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2004 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	660702
Internal NHTSA #	10216045
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MOUNTAINEER
Model Year	2004
File date	24/01/08
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driver sets cruise control at 35mph vehicle speed is at 35mph for about 90 secs. Suddenly vehicle's warning lights come on. (service engine soon. Battery alert. Low oil pressure alert , and temp. Alert ) vehicle loses all power. No brakes, steering locks up, no power. Driver (by the grace of god) brings vehicle to side of road right before a t in the road. Vehicles at the intersection can be traveling at 45mph. There was a school bus approaching as well. Driver turned on hazard lights. Driver phones husband. He had our 15 year old son (who was with me) check belts. They were intact. He then asked me if i had used the cruise control. I then remembered that this had happened to my husband several times when we had first bought the vehicle. Since then he has not set the cruise control for less than 40mph. Obviously i had forgotten that. I got back into the vehicle and turned on the engine and all was well. This morning, i called the ford dealership where we had purchased the vehicle. The service manager recalled that they had serviced a ford explorer one other time with the same problem. He said that there was not any record of a manufacturer recall. I told him that i wanted to make a report, as i knew that the situation yesterday could have resulted in a serious accident if i had lost power any closer to that intersection. He told me to make a report here. (by the way, i do not know what oem means concerning the component i listed. I even tried to look it up in tmy owners' manual and on the help portion of your website. I just left it marked "no." ).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	52640
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PORT ORCHARD, WA
VIN pattern	4M2ZU86K44ZXXXXXX
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	10/08/05
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	35
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Dealer's name	BAY FORD
Dealer's telephone number	360-876-4484
Dealer's city	POR ORCHARD
Dealer's state code	WA
Dealer's ZIP code	98366

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 MOUNTAINEER Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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