1998 Mercury Mountaineer cruise control problems
40 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 9 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
When the 1998 mercury mountaineer was running on hwy 121 south merging into hwy 114 west in grapevine, tx, the 1998 mercury suddenly became out of control at a speed less than speed limit. The car was being accelerated even if the accelerator pedal was off. The driver applied break to stop the car but the break did not work. Then the driver had to steer the car into the bush off road to avoid collision to other cars. The driver changed the at to p (parking) to stop the car.
When the 1998 mercury mountaineer was running on hwy 121 south merging into hwy 114 west, the 1998 mercury suddenly became out of control at a speed less than speed limit. The car was being accelerated even if the accelerator pedal was off. The driver applied break to stop the car but the break did not work. Then the driver had to steer the car into the bush off road to avoid collision to other cars. The driver changed the at to p (parking) to stop the car. The engine surged and started fire underneath of the car.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- Tires 105 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints