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2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1650591
Internal NHTSA #	11316784
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MOUNTAINEER
Model Year	2008
File date	01/03/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At 28000 miles the transmission started shifting erratic, the dealer reprogrammed the ecm and covered up the problem until the warrant ended and the battery failed at which time the car reverted back to default and continued to buck and jerk until the car reached highway speed. This continued until the transmission finally failed during operation on the highway on 3/5/20. The abs module just failed during low speed operation for no apparent reason. Also the car indicated that there is an electrical problem even though all electrical components are in good operational condition. This error comes and goes constantly at any given time.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PERRY, FL
VIN pattern	4M2EV38888UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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