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2004 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	519457
Internal NHTSA #	10103034
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MOUNTAINEER
Model Year	2004
File date	01/12/04
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2004 mercury mountaineer, v6, automatic, 2wd. Vin 4m2zu66k8uj13274. Purchased march 2004. Currently mileage 9821. Starting approximately 12/1/04, when reverse gear does not engage for 2 or 3 seconds, then engages with a very hard jolt that shakes the whole vehicle. This occurs when first starting the vechicle and also mid-day when backing into a parking space. Also the automatic transmission rough shifts in freeway slow traffic between 20 and 30 mph. Ford motor co. Consumer hotline said on 12/15/04 that my vehicle vin number has no recalls. From press releases, i know of ford's 11/22/04 announcement of 740,000 explorers and mountaineers with this same transmission problem.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9600
Number of Occurences	20
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EL CAJON, CA
VIN pattern	4M2ZU66K84UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	27/03/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Dealer's name	TOWNSEND LINCOLN MERCURY
Dealer's telephone number	(760)438-5434
Dealer's city	CARLSBAD
Dealer's state code	CA
Dealer's ZIP code	92008

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2004 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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