Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029192 Incident Date: Jul, 12 2005
Consumer's City: BLOOMINGTON Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 2003
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 21 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I read an article from the chicago tribune titled "sticky throttles." i have a 2003 mercury mountaineer and the unintended acceleration happened to me on july 13th. i was coming to a stop at a stop light and just as i was about to a complete stop, with my foot on the brake, it tried to accelerate and then stopped. so you may also want to look a the 2003 model also. the article i mentioned is below. sticky throttles chicago (chicago tribune)--the national highway traffic safety administration is investigating 690,000 2002 ford explorers and mercury mountaineer sport-utility vehicles after complaints of sticking throttles and unintended acceleration. the agency's preliminary investigation of vehicles with 4- liter, 6-cylinder engines was prompted by 15 complaints. nhtsa is investigating 2003 and 2004 ford mustang, mustang convertible and mustang gts after complaints of accelerator pedal interference with the car's carpet. the probe involves about 20,000 mustangs. nhtsa investigations can lead to vehicle recalls.