ABOUT ONCE A YEAR WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR TRANSMISSION. AFTER THIS HAPPENING SO MANY TIMES I DECIDED TO CHECK ONLINE FOR ANYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT STILL NO RECALLS. MY HUSBAND KNEW THE FIRST TIME THEY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY WERE JUST PUTTING A "BAND-AIDE" ON THE PROBLEM AND NOT TRULY FIXING IT. METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND THE FIRST TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH AND SLIPS. ALSO THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. *TR
2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SIDE AIR BAGS IN MY 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION. FORD'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN LESS THAN SATISFACTORY. DESPITE THE FACT THAT I PROMPLTLY NOTIFIED FORD OF THE INCIDENT, NO ONE AT FORD'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS CONTACTED ME TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AS PROMISED. IN FACT, WHEN I CALLED FORD ON MARCH 1, 2003 TO FOLLOW-UP, A TELEPHONE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT FORD'S COMPUTER RECORDS SHOW THAT A CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGENT HAD CONTACTED ME ON FEBRUARY 27, 2003. I RECEIVED NO SUCH CALL AND I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM AN AGENT FROM THAT DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, FORD DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY DEALERSHIP TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE UNTIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2003. *JB