1999 Mercury Mountaineer electrical system problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Have been having trouble with door locks, delay switch on rearview mirror, window lock and window functions, abs on all the time ,door ajar light on all the time. Nonfunctioning dome light switches and intermittent check engine light ( which when checked was determined to be some unknown…”
filed Jul 3, 2011
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mercury mountaineer. While driving the vehicle the contact smelled smoke and pulled off the road. As the smell intensified the contact turned off the ignition switch and exited the vehicle. The contact stated that within five minutes the smoke turned gray and black in…”
filed Apr 3, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINES AND ALL-TIME…Campaign 00V072000 · Mar 7, 2000
Related service bulletins
Warning indicators-parking aid-reverse sensing system (rss) and forward sensing system (fss)-false activation of warning tone-service tips. *mj update. *tt
0471 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 31, 2004Malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457 or p1442 or a check fuel cap lamp illuminated with dtc p0457 for the evaporative emission system. *tt
03203 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 13, 2003
Electrical System problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 39 | 41% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 16 | 20% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 9 | 8% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 5 | 6% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 16 | 8% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 11 | 7% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 19 | 5% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 19 | 15% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 21 | 9% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 15 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.