2002 Mercury Mountaineer Speed Control & Cruise Problems

THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN MY 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER BY A LOCAL DEALER AFTER THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ISSUED [FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09S09]. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. OVER TIME, THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FLUID LOSS BECAME OBVIOUS AS THE BRAKE FLUID BEGAN TO VISIBLY LEAK FROM THE NEW SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. PRESENTLY, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES EVERY THREE TO FOUR DAYS WITH MINIMAL DRIVING. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF ITS CAPACITY UPON EVERY OCCURRENCE. IT APPEARS THAT THE REPLACEMENT SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY BE FAULTY AS WELL. HOPEFULLY, THIS IS A RARE OCCURRENCE, BUT IN CASE IT BECOMES MORE WIDE SPREAD, I WANTED TO BRING THE ISSUE TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION. *TR

2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. STATE FARM INSURANCE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SOMEONE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BEFORE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *KB THE CONSUMER HIT A HOMEOWNERS GARAGE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY FELL OFF ONTO THE FLOOR. THIS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE. *NM

VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN SPEED WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE IN PUT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE GAS HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE COMPUTER.

WHILE DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY FELL OF ONTO THE FLOOR. I FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF THE NUTS USED TO AFFIX THE ASSEMBLY TO THE FIRE WALL. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE DRIVING OR IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE COLLIDES WITH LIGHT POLE DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF FOR NO REASON. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HIT A LIGHT POLE. NLM

SERVICE BULLETIN 14966 STATES DO NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS IN AN EFFORT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE - VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDLE AT OFFICE SINCE RETURNED FROM DEALER ON JULY 24,2001 - FORD MOTOR CONTINUES TO SELL THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM - FORD REGIONAL SERVICE MAMAGER CONTACTED ME ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS TO GET BACK BY AUGUST 7, 2001 BUT HAS NOT DONE SO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED AS I FEEL THAT WHERE A DRIVE TRAIN IS INVOLVED, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS - I HAVE ASKED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPLACE AS IT HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 21 DAYS.*AK