2002 Mercury Mountaineer air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 11 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was in two accidents and the airbags did not deploy. In the first accident which occurred in july 2005, the vehicle was stolen when the accident occurred and the airbags did not deploy. The second accident in october 2006, the vehicle was hit at an intersection and the airbags did not deploy. The other vehicle ran a red light at 50 MPH when it impact the vehicle which was immobile. The other vehicle flipped over and there were three injuries.
While driving to work one morning all I here was ding ding ding od/off started flashing . Sec later check transmission light came on now when I drive putting foot on the paddle to go it will idle up I release and it will shift n go. Aamco saying that I need a rebuilt tranny that's bs with all what I have been reading it's just a rip off I don't have $3500 to get this fix.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
- Transmission 96 complaints
- Body & structure 73 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 53 complaints
- Suspension 42 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 35 complaints
- Engine 33 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Steering 23 complaints
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