MERCURY MOUNTAINEER PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

MERCURY MOUNTAINEER PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of MERCURY MOUNTAINEER recalls and defective parts found on MERCURY MOUNTAINEER automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the MERCURY MOUNTAINEER manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For MERCURY MOUNTAINEER

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2010 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Recall
2010 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Units affected: 33256	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2010-04-20
Summary: FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 FUSION, EXPLORER, EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, AND MERCURY MILAN AND MOUNTAINEER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 15, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2010 EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINERS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 202, "HEAD RESTRAINT." THE RECLINER GEAR PLATE TEETH MAY BE OUT OF DIMENSION SPECIFICATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN LIMITED PAWL TO GEAR PLATE TOOTH ENGAGEMENT.
1997-2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1997-2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 4500000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2009-10-13
Summary: FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 1995-1997 AND 2001-2003 RANGER, AND 1994 F53 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). THE SCDS MAY LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES Recall
2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES Units affected: 1497	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2007-09-26
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE AND 6R TRANSMISSION, THE BOLT SECURING THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE FITTINGS AT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TORQUED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. AS A RESULT, THE BOLT MAY LOOSEN AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK.
1999-2001 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1999-2001 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 3600000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2007-08-03
Summary: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR Recall
2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR Units affected: 199942	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2005-11-09
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, PASSENGER CARS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT GREASE BEING APPLIED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR.
1998-2001 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Recall
1998-2001 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Units affected: 1552880	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2003-08-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH BACK SEATS, THE UPPER BOLT ON THE DRIVER¬S SIDE HIGH BACK SEAT, THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM TO THE SEAT BACK FRAME, COULD FRACTURE. IF THE BOLT FRACTURES AND DOES NOT JAM IN THE SEAT BACK FRAME, THE SEAT BACK MAY RECLINE UNTIL IT MAKES CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT BEHIND THE SEAT, SUCH AS THE SECOND ROW SEAT CUSHION.
1999-2001 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Recall
1999-2001 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Units affected: 448005	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2003-08-05
Summary: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL AND 4.0L SOHC ENGINES, IF THE STRAND COVER ON THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE BECOMES FLARED AT THE END, THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE MAY BIND WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL IS ACTIVATED.
2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TIRES:SIDEWALL Recall
2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	TIRES:SIDEWALL Units affected: 52000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2001-05-24
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES MAY HAVE HORIZONTAL CUTS ON THE EDGE OF THE TREAD THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY.
1997-1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1997-1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 220000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-12-27
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES AND STILL RETAIN THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY (PART NUMBERS 97JF-9E926AB OR 97JF-9E926-AC). SOME OF THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODIES INSTALLED ALLOWED A GAP BETWEEN THE PLATE AND BORE TO BE BUILT TOO NARROW. THIS REDUCED CLEARANCE ALLOWED THE ENGINE DEPOSITS NORMALLY PRESENT IN THE THROTTLE BODY TO CONTACT OR BRIDGE THE GAP. IF THE ENGINE DEPOSITS BRIDGED THE GAP BETWEEN THE THROTTLE PLATE AND BORE AND THEN HARDENED, ON THE INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER THE ENGINE HAS COOLED, THE OPERATOR WOULD NEED TO APPLY ADDITIONAL FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BREAK THE BRIDGE.
1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER SUSPENSION Recall
1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER	SUSPENSION Units affected: 810000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2000-11-28
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A FRONT SWAY BAR LINK CAN FRACTURE.