# 2007 Mercury Mountaineer - Seizing up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-mercury-mountaineer-seizing-up/139541>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury\
**Created:** [April 30, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-mercury-mountaineer-seizing-up/139541 "2019-04-30T11:09:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mickeymcair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mickeymcair](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mickeymcair)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-mercury-mountaineer-seizing-up/139541/1 "2019-04-30T11:09:53Z")

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vehicle was parked when started I could not move forward strange sound coming from underneath vehicle as if the car was locking up then abs light and anti tracking signal came was able to finally move forward after about 15 min but abs light stayed two days later while at work same thing happen when trying to leave parking lot this time the vehicle would not accererate and move forward again felt like the back of the vehicle was seizing up

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-mercury-mountaineer-seizing-up/139541/2 "2019-04-30T12:03:44Z")

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It could be locking up. Seems the best course of action is have it hauled to a qualified mechanic.  
There is a possibility that a low battery or bad connections some where are causing your symptoms, but a proper diagnosis is required.