I WENT TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE STICK SHIFT LOCATED NEXT TO STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF IN MY HAND, WENT TO DEALER AND THE PART WAS $800.00 FOR THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN, THE PART THAT BROKE WAS A SMALL PIECE HOLDING THE STICK, BUT DEALER SAID IT HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF IT. SINCE I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT I SEARCHED FOR A USED PART AND EVERYONE SAID IT WAS VERY COMMON ON THESE CARS AND I FINALLY FOUND ONE FOR $200.00 BUT HAVE NOT HAD IT INSTALLED DUE TO COSTS. AND TO ADD TO MY PROBLEMS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE OD LIGHT STARTS TO FLICKER AND AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS AND RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. *TR
2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHEN IN PARK AND SHIFTING IN REVERSE IT DELAYS AND THEN A LOUD HARD CLUNK. IT ALSO CLUNKS FROM GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. MY CAR IS OUT OF THE STANDARD 36,000 MILES/ 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINT IN FORD. THE CAR HASN'T EVEN HIT 30,000 MILES YET. *TR