Front Seat Power Adjust Problems of Mercury Mountaineer

While driving, the drivers power seat will move to the "open door position" causing my feet to be too far from the pedals. This is extremely dangerous. I have seen many reports regarding this issue.

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While the vehicle is in motion, the power drivers seat moves spontaneously while driving with no warning back into the entry/exit position making it difficult to reach the brake/accelerator pedals.

The contact owns a 2009 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that when the key was inserted in the ignition switch to start the vehicle, the power seat failed to move forward from the easy exit position. The contact stated that the power seat would also move backwards in a position that prevented the contact from reaching the brake pedal. In addition, the air bag warning indicator illuminated when the failure occurred. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 5/28/15 the consumer stated the seat did move forward from easy exit, but immediately or when starting vehicle returned to easy exit. The dealer diagnosed the failure as a weak battery. Vehicle was repaired. Updated 9/17/2015.

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Have a 2009 Mercury Mountaineer with 71,000 miles. In the past 10 days, have had four incidents where, while driving, the driver's side power front seat has suddenly reverted to the easy exit position. We bought this car used with 22,000 miles. Have had the car for four years. My wife and I are tall; however, even at that, while driving at speeds between 55-70 (on turnpikes and major highways), this is still an issue. Took car to a Ford dealer in reading, PA - on a Saturday (maybe they don't do as much intensive diagnostics on weekends?) recently who found no issues although they indicated other Mountaineers of the 2002 or 2005 models had similar issues and it appeared to be an problem with the ignition switch. Did noit get the ignition replaced but the seat moved again today while my wife drove the car. Will go back to the Ford dealer during the week to get more intensive diagnostics.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. While driving at unknown speeds, the driver seat would move back independently and prevented the contact from reaching the accelerator and brake pedals. The failure occurred if the keys were inadvertently touched or when driving over a bump. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

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I purchased this used vehicle which is in excellent shape and I love everything about it except the seat issue. After having the car for about a week the power seat started moving on its own. The interior lights will come on and the actual navigation/radio system and driving lights dim. I have looked online and this seems to be a constant problem and is basically the ignition area that needs to be replaced. I have almost been in a few accidents because of this and have 2 small children. My mother had to drive my car one day and she pulled over in complete fear because of almost wrecking. There has to be some type of recall to fix this problem. Every bump you hit this happens now. Multiple times in a 10 min drive. It is seriously dangerous. Please respond ASAP! thank you! kasey.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated while driving at unknown speeds, the driver's seat moved in reverse independently and without warning. The failure recurred several times. The contact mentioned that the driver seat switch had been replaced previously but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician verified that the driver seat switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph over a road bump, the front driver's side power seat moved backward and forward independently. The interior lights began to illuminate as the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 72,222.

While driving the power drivers seat began to move back as if the car had been shut off. It has occurred several times. I have found that by moving the ignition key the seat returns to the driving position. The danger is twofold 1. It puts the driver in an unsafe position. 2. It could easily cause a severe accident. I am taking the car to a Ford dealer to have it corrected.

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.

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 relain closed when vehicle is locked. Thirdly, rear wiper has quit working. Really strange since it is rarely used in 3 years of ownership.

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.

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??.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. On the day the vehicle was purchased, the contact noticed fluid leaking onto her garage floor. She returned to the dealer and was informed that the pinion seal needed to be replaced, and repairs were made. While traveling 45 mph, the contact attempted to set the cruise control and the vehicle shut off in the middle of the road. She was able to pull over to the shoulder and restart the vehicle to drive home. After work one evening, she was unable to start the vehicle. After 20 minutes, her father arrived and was able to forcefully start the vehicle. The contact returned to the dealer the following day, but they could not duplicate the failure with the cruise control or the stalling. On June 16, 2008, she took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced a fuse. Upon further inspection, they identified a bushing that needed to be replaced as well. All of these failures occurred within four months of purchasing the vehicle and with less then 4,000 miles placed on the vehicle by the contact. The failure mileage was 34,177 and current mileage was 37,600. Updated 07/15/08 when the consumer started the vehicle, the power seats and power locks failed to work. The consumer returned to the dealer and they replaced the driver side motor. The sway bar bushings were replaced. Updated 07/15/08.

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The driver's seat moved by itself towards the steering wheel. Consumer encountered this upon entering the vehicle, and after it has been parked. Once driving the vehicle the seat moved back to the position it was in on its own. The seat will not stay in the position, even when set manually. The seat moved while the consumer was driving, pressing the consumer into the steering and his knees into the dashboard.

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Consumer stated driver side seat motor had died. Vehicle was serviced. Technician noticed vehicle was manufactured with the wrong motor. Mr.

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I bought this Mercury in oct 98 . It is now Jan of 99 and I have had quite a few problems . A warrenty came with this car, and we have been there twice ;one for the transfer case, and switch for the power seat , leak on rear hatch window. Now im returning it for throttle malfunction. I almost killed my children and myself . I made my children jump out of the car while doing aprox . 5 miles an hour. The more I stepped on the brakes the more the engine idled faster . I dont know anything about cars I am a housewife. I just wish I knew about this defect in the car so it could been corrected before I went on vacation . It is a nice car. I wish Mercury would notify theire customers of any defects. Thank you very much for this questionair, it helped my family alot . Thank you. Dawn gag liano.

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The power seat adjuster broke, which caused the seat to tilt backwards.