2007 Mercury Mountaineer problems
Owners have filed 119 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. Seats is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (18%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 119 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seats 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 99 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 99 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 78,000 miles. For seats specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mercury Mountaineer with enough data (43 complaints in that window).
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mercury mountaineer. While driving 12-14 MPH and attempting to slow down to a stop, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact depressed the brake pedal more firmly to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who could not duplicate the failure. Once while driving in reverse, the vehicle lunged forward and pinned his son between his vehicle and another. The child sustained arm injuries. No police report was filed. The failure had been occurring since 2008.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mercury mountaineer. Immediately after the vehicle was turned on without warning, it accelerated and crashed into a store. The police gave her a ticket for careless driving. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. She was not informed of the repairs that were made to the vehicle. The contact has had problems with the vehicle since she purchased it.
Exact same as NHTSA id # 10654146. The "easy exit" feature activated at 65 MPH in freeway traffic. I am 6' tall and was able to slide seat forward, but my wife is 5' tall and may have had issues reaching the pedals... This has since happened on 3 other occasions ( 2 at freeway speed, and once pulling into our driveway). I will contact dealer, but wanted search recalls first.
1st while driving the driver's seat continues to move back n forth from way back to up close driving this vehicle while this seat moves is very dangerous everytime I lock the doors they unlock n only lock when off