Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105748 Incident Date: May, 12 2007
Consumer's City: PALM BAY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2ZU66K64U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 13 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 28 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2004 mercury mountaineer. while driving in reverse and shifting gears, the vehicle hesitated. the cruise control engaged without warning and the vehicle stalled while driving 75mph. the service manager drove with the contact and observed the failure; however, he stated that the vehicle was operating normally. the accelerator also does not engage properly when increasing speed. the dealer stated that the electrical brain failed and attempted to repair it on two occasions. an expert from out of state also inspected the vehicle; however, they were unable to diagnose the failure. while approaching a stop sign, the brakes failed and almost caused a crash. the dealer stated that the master cylinder failed. the failure mileage was 5 and the current mileage was 52,000.