Engine Problems of Mercury Mountaineer

The contact owns a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer. Early in the morning, the contact smelled something burning and noticed that her vehicle was on fire. As a result, the garage and part of the house were burned. The fire department extinguished the fire and stated that it originated from the engine of the vehicle. The contact feels that this is a safety issue because severe injuries could have occurred. The mileages were unknown.

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Add to your list of complaints of spark plug ejection from the aluminum head. This is a Ford motor company design flaw that they refuse to resolve. Total parts and labor to fix = $3,372. 50.

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Timing chains/timing chain guides failure.

: the contact stated a fire erupted from the vehicle. It was parked for over thirty minutes. No previous problems were reported with the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the fire. The fire investigator's written report stated the fire started in the engine compartment. There was additional property damage to surrounding vehicles. The insurance company inspected the vehicle and deemed it totaled.

When the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer was running on hwy 121 south merging into hwy 114 west in grapevine, TX, the 1998 Mercury suddenly became out of control at a speed less than speed limit. The car was being accelerated even if the accelerator pedal was off. The driver applied break to stop the car but the break did not work. Then the driver had to steer the car into the bush off road to avoid collision to other cars. The driver changed the at to p (parking) to stop the car. The engine surged and started fire underneath of the car. Then the driver removed the key and evacuated from the car. The fire was extinguished by the fireman.

Ford refuses to honor extended warrenty, program # 01m01 on 1998 Mountaineer; VIN 4m2zu54e3wuj15928, " any other engine damage clearly resulting from a worn or broken front cam chain guide is also covered"! rear cassette bad, engine needed to be replaced at my cost.

The front end dash has a very loud rattle while letting up on the gas or depressing the brake the vehicle has been in the shop five times. They have readjusted the a/c lines many times, tightened items in the engine, and replaced a missing bolt in the firewall. It was fixed once that last a couple of months, but the noise is back. It will be going in the shop for the sixth time. Also, there is a squeak when going over bumps. It has been in the shop twice and they replaced the ball bearing joints. However, the squeak is back.

Mercury claims a recall was mailed on two occasions, a year apart. Other recalls were received and work completed. Other Mercury owners reporting same problem and they have never received this recall. Nhtsa website has no information about such a recall or warranty on the timing chain of this vehicle.

Engine head gasket keeps rupturing and spilling gas all over engine. Consumer is concerned about a fire starting. Please provide any further information.

Oil pan drainpan flawed from factory.

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