2002 Mercury Mountaineer steering problems
23 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The vehicle transmission slipped, jumped and made clunking noises. The steering column locked up. The rear hatch fell onto the consumers head which resulted in retinal detachment and balance trouble. *nlm pe04045.pco
I went to go pick up my son from school, when I went to put it on drive the shifting handle broke off. I didnt even do it hard. I had to get my car towed to my house and had to pay to get it fixed. I looked it up and theres alot more people that have complaints about this and that it should go to recall its just not safe, what if were driving and changing gears on the road and someone gets hurt even death.
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
- Air bags 20 complaints
Steering problems in other years
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