2008 Mercury Mountaineer Brakes Problems

“While driving the vehicle, the seat suddenly went all the way back and the interior lights came on. This has happened several times since then, we finally figured out it was the ignition, with the car acting like the key just got put in the ignition or just pulled out, and the seat moving all the way back for easier ingress/egress and the courtesy lights coming on. Since I am only 5 foot 4 inches, when the seat moves back I can no longer reach the petals, a very dangerous situation while driving.”

“My ford Mountaineer 2008 transmission is erratic and the traction control light comes on when the slipping is taking place. Braking is also erratic as I feel a bumping while braking to a stop. It is very dangerous as it feels like to transmission and brake/traction control system is about to go. I called ford and they have know of the problem since 2006 as the transmission used (6r60) continually needs software updates. …”

“While coming up to a red light, the vehicle started making a clunking noise and the brake pedal went to the floor when I tried to stop for the red light. I also lost power steering. Luckily, I finally got the SUV to stop after I pumped the brakes and I was able to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I was close to my home so I slowly drove to my house using the emergency brake to stop if necessary. I contacted Mercury who towed the SUV to their shop the next day on the 15th of december. They have had the vehicle all day on the 15th and 16th and told me that I could pick it up on the 17th. …”

“At 28000 miles the transmission started shifting erratic, the dealer reprogrammed the ECM and covered up the problem until the warrant ended and the battery failed at which time the car reverted back to default and continued to buck and jerk until the car reached highway speed. This continued until the transmission finally failed during operation on the highway on 3/5/20. The ABS module just failed during low speed operation for no apparent reason. Also the car indicated that there is an electrical problem even though all electrical components are in good operational condition. …”

“My 2008 Mercury Mountaineer is having a strong transmission kick when down shifting and a squicking noise which I think is coming from the break and my dealer kept on reporting back to me as unable to duplicate the problem. This SUV were bought as brand new and I feel like that the car is going to break apart or loose my break everytime I feel those rattles. Everytime I would go to my dealer for a service, I would always mention about the problem which they can't fix!”