Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 11759 | 08/01/1998 | 615261 | Some vehicles may come in for a bent front seat back recliner lever. *tt | 01/10/2001 | |
| 13218 | 09/01/1999 | 6090591 | Information regarding seat that willl not move forward. *mjs | 03/21/2000 | |
| 7079 | 09/01/1999 | 6090430 | Information regarding seat that will not move forward. *mjs | 03/20/2000 | |
| 982515 | 12/21/1998 | 603653 | Conditions with the front seat back lever bent. *yc | 03/01/1999 | |
| 9751 | 03/03/1997 | 51931 | Interior- leather seat cleaning procedure- service tip. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||||
| 982019 | 10/12/1998 | 603704 | Concerns with the power seat control button ( knob ) may detach from the switch actuator. *yc | 03/03/1999 | |
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||||
| 4642 | 08/01/1998 | 615180 | Some vehicles may come in for a bent front seat back recliner lever. *tt | 01/03/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 12/31/1998 | 10/01/1998 | ||
| I bought this mercury in oct 98 .it is now jan of 99 and i have had quite a few problems .a warrenty came with this car, and we have been there twice ;one for the transfer case, and switch for the power seat , leak on rear hatch window. now im returning it for throttle malfunction. i almost killed my children and myself .i made my children jump out of the car while doing aprox . 5 miles an hour. the more i stepped on the brakes the more the engine idled faster . i dont know anything about cars i am a housewife. i just wish i knew about this defect in the car so it could been corrected before i went on vacation .it is a nice car. i wish mercury would notify theire customers of any defects. thank you very much for this questionair, it helped my family alot . thank you. dawn gag liano. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 03/28/2005 | 0 | 1 | 09/28/1998 |
| Driver's side seat lever that lets the seat back broke off, ford dealer here won't fix it. my husband said he remenbers a recall on it but forgot about it. please let us know what to do.*ak | |||
| 07/04/2004 | 1 | ||
| When attemping to move consumer's side seat forward recliner collapsed into the rear seat. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the seat bolt failed. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Driver side seat back lever failed. *yc | |||