1998 Mercury Mountaineer Body and structure Problems

“Moved my truck to let another car out of the drive way. Pulled back in turned the truck off came in the house and heard a loud boom. Looked out the window and fire was shooting up by the wheel.”

“At this point all 4 door locks/latches are messed up. Both driver &passenger back doors won't open from outside or inside. Driver &passenger front doors won't open from outside unless open from inside first. Key won't unlock doors. Back glass on hatch door won't open. Back wiper broken. Back hatch wouldn't open untill I paid to have it fixed. I contacted the manufacturer they said my truck not on recall list & wanted me to pay to fix it. My truck has same issues as the ones being recalled. How do they determine which ones to recall?”

“The front floorboard overheated. The front seats became warm as if a seat heater was turned on. The vehicle has none. The front tires began making a whomping sound as if flat. I pulled over checked the tire pressure. It was normal. I continued to my destination. The ABS light and airbag light then began to flash. I continued to drive. Upon reaching my destination, I reached under the passenger side seat to get the keys I dropped. I accidently bumped the seat bracket with my left tall finger blistering it.”

“On warm days, especially when airconditioner is used the floorboard and seat brackets get hot. I have melted plastic game pieces, crayons, and heated food items by laying them on the floor board next to the brackets. I bumped the seat bracket when I picked up my keys and blistered my hand. I contacted the customer realtions departement for Mercury who took a report and promised to follow up. I have heard nothing from them or my dealer. I only have 10,000 miles left on my warranty. This will only be three months for me. …”

“Vehicle driven in forward and comes to a stop (I.e.- at a stop sign, toll booth, or traffic light) will stall/hesitate without warning when attempting to proceed forward again. This has happened multiple times since we purchased the vehicle new. Vehicle was taken to several different dealerships in three states and they say ford/Mercury is aware of the problem but at the current time there is no fix. Radio when tuning would not pick up any radiostations due to radio not hooked to antenna. …”