Ignition Problems of Mercury Mountaineer

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!!!.

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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??.

While driving at any speed the seat will go back to its parked position and the interior light comes on as if the car was shut off. You touch the key ignition and the seat goes back to driving position and the light goes out.

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Vehicle was parked in front of my home--approximately around 6:00 am the vehicle caught on fire with no keys in the ignition!.

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My 2003 Mercury Mountaineer would stutter and have a jerking motion like it was going to stall and it would do this at any given time. On the 13th of January I was taking my youngest daughter to school and my car started to stutter and then it just stalled on me I had a difficult time starting the car. I then took her to school and I shut the car off to walk her to her classroom and then got back into my car and when I put the key into the ignition and turned the key there was no power my car was dead I had to call the road side assistance number and had to wait an hour for a tow truck. I was told by the dealership that it was the instrument cluster head and it was fixed and I was not given a rental car and I only had this car 11 months. Well two weeks later as I was getting ready to make a left turn on a very busy intersection my Mountaineer stalled on me once again and all I could do was pray that it would start it took three tries to get it started and I drove it down the block to the dealership once again and made them take the car. Well they had my car for another four days and I was told once again it was the instrument cluster head. Then in February of 2005 the Ford dealership wanted to do a run down of my car to make sure it was fixed but low and behold I have to take my car back on April 5, 2005 for the same stuttering and stalling problem. I feel that this car is a lemon and unsafe for my family.

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Engine stalls travelling at 35 miles/hr. Has happened twice. Electrical power on, just engine turns off.

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Truck caught fire and burnt up while sitting in the driveway turned off due to short in the ignition. (determined by the fire dept. ).

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Vehicle stalls intermittently at any speed. Taken to dealer once a month since purchase in March 2000, cannot find cause.

Spark plugs failed.

On four occasions when going out to start vehicle consumer was not able to turn ignition and steering wheel would not move, leaving consumer stranded. Eventually it would release . Dealer has removed ignition, but claimed no defect existed. Dealer only advised consumer to make sure wheels were straight when parking.