Mercury / Mountaineer / 1999
1999 Mercury Mountaineer problems
Owners have filed 182 complaints about the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer with NHTSA. Tires account for 29.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of visibility at 12.1%.
Complaints182
Crashes15
Fires5
Injuries9
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Tires 29.7% · 54
Visibility 12.1% · 22
Air bags 7.7% · 14
Vehicle speed control 6.6% · 12
Engine and engine cooling 6.6% · 12
Electrical system 6.0% · 11
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.0% · 11
Power train 4.4% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire, 9 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Mercury Mountaineer in this data, 1999 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2002 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 6 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 67,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. The vehicle has firestone steeltex a/t tires. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle began to swerve from side to side. The driver pulled onto the side of the road and discovered that the rear passenger tire had tread separation. The tire size was unknown. The current mileage was 102,172 and failure mileage was 102,162. Tires · reported at 102,162 miles
Was driving 40mph onto a ramp when it felt like the left rear tire had blownout & went flat. Pulled over & checked before changing tire & noticed the tread had left the tire. Took tire to firestone shop & it was replaced. Mechanic indicated consumer ran over an object to cause the flat. Did not have the tire. Firestone wilderness at size p235/75r15 had 2,000 miles on it. Tires
Tires were inspected under recall and front tires had separationn.All four tires were replaced. I sent in all the paper work that firestone needed under the recall but they refused to reimburse any money I laided out because the code on my tires were not the v.D code the code on my tires were w.2 Code. *Ak (dot number: w2hl1py159 tiresize: 235/75/15) Tires
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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