Mercury Mountaineer
Registered from 1997 to 2010.
About this model
The Mercury Mountaineer is a mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) that was sold by Mercury from 1996 until 2010. The first Mercury SUV, the Mountaineer was a divisional counterpart of the Ford Explorer, marketed above it and between the Lincoln Aviator. Across its three generations, the Mountaineer was marketed exclusively as a 5-door wagon, with no counterpart to the 3-door Explorer Sport or the Explorer Sport Trac pickup truck.
From the Wikipedia article Mercury Mountaineer, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★☆☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2009 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2008 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2007 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2006 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2005 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2004 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2003 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2002 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2001 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2000 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 1999 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
Audit query, opened November 2010, closed December 2015.
Vehicle Rollaway Allegations
Engineering analysis, opened August 2009, closed February 2013.
Tire valve cracking
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2008, closed April 2009.
Rear liftgate glass hatch failure
Recall query, opened June 2008, closed October 2008.
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Defect petition, opened September 2005, closed January 2006.
Stuck engine throttle
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2005, closed November 2005.
Engine compartment fires
Engineering analysis, opened March 2005, closed August 2006.
Rear liftgate glass assembly
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2004, closed September 2004.
Front seat back recliner attachment
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 2003, closed September 2003.
Mis-assembled airbag clockspring
Engineering analysis, opened July 2002, closed February 2003.
Windshield wiper malfunction
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 1999, closed April 2000.
Steering knuckle separations
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 1999, closed October 1999.
Vehicle hesitation/stalling
Investigation SQ, opened June 1999, closed February 2000.
Fuel line damage from jump starting
Recall query, opened November 1998, closed November 2000.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mercury filed 20 bulletins about the 2010 Mountaineer.
- Equipment: 8
- Power train: 3
- Service brakes: 2
- Visibility: 2
- Engine and engine cooling: 1
- Fuel system, gasoline: 1
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 1
- Steering: 1
- Structure: 1
- All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be… · May 2024
- Some 2010-2020 vehicles may exhibit distorted glass with a subtle orange peel pattern or streaking etched into the surface. This is caused by hydrofluoric acid which is used in some car wash… · September 2019
- On vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission it is imperative that the converter pilot hub be greased with Motorcraft Multi-Purpose Grease Spray XL-5-A even if grease was not applied from the… · June 2019
- Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white… · April 2019
- Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white… · April 2019
- This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly.… · November 2018
- Various vehicles equipped with a 4.6L, 5.4L, 6.8L modular 3 valve engine built on or before 8-Jan-2016 may exhibit symptoms that may include upper end engine noise, rough running, misfire and/or… · July 2018
- The Accessory (Wireless) Keyless Entry Keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with Remote Keyless Entry (RKE). The master code for the Accessory (Wireless) Keyless Entry Keypad… · June 2018
12 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.