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2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	954997
Internal NHTSA #	10488631
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MOUNTAINEER
Model Year	2008
File date	10/10/12
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased a used 2008 mercury mountaineer almost a year ago, in approx oct 2012 the driver's seat started moving back and forth while driving. When the seat moved back it was almost so far back i couldn't hold onto steering wheel or keep foot on brake pedal. Took vehicle to mccoy mills ford and they could not duplicate occurrence. Since that date this has happened multiple times and i figured out it has something to do with the ignition switch. If the car gets any minor jolt as in riding on rough street or going over speed bump, ignition apparently shift which triggers something in the sensor and off you go. Most recent occurrence was on 12/11/2012 while driving through a local walmart parking lot; slowly went over speed bump and seat started moving on its own. Since the occurrences are becoming more frequent decided to take care back in now that i know it has something to do with ignition switch. Called ford customer care center and spoke to a rep who stated they didn't have any recalls for such a matter and my bumper-to-bumper had expired so i would have to incur cost to repair. Went back to mccoy mills ford was told that the keysense would need to be replaced and cost would be $390 - $400+. This should really be a recall item, especially after reading the number of postings on this site for the same thing.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	73000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SANTA ANA, CA
VIN pattern	4M2EU37E38UXXXXXX
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	35
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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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2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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