Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000063909 Incident Date: Sep, 24 2000
Consumer's City: YORKSHIRE Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2DU55P1VU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 22 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When applying accelerator pedal from a stop, pedal sticks and you have to hit pedal to get it to move. the longer the vehicle is driven the worse the problem appears to be. (temperature related?) this is a very dangerous scenario, especially when on slick road conditions. the mechanic at the dealership tells me the problem is with the throttle body and linkage, and entire throttle body assembly must be replaced at an expense of over $300. this problem seems to pretty much parallel the problem w/ the 4.0l sohc engines that are a part of nhtsa campaign id # 00v422000 recall. and yet there is no recall for this problem on the 5.0l engine. i don't get it!.*ak