1998 Mercury Mountaineer electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 24 complaints for the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 9 fires, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Consumer had just turned off the highway and was traveling on a dirt road when vehicle jerked to right and then rolled over. Consumer and her daughter were thrown out from vehicle. Consumer was knocked unconscious, and daughter was killed upon impact. Also vehicle exploded into flames.
At 2 am we smelled smoke and saw it coming from garage, when I opened garage door flames were coming out of front of car. My mothers car burnt and it is a total loss. We had to call fire dept. My garage was wrecked. My house has smoke damage.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- Tires 105 complaints
- Cruise control 40 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints