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<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997</title>
<subtitle>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 Recalls Feed for November 26, 2009 10:32 AM</subtitle>
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<updated>2009-11-26T10:32:00-08:00</updated>
<author><name>Justia Inc.</name>
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<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:bde1994d-653b-c68e-3497-10cc14bc37fe</id>
<updated>2009-10-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 1995-1997 AND 2001-2003 RANGER, AND 1994 F53 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH "SCDS".  THE SCDS MAY LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - TIRES:TREAD/BELT</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:c1e148cf-5441-5f30-7652-ccc74fa7b2a6</id>
<updated>2001-05-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT.  HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY.       EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION:  FORD IS REPLACING ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 15, 16, AND 17 INCH TIRES MOUNTED ON FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS.  FORD REPORTS TREAD SEPARATION CAN OCCUR DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE TIRE DESIGN TO STRESS, AGING, AND MANUFACTURING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANTS. FORD IS REPLACING THESE TIRES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE.      VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  THE VEHICLES LISTED BELOW MAY HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES OR MAY HAVE HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES INSTALLED DURING THE FIRESTONE RECALL LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2000.    CERTAIN 1991 THROUGHT 2002 FORD EXPLORER  CERTAIN 2001 THROUGHT 2002 EXPLORER SPORT, AND SPORT TRAC  CERTAIN 1997 THROUGH 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER  CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 2001 RANGER  CERTAIN 1999 THROUGH 2001 EXPEDITION  CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994, AND 1997 MODEL YEAR F-SERIES  CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994 BRONCO    NOTE:  BOTH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE AFFECTED.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/mercury/mountaineer/1997/00v422000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a0ac078d-5988-5ec6-eaac-74a74e8a050d</id>
<updated>2000-12-28T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES AND  STILL RETAIN THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY "PART NUMBERS 97JF-9E926AB OR 97JF-9E926-AC".   SOME OF THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODIES INSTALLED ALLOWED A GAP BETWEEN THE PLATE AND BORE TO BE BUILT TOO NARROW.  THIS REDUCED CLEARANCE ALLOWED THE ENGINE DEPOSITS NORMALLY PRESENT IN THE THROTTLE BODY TO CONTACT OR BRIDGE THE GAP.  IF THE ENGINE DEPOSITS BRIDGED THE GAP BETWEEN THE THROTTLE PLATE AND BORE AND THEN HARDENED, ON THE INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER THE ENGINE HAS COOLED, THE OPERATOR WOULD NEED TO APPLY ADDITIONAL FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BREAK THE BRIDGE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - SUSPENSION</title>
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<id>urn:uuid:bfbe8754-9cd1-0260-6884-9d46159a7503</id>
<updated>2000-11-29T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.    UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A FRONT SWAY BAR LINK CAN FRACTURE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - TIRES:TREAD/BELT</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/mercury/mountaineer/1997/00t005000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:2de98c47-72b4-f684-61f8-b0d307b6798d</id>
<updated>2000-08-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[TIRE DESCRIPTION:  FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P235/75R15, PRODUCED AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS TIRE PLANT AND ALL FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX AND RADIAL ATX II TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15.  OPERATION OF THESE TIRES AT LOW INFLATION PRESSURES, HIGH SPEED, AND IN HOT WEATHER, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/mercury/mountaineer/1997/98v060000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9b442207-c4a1-2049-b2d9-4c02b8268360</id>
<updated>1998-03-27T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SINGLE OVERHEAD CAM ENGINES.  THE ENGINE FUEL LINES CAN BE DAMAGED IF THE VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED AND THE GROUND CABLE IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL LINE BRACKET THAT IS LOCATED NEAR THE BATTERY.  SINCE THE BRACKET IS NOT GROUNDED, THE STAINLESS STEEL FUEL LINE BRAID COULD ACT AS A GROUND POTENTIALLY OVERHEATING THE PTFE INNER LINER OF THE FUEL LINE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE </title>
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<id>urn:uuid:c21b321a-1e68-fe50-c485-866f24e4e753</id>
<updated>1997-08-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES.   THE LIFTGATE ASSIST GAS CYLINDER BRACKET ON THE RIGHT HAND BODYSIDE OUTER PANEL WAS INCORRECTLY WELDED.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 1997 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL</title>
<link href="http://auto-recalls.justia.com/mercury/mountaineer/1997/97v074000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:d3bc3e67-2f8b-5fa4-79b2-6fef97b24d5d</id>
<updated>1997-05-01T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L ENGINES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, IDAHO, IOWA, MAINE, MICHIGAN "UPPER PENINSULA ONLY", MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING.  THESE VEHICLES, WHEN OPERATED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TEMPERATURES BELOW -20 DEGREES FARENHEIT, DO NOT RETURN TO IDLE DUE TO ICE IN THE THROTTLE BODY.]]></summary>
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