Front Seat Heater/cooler Problems of Mercury Mountaineer

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. While driving approximately 50 mph with the front driver seat heating system activated, and then there was an unexpected excessive high voltage of heat penetration through the bottom of the seat. The driver smelled a strong burning odor of rubber in the foam seat cushion. The driver pulled over to the side of the road. After waiting twenty-five minutes for the seating area to cool down, he was able to resume normal vehicle operation. There was no personal injuries sustained. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure was contributed to a short circuit in the heated seat system. The technician recommended not to activate the heated seat system. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 50,00. The current mileage was 89,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. The vehicle is equipped with heated seats. While driving 40 mph, the seat became so hot that the driver smelled something burning; however, there was no smoke present. He deactivated the seat heater and took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated that the foam underneath the seat was probably the cause of the odor and there was a short in the wire. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 65,000. Updated 03/18/08. The consumer stated there was not a blown fuse. Updated 03/18/08.

The brakcet for the sliding seat on the passenger side floorboard got so hot that it blistered my thumb when I bumped it trying to get the inhaler that I dropped. My daughter had been having asthma attacks in this auto. I now have her ride with someone else and the attacks have stopped. Becuase the Mercury's floorboard gets so hot, I no longer allow my children to ride in it.

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The front floorboard overheated. The front seats became warm as if a seat heater was turned on. The vehicle has none. The front tires began making a whomping sound as if flat. I pulled over checked the tire pressure. It was normal. I continued to my destination. The abs light and airbag light then began to flash. I continued to drive. Upon reaching my destination, I reached under the passenger side seat to get the keys I dropped. I accidently bumped the seat bracket with my left tall finger blistering it.

Seat bracket was hot enough to blister the skin when touched.