Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 1998
2 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001087759 | Incident Date: Jan, 09 2001 |
| Consumer's City: CASSVILLE | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MOUNTAINEER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:body |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2ZU55P9WU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 01 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Mountaineer's front floor board and seat mounting brakets, especially the passenger side, get hot enough to blister the skin. when the floor board is hot the abs light comes on and it is hard to steer. the mountaineer also has excessive tire wear on the front which had lead to two sets of tires needing to be replaced. in 3000 miles the tires are worn enough that the mercury makes a whomping sound much like a flat is hard to turn and is difficult to stop until i have the tires rotated. the whole process then has to be done again in another 3000 miles which according to ford "should be done every other oil change and this is normal for an suv."*ak |