1998 Mercury Mountaineer

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 6 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 282 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 7 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 236 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 1 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 03V281000 2003-08-05

    Recall 03V281000

    ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH BACK SEATS, THE UPPER BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BACK SEAT, THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM TO THE SEAT BACK FRAME, COULD FRACTURE. IF THE BOLT FRACTURES AND DOES NOT JAM IN THE SEAT BACK FRAME, THE SEAT BACK MAY RECLINE UNTIL IT MAKES CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT BEHIND THE…

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 00V422000 2000-12-27

    Recall 00V422000

    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…

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 00T005000 2000-08-21

    Recall 00T005000

    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.

    Recorded model years: 1998

Showing 3 of 6 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 23 records exist for the Mercury Mountaineer where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 10017891 2005-04-01

    030508

    FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 10014086 2004-12-13

    042107

    GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 10013369 2004-11-01

    04217

    GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1998

Showing 3 of 282 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 864 records exist for the Mercury Mountaineer where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • DP05005 2005-09-22

    SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

    ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2004 FORD VEHICLES WITH TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES.ODI RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 474 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WHERE THE COMPLAINANT, OR THE DEALER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, REPORTED THAT A SPARK PLUG DETACHED…

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • EA05005 2005-03-22

    ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • PE03020 2003-05-21

    FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER ATTACHMENT

    BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 4, 2003, FORD NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V281) INVOLVING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998-2001 FORD EXPLORER / MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 4-DOOR, MY 1998-2000 FORD EXPLORER 2-DOOR AND MY 2001-2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT AND SPORT TRAC VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH BACK SEATS.COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK…

    Recorded model years: 1998

Showing 3 of 7 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 14 records exist for the Mercury Mountaineer where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2005028 2005-02-14

    Transport Canada recall 2005028

    On certain vehicles, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn, potentially resulting in an underhood fire. The condition may occur either when the vehicle is parked or when it is in operation. Correction: Initially as an interim repair, owners will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected.…

    Recorded model years: 1998

A further 2 records exist for the Mercury Mountaineer where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

236 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 22
  • reports mentioning a fire 23
  • reported injuries 29
  • reported fatalities 1

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Tires & wheels97 (34.0%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1997–2002.
  • Speed control & accelerator39 (13.7%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 1997–2002.
  • Electrical system23 (8.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1998–2000.
  • Engine18 (6.3%)
  • Doors, latches & locks13 (4.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1998–1999.
  • Seats12 (4.2%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1998–2010.
  • Body & structure11 (3.9%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1997.
  • Suspension11 (3.9%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1997.

Other / uncategorized: 5 classifications (1.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 1,989 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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