2008 Mercury Mountaineer

ONCE THE KEY IS INSERTED THE SEAT WILL MOVE INTO POSITION AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN OFF. THAT IS WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENS IS MY KNEE NUDGES THE KEY THE CAR WILL THINK I HAVE TAKEN THE KEY OUT AND WILL TURN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND MOVE MY SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK TO ITS OUT POSITION. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ME FEET NO LONGER TOUCH THE PEDALS. AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENED MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON BUT NO CODES ARE SHOWING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I AM SURPRISED THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE THERE ARE OTHERS SUFFERING WITH THIS AS WELL THAT I HAVE SEEN POSTED IN ONLINE FORUMS. *TR

ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. ALL ELECTRONICS WORK. KEEP TURNING IGNITION KEY ON AND OFF SOMETIMES IT WILL START IN A FEW MINUTES OTHER TIMES IT HAS TO SIT FOR A HALF HOUR OR MORE. DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON. AFTER READING OTHERS HAVING SAME ISSUES, I TURNED ON EASY ACCESS AND SLIGHTLY TURNED IGNITION KEY AND SURE ENOUGH THE SEAT WENT BACK AND DOME LIGHT CAME ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A FORD DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE TOWED, AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THANKS TO THIS WEBSITE I NOW HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO GET THIS ON GOING ISSUE FIXED. THE EASY ACCESS IS ALWAYS TURNED OFF. THE NO CRANK NO START IS THE BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE FOR JUST A HALF HOUR AND BE CONFIDENT IT WILL START. *JS

I PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT THE SEAT ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK THE POWER SEAT STARTED MOVING ON ITS OWN. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE ACTUAL NAVIGATION/RADIO SYSTEM AND DRIVING LIGHTS DIM. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND IS BASICALLY THE IGNITION AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN. MY MOTHER HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR ONE DAY AND SHE PULLED OVER IN COMPLETE FEAR BECAUSE OF ALMOST WRECKING. THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. EVERY BUMP YOU HIT THIS HAPPENS NOW. MULTIPLE TIMES IN A 10 MIN DRIVE. IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP! THANK YOU! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACKWARD INDEPENDENTLY AS ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE SEAT MOVED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,900.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY BACK AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER A MOMENT, THE SEAT WENT BACK TO NORMAL POSITION AND THE LIGHTS WENT BACK OUT. 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 2 INCHES, WHEN THE SEAT MOVES BACK I CAN NO LONGER REACH THE PETALS, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. I HOPE THIS GETS FIXED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT, AS I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS WITH MOUNTAINEERS, ONE IS THE SAME YEAR, WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

IF I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES TO THE EASY EXIT POSITION THE DOME LIGHTS COME ON. HAPPENS ALSO IF YOU BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL OR IF YOU TOUCH THE KEY WHEN IT IS IN THE IGNITION. IT HAS HAPPENS WHILE BACKING OUT IN DRIVE. STALLED THE ENGINE TWICE. TURNING THE KEY SLIGHTLY WILL PUT THE SEAT BACK INTO THE SET POSITION. I AM ONLY 5' 5", SO WHEN THE SEAT GOES BACK WHILE I AM DRIVING, I AM MOVED TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. MECHANIC INSPECTION INDICATES IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HAS QUOTED IT AS A $203 REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACK INDEPENDENTLY AND THE DOME LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT IN THE SEATING SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,600. UPDATED 3/14/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO THE EASY EXIT POSITION AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. THE IGNITION AND SEAT SWITCH WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE ISSUE STARTED OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING; THE SEAT WOULD MOVE TO THE EASY EXIT FEATURE AND THE DOME LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AS THOUGH THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IT'S NOW MORE FREQUENT AND HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TURNING THE KEY SLIGHTLY WILL PUT IN BACK INTO THE DRIVING POSITION. THIS IS A SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD AS YOU'RE MOVED VERY FAR AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. SADLY, IT WILL TAKE A DEADLY ACCIDENT OCCURRING FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR