Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 1998
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004304964 | Incident Date: Oct, 23 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MOUNT VERNON | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MOUNTAINEER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2ZU55P9WU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 25 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have been having problems with throttle sticking upon depression on 1998 5.0 mercury mountaineer. seems to be worse when first starting vehicle or when the temperature outside is colder. last night when i left to go to work, i put the vehicle in drive, the throttle stuck and i could not control the vehicle. i struck my own home doing considerable damage to the home (passenger side of vehicle) , bounced off the house (still accelerating) and hit a garbage dumpster (driver side of vehicle) , then bounce off the garbage dumpster and struck a basketball goal (front of vehicle). the airbags did not deploy (this is the 2nd front end accident in which airbags did not deploy). this throttle body problem was a recall for the 4.0 vehicles but not the 5.0, and i have seen numerous complaints of throttle sticking on the 5.0 as well. vehicle is now in the shop, believed to be a total loss. (currently $6800 damage, and not finished with estimate yet). i also have several thousands dollars in damage to my home, which must be submitted to my homeowners insurance since auto insurance will not pay for your own property damage. today i have neck & back pain, though i did not go to the doctor last night. not to count the mental issue of being headed straight for your home and not being able to stop or control the vehicle. something really needs to be done about these vehicles or someone is going to be seriously injured. sheriff was called, and did come to the scene, but they said they do not do reports if it is your own property that is damaged, only if there is a second party involved.*ak |