1999 Mercury Mountaineer problems
Owners have filed 182 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. Tires is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (13%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 182 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 47 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 47 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mercury Mountaineer with enough data (106 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Loss of control while driving 70-73 MPH. Vehicle went into a rollover crash, and neither air bags deployed. Consumer states that this incident resulted in the death of her daughter. *scc
Have been having trouble with door locks, delay switch on rearview mirror, window lock and window functions, ABS on all the time ,door ajar light on all the time. Nonfunctioning dome light switches and intermittent check engine light ( which when checked was determined to be some unknown insufficient exhaust flow issue). Constant clicking noises coming from the far left drivers side of dash. We noticed a flame coming out of my left front top dash vent after car had been parked for 5+ hours.
Vehicle accelerates suddenly, resultig in a collision that caused minor injuries . A recall has been issued . However, dealer has been notified.
ABS light is on and had test done and comes up as rear speed control sensor. Have replaced numerous times and still no change. Have taken to ford dealerships, mercury dealerships, and other well known maintenance shops and no one knows what is wrong. Since the light has come on the front brakes feel like they are dragging. Also the display on the premium radio works when it wants to.
My graphich display (clock/radio stations, mode) stopped working on my radio. The auto shop has replaced the radio twice with the same results. All cabling and fuses were checked and certified okay. All other components are working except for the display. Help!!!!