with a metal pin. The plastic appears to have failed from fatigue. Recent high heat (100+ degrees for several days) may be a factor. Plastic broke through over the pin channel, allowing the pin to pop out. The glass is heavy and torqued by the remaining hinge and two hydraulic lifts. No injuries, but easily could have fallen, broke or shattered on the operator. The heavy glass is a danger especially to children or smaller adults. The operator fortunately had a wood slat in the back big enough to prop up the glass and support it until help arrived. Even with two adults it was hard to hold and control the glass to close it and take to the dealer. Retention clip really should have embedded metal reinforcement around the pin. (the larger expedition appears to have just that in the equivalent part. ) reading online there are many cases of similar failure that included damage and or at least minor injuries. Repair was $270 at a Ford dealer. Appears to be common enough failure to be a design flaw not to be repeated. Admittedly this appeared on a high mileage nine year-old vehicle which has otherwise provided very good service, but the weight of the falling glass and torque involved were both dangerous and could easily have resulted in serious injury. Operator felt lucky to catch and control it without breaking the glass or getting hurt.

Ford has a TSB on their website for the problems I am having with my vehicle. I contacted tyem and I was told that I have to pay for the repairs. What I do not understand is if there are sooo many complaint from consumers on this vehicle for the same issues is that not the responsibility of the manufacture being it considered a defective product? I have to children and this is of extreme concern to me that these issues on my car can cause an accident. -back trunk door is cracked down the latch. -the car doesn't shift correctly and tires seem loose -the overdrive light is blinking all the time and the transmission is signaling. . I have found so many websites with complaints about the same issues on 2003-2004 Mercury Mountaineers.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that the rear lift gate exhibited a quarter inch crack from the bottom of the rear window and down to the bottom of the rear hatchback door. As a result, water was entering the vehicle through the crack. The contact stated that the rear of the vehicle had strong odor of mold. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 74,848.

The rear hatch hinge broke as I attempted to close the hatch. The hatch then slammed down on my head. Fortunately, I was not injured - a little dazed. My local dealer replaced the hinge for $230. I contacted Ford hq service but they refused any concession. I had a similar incident in January 2005, and Ford replaced the hinge at no cost under recall 04s20. Obviously, the original replacement was not a permanent fix.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated the rear lift gate on the vehicle was cracked from the top to the bottom of the lift gate. The crack extended from the emblem and began to get bigger depending on the weather. The lift gate was repaired four years ago and should be repaired again. The contact stated the crack was a manufacturer's defect. The current mileage was 95,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that the lift gate panel was cracked. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 72,000. The VIN was not available.