This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Mercury MOUNTAINEER 2008 seats. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Mercury MOUNTAINEER 2008 seats and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1117490
Internal NHTSA #	10641103
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MOUNTAINEER
Model Year	2008
File date	29/07/11
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The first time the following occurred was the first day i drove the vehicle. The dealership replaced the tumbler, but 1 1/2 years later it started again. While driving, i moved my foot from the accelerator to the brakes, and my knee brushed along the key fob dangling from the ignition switch. The seats then automatically retracted to the rear position. This happens on a daily basis, and seems to be extremely dangerous--particularly because it happens not only when moving my foot to the brake, but anytime. While i react quickly enough, i have children in my car at all times and if i was braking to avoid an accident, it would be impossible as i am only 5'5". Since my warranty was only good for one year, it will now cost another $400 for a new tumbler, but i've never had a car where the tumbler is replaced every 1 1/2 years or ever for that matter. Am i supposed to wait for a fatal accident where either myself or my children are severely injured or killed?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	21000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MOUNT LAUREL, NJ
VIN pattern	4M2EU48E88UXXXXXX
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?
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
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	75
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

WDB2110041A786297 WBADD41030BT48355 ZFA31200000009318 KNDJ33AU4L7064200 W1KMJ6CB1SF073169 KLAPA69JDBB024209 3B7HF13Z0YM227361 SALLHAML8EA310475 WDB2100351A951803 UU1LSDAEF41669099 1GT120E80FF537888 5J6RW2H85JL030052

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercury MOUNTAINEER Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?