Mercury MOUNTAINEER steering problems
93 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
1,863 owner complaints analyzed
19 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1996 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,079 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
93 of 1,863 complaints match this topic (5.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10295389 · 2009-12-11 (December 11, 2009)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT STEERING, BECAUSE THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKAGE HAD FRACTURED. SECONDLY HE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SMELL AN ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIRDLY DURING BRAKE APPLICATION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD ALSO STICK. THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. LASTLY THE MAIN BAR THAT HELD THE TWO BUMPERS TOGETHER HAD CORRODED. THE FAILURES WERE DESCRIBED IN RECALLS (98V060000, 00V422000, 00V402000). HOWEVER HE WAS ADVISED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEALE…
Owner-reported narrative. 156,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10295389 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10904769 · 2016-09-08 (September 8, 2016)
WHEN I USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN TURN IT OFF I CAN'T SEEM TO PUSH MY GAS PEDAL WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL SOMETHING BREAKS OR POPS AND THEN IT ALLOWS ME TO PUSH THE PEDAL. I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SMOKE COMING FROM ON TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, NOW I HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO WHERE MY HORN WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE. I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT FRAME OF THE SUV. THE FRAME SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10904769 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 559514 · 2001-02-07 (February 7, 2001)
DEALER REPLACED 1 WILDERNESS AT P2357R515 TIRE, UNDER RECALL (00T-005), ANOTHER TIRE OTHER THAN THAT ONE REPLACED IS OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE, OWNER WOULD LIKE ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES REPLACED. CJ
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 559514 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 730427 · 2000-09-06 (September 6, 2000)
AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE NOT THE TIRES RECALLED. THEY WERE INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ARE A DIFFERENT SIZE (LARGER) AND THEY WERE MADE AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA PLANT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TIRES FOR ONE YEAR (JUNE 1999) AND HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 13,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOW-OUT. MY TIRES ARE ALWAYS PROPERLY INFLATED - I WAS NOT IN A HOT CLIMATE - AND I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WAS GOING 35 MPH ON A MAIN STREET IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, IN …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 730427 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 739444 · 2001-01-16 (January 16, 2001)
DEALER INSPECTED CLUNKING NOISE IN TURNS AND OVER BUMPS DURING MILD/MODERATE ACCELERATION. DIAGNOSIS: LOWER STEERING COLUMN WAS WORN AND CAUSING NOISE. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT FAILURE OF THIS PART WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER WHY THIS PART COULD POSSIBLE WEAR OUT AFTER 40,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 739444 at NHTSA ↗