Vehicle report
1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
Reported problems
236 complaints · median 85000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 53 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 48 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 18 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 13 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 7 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 6 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 4 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.