Mercury / Mountaineer / 2007
2007 Mercury Mountaineer problems
Owners have filed 119 complaints about the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer with NHTSA. Seats account for 21.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 21%.
Complaints119
Crashes6
Fires0
Injuries1
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Seats 21.8% · 26
Power train 21.0% · 25
Electrical system 13.4% · 16
Vehicle speed control 5.9% · 7
Unknown or other 5.0% · 6
Structure 4.2% · 5
Steering 4.2% · 5
Engine 4.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash and 1 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Mercury Mountaineer in this data, 2007 draws comparatively few complaints; 2002 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 78,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated while driving various speeds the automatic driver's seat would move independently and the interior lights illuminated independently. This failure continued to occur for a month. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000. Seats · reported at 112,000 miles
While driving the power drivers seat began to move back as if the car had been shut off. It has occurred several times. I have found that by moving the ignition key the seat returns to the driving position. The danger is twofold 1. It puts the driver in an unsafe position. 2. It could easily cause a severe accident. I am taking the car to a ford dealer to have it corrected. Seats · reported at 51,000 miles
Intermittently, the seat moves to the 'easy egress' position while the car is in motion. The dome light comes on, as it would if you were getting out of the car. From reading the many similar complaints, I agree that it happens when braking or turning and it happens at all speeds. This started happening about one month ago. No accident yet but it's very jarring and dangerous. Seats · reported at 77,800 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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