2002 Mercury Mountaineer Visibility & Wipers Problems

MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO WIPE OFF THE CARS OF SNOW THIS MORNING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, AND WENT TO OPEN THE BACK WINDOW OF OUR 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TO GET SOMETHING OUT. WHEN HE WENT TO CLOSE THE WINDOW, EVEN BEFORE HE ACTUALLY CLOSED IT, THE WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. NO FORCE OR ANYTHING WAS USED IN CLOSING THE WINDOW, JUST A SUDDEN EXPLOSION OF GLASS. *TR

REAR LIFTGATE GLASS SHATTERED ON 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. HINGE CAME OFF AND THE ENTIRE GLASS WINDOW EXPLODED FILLING ENTIRE VEHICLE WITH FLYING GLASS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW AND THE HINGE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE WINDOW FELL ONTO THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL RESULTING IN TWO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,596.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPENING THE HATCH ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT FRACTURED AND THE GLASS FELL OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER THAT INFORMED HER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 01I010000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,462.

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HEATER BLEND DOOR FAILURE NO DEFROSTER HEAT COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE OF BLEND DOORS BROKEN HAD TO REPAIR MYSELF BECAUSE OF EXTREMELY HIGH COST FOR DEALER REPAIRS. THIS IS A FAILURE THAT WILL HAPPEN DO TO POOR DESIGN OF PLASTIC PARTS AND WILL HAPPEN TO ALL VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR AND TYPE BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF PLASTIC LIMIT PIN BREAKAGE POOR DESIGN BECAUSE. *TR

MY MOTHER WAS AT HER PARENTS' HOUSE AND OPENED THE REAR GLASS PORTION OF THE LIFT GATE. UPON DOING SO, ONE OF THE LIFT GATE CYLINDERS DETACHED FROM THE GLASS. SHE WENT INSIDE TO GET HER FATHER TO COME OUTSIDE AND SEE IF HE COULD FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE GLASS, IT SHATTERED INSTANTLY LEAVING CUTS ALL OVER HIS BODY. I CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE RECALL THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01I010000). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE WINDSHIELD ON THE REAR LIFT GATE AND IT SHATTERED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA RECALL # 01I010000, VISIBILITY GLASS, SIDE/REAR HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED ON THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR WINDSHIELD REPAIRED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THREE YEARS AGO THE WINDSHIELD RECALL REPAIR WAS SATISFIED. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS MADE IN APRIL OF 2007. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

HELLO AND GOOD DAY, WHEN I 1ST PURCHASED MY MOUNTAINEER (PURCHASED USED WITH APPROX 119,000 MILES) I TOOK IT TO GET IT WASHED. WHEN I WAS GETTING IT WASHED THE REAR HATCH PANEL (THE RECTANGULAR PANEL UNDER THE GLASS WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL NAME) CRACKED AND BROKE APART. I TRIED TO CONTACT FORD AND MERCURY CONCERNING THIS TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW PART OF THE CAR LITERALLY FELL OFF. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT RECALL THIS BUT THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $750! I DID RESEARCH TO FIND, LITERALLY, THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PEOPLE'S REAR HATCH PANELS ARE FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING ALL THE TIME, I SEE IT ON THE ROAD ALOT. SINCE THE PANEL FELL OFF, THE RETAINING METAL PIECE THAT HOLDS THE REATCH HATCH CLASP IN PLACE TO THE DOOR, IT RUSTING OFF. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PANEL IS BROKEN OFF AND WATER/ICE HAS RUSTED THE AREA, WHERE USUALLY WATER AND ICE COULD NOT REACH IT. THIS SMALL PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED THAT MORE OF MY REAR PANEL WILL FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT I AM CONCERNED THAT MY REAR HATCH PANEL WILL COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING (THE CLASP COULD RUST OFF ANYTIME) AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR IT WILL FLY OPEN AND STUFF WILL FLY OUT OF MY CAR AND THEN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT I AM CONCERNED THAT MY PANEL WILL OPEN WHILE PARKED AND MY CAR /POSSESSIONS WILL BE STOLEN I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR CLASP WILL CAUSE MY CAR ALARM (FACTORY) TO GO OFF AND RUN MY BATTER DOWN AND/OR SHORT OUT MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BELOW IS A LINK TO ONE FORUM WITH OVER #450 PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/1223-FORD-CRACKED-TAILGATE-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAVE BEEN INCLUDED FOR A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE BRACKETS CONNECTING THE LIFT CYLINDERS TO EACH SIDE OF THE LIFTGATE GLASS. THE ADHESIVE HAS WORKED LOOSE AND THE CYLINDER WILL NOT HOLD OPEN THE GLASS; THE GATE HAS FALLEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, RESULTING IN GLASS BREAKAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE LIFTGATE, THE GLASS SHATTERED ON HER HAND. THE BRACKETS CAUSED THE LIFT CYLINDERS TO DETACH FROM THE GLASS AND SHATTER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO FORD RECALL NUMBER 04S20 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01I010000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSTANTLY DISPLAYS AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE IS AJAR DUE TO THE FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE WINDOW LIFTGATE SHATTERED WHEN IT WAS CLOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 04V442000 (STRUCTURE:BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS), 01I010000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR), AND 07E104000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN IT WAS LIFTER CAUSING THE GLASS AND METAL BAR ACROSS THE WINDOW TO TO COME CRASHING DOWN ON MY HEAD AND BACK. THE GLASS CAUSED CUTS ON MY HANDS, FEET AND THEY BECAME EMBEDDED IN MY SKULL. THE METAL BAR CAUSED A CUT AND A BRUISED SKULL. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH 2007 AT 7AM I TOOK MY 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TO DUNCANVILLE FORD TO HAVE THE LIFT GATE REPAIRED. THE LEFT HINGE BOLT BROKE, DETACHING THE HINGE, WHICH LEFT MY HATCHBACK HANGING BY THE RIGHT HINGE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DUNCANVILLE FORD REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT MY VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING ME A $47 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WHEN I TOLD HIM THE BACK GATE WAS GOING TO FALL AND BREAK, HE TOLD ME TO PULL MY TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE BAY, THE CHARGE IS $47 AND THAT DID NOT INCLUDE REPAIR COSTS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO REPAIR. THE BODY SHOP REPLACED THE LEFT LIFTGATE HINGE, BUT DUE TO THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE HATCH RESTING ON THE RIGHT HINGE, IT BENT AS WELL. I DROVE TO GRAND PRAIRIE FORD TO PURCHASE THE PART AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK TO DUNCANVILLE FORD SO THEY COULD REPAIR THE LIFTGATE HINGE AND CHECK THE STRUTS FOR DAMAGE, WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE BODY SHOP ATTACHED THE HINGE (WITHOUT THE EPOXY) SO THE HATCH WOULD NOT FALL OFF AND I RETURNED TO DUNCANVILLE FORD. I ASKED HIM WHY WASN'T I TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE MORNING AND HIS RESPONSE WAS, MAYBE THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA, THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE HATCHBACK, LIFTGATE, AND LIFTGATE GLASS ON FORD VEHICLES ALMOST EVERY YEAR SINCE 1992. SINCE THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE ON FORD VEHICLES FOR PAST 15 YEARS, IT SEEMS REASONABLE THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD REMEMBER THAT. AT A MINIMUM, FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDPOINT, IT SEEMS HE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND INPUT MY VIN TO ENSURE THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS PRIOR TO DISCUSSING ANY SERVICE FEES WITH ME. DUE TO ALL THE STRESS ON THAT ONE HINGE, MY LIFT GATE HAS CRACKED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL. *TR

REAR PASSENGER POWER WINDOW NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT WILL GO DOWN, BUT NOT GO UP, EITHER FROM PASSENGER DOOR SWITCH OR DRIVER'S SWITCH. BOTH SWITCHES AND MOTOR REPLACED AT FIRST REPAIR SHOP BUT COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL MERCURY DEALER ALSO WANTED TO REPLACED BOTH NEW SWITCHES AND NEW MOTOR CLAIMING ALL THREE WERE STILL BAD. TWO WEEKS, AND THREE SHOPS LATER, A FORD DEALER IN THE NEXT TOWN OVER SAID BOTH SWITCHES AND MOTOR WERE FINE ( I ALREADY KNEW THAT). HE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE BEHIND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL BEHIND THE DASH PANEL. A NEW SECTION OF WIRE WAS SPLICED IN, BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW OR WHY THIS WIRE BROKE IN AN UNEXPOSED LOCATION. *NM

REAR LIFTGATE GLASS SHATTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO YEARS. I REPLACED THE LIFTGATE GLASS IN 2004 AFTER IT SHATTERED THE FIRST TIME. A REPLACEMENT PART WAS PUT ONTO MY VEHICLE ON 12/14/05 AFTER A RECALL SERVICE. WITHIN SIX MONTHS THE PART THAT WAS DETERMINED AS DEFECTIVE IN 2004 THAT WAS PUT ONTO MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER AGAIN. *NM

(1) FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE REAR TAILGATE GLASS AND WE HAD THIS RECALL SERVICED ON 1-14-05 AT LAIRD NOLLER FORD IN LAWRENCE, KS. RECALL #01I010000 (2) ON 5-13-06, THE TAILGATE GLASS SHATTERED WHILE SIMPLY OPENING/LIFTING THE TAILGATE GLASS. THERE WERE MINOR CUTS TO THE HANDS AND THE DOOR WAS RENDERED USELESS AS THE CLOSING MECHANISMS OF THE DOOR WERE ATTACHED TO THE GLASS. (3) LAIRD NOLLER FORD IN LAWRENCE, KS IS SERVICING THE VEHICLE; BUT WILL ONLY PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. TOTAL REPAIR COST $1064. *JB

COMPLAINT REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT ON 2002 MOUNTAINEER. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING DAMAGES ABOUT THE REAR WINDOW GLASS. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE ISSUE. (INSURANCE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER)*JB

THERE WAS A RECALL ON REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS ON CERTAIN FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES. THE INSURANCE COMPANIES INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS FROM A FLAW IN THE REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD. *TS *NM ***TRANSFER TO OCC***

BACK LIFT SHATTERED WHEN CLOSING, RESULTING IN SHATTERED GLASS EVERYWHERE AND BRACKETS HANGING (IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE!). I DROVE CAR TO DEALER WHO PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT CAR DURING REPAIRS BUT IT TOOK 6 WEEKS TO REPAIR. THEN WHEN I WAS CALLED TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT" IS COMING ON! WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I NOT ONLY SEE THE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT COMING ON, BUT MY ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCHES ARE NOT WORKING TO PUT THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN (EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER WORKS FINE) AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING CORRECTLY! THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD!! *NM

BACK LIFT SHATTERED WHEN CLOSING, RESULTING IN SHATTERED GLASS IN MY HAND, INSIDE THE CAR, ON TOP OF THE CAR AND ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT NEAR OTHER CARS (EVERYWHERE) AND BRACKETS HANGING FROM THE WIRES ON THE TOP (IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE!). I DROVE CAR TO DEALER WHO AFTER INITIAL QUESTIONS AND FORD APPROVAL THEN ADVISED OF RECALL AND PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT CAR DURING REPAIRS BUT IT TOOK 6 WEEKS TO REPAIR. AMAZING WHILE THE 6 WEEK REPAIRS OF "WAITING FOR PARTS" I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL (AUG 05). AFTER BOTHERING THE DEALER TO GET THE CAR BACK, I WAS CALLED TO PICK UP THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT" IS COMING ON! WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I NOT ONLY SEE THE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT COMING ON, BUT MY ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCHES ARE NOT WORKING TO PUT THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN (EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER WORKS FINE) AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING CORRECTLY! THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD!! *NM