2000 Mercury Mountaineer Brakes Problems

WHILE I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, I CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM A FILE CABINET AGAINST THE BACK WALL. THEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO MOVE BACK A FEW INCHES FOR BETTER CLEARANCE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE FILE CABINET AND TOTALED IT PLUS DAMAGED THE FRONT BUMPER, GRILL AND HOOD. NOTE THAT APPLYING THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP IT. VERY THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPEN. *TR

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A DRY DAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH MY BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY GRABBED AND THEN RELEASED WITH A FORWARD MOTION. I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE BRAKES STILL REACTED IN THE SAME FASHION. SUBSEQUENTLY I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MERCURY DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I AM CONCERNED AND ACTUALLY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DIDN'T HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE CALIPERS FREEZING UP AND GETTING HOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEALS FAILING. *NLM ROTORS, PADS AND SHOES WERE REPLACED. *TT

WITH BRAKES APPLIED ATTEMPTING TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, WENT OVER CONCRETE BARRIER ONTO NEXT STREET, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO COMPALINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES. *TT

CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO FLOOR BOARD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED BRAKES. MR CONSUMER FELT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY. AFTER ONLY 8 MONTHS BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK. *TT

DISINTEGRATION OF BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 2,500 MILES, THEY WERE WOREN DOWN TO THE METAL. FIRST DEALER STATED THAT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT ABRUPTLY CHANGED AND SAID IT WAS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. VEHICLE CURRENTLY PARKED DUE TO PROBLEM NOT BEING RECTIFIED AND PERSISTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK