2006 Mercury Mountaineer cooling system problems
25 complaints about cooling system have been filed for the 2006 Mercury Mountaineer, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cooling system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the cooling system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
There is a big problem with the 2006 mercury mountaineers and ford explorers with the v6's radiator. At very low mileages the radiator separates at the seams on the side causing a leak. This is very dangerous and expensive. I have done research on the problem and it is terrible that you only get 40k or less out of a radiator. There needs to be a recall on this problem!!! Please help.
Had to replace two radiators within 30,000 miles of replacement. Exactly how many complaints, or should I say deaths (?) are needed to trigger an investigation of a company gladly receiving assistance while outputting inferior vehicles. No vehicle manufactured in 2006 should need three new radiators within 3 year and 70k miles. Stop letting ford off the hook and get serious about getting to the bottom of their issues.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Mercury Mountaineer
- Engine 32 complaints
- Transmission 25 complaints
Cooling system problems in other years
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