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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	935044
Internal NHTSA #	10470216
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	10/08/12
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When my 10 year old son was getting in the car today he noticed that the 3rd row seat was wobbly and moving around. We saw that the latch that holds the seat in place was no longer there! In its place was a hole to the outside of the car. I looked in the drivers-side rear wheel well and saw that the entire latch anchor plate had rusted completely off! Thankfully i noticed this before we got on the road because the anchor plate was laying lodged between the wheel and the body of the car - who knows what type of accident or further damage could have occurred to our own vehicle or to others who could have been in the path of the falling, detached plate. I have 3 children and can no longer drive my van since the rear seat is not fully attached to the vehicle and my children are too young to ride in the front seat - not to mention the large, gaping hole in my car. It appears that the passenger-side plate is rusting through as well. This is a 2004 and should not be having such severe rust issues that entire pieces of the body are falling off.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	115170
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ETTERS, PA
VIN pattern	2MRDA20274BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MONTEREY Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

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