STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER REAR HATCH STRUT FAILURE - THREE (3) OCCASIONS WITHIN FOUR WEEKS. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. FORD ENGINEERING SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR HATCH/GLASS/STRUT ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. BACK-ORDERED DIRECT FROM FORD'S SUPPLIER DUE TO HIGH DEMAND FOR REPLACEMENTS.*AK DOB IS 6/01 MOUNT ROTATING AND RESULTING IN STRUT DETACHMENT. REPLACED ENTIRE GLASS ASSEMBLY AFTER NUMERIOUS ATTEMPTS TO REGLUE MOUNT. 06140 PE04045.PCO
1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WILL NOT HOLD THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN INSERTED. THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY RELEASES THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND DOES NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. *JB