2000 Mercury Mountaineer power train problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The o/d light keeps flashing and it doesn't shift into gear when pulling out in front of oncoming traffic its vary dangerous for myself and other drivers please address this on going problem with this transmission”
filed Dec 9, 2019
“I have a 2000 mercury mountaineer that started having transmission problems at 70k miles. It has an aod transmission and it wouldn't shift into gear when I would hit the gas to drive. I took it into the dealer I bought the suv from and they told me that I was low on transmission fluid and that was…”
filed Jul 2, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Front axle leaks fluid from vent tube - vehicles equipped with 4x4 or awd. *tt
030508 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2005General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt
042107 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 13, 2004General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt
04217 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 2004
Power Train problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 9 | 9% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 25 | 31% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 39 | 33% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 19 | 23% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 64 | 30% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 42 | 28% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 144 | 39% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 1 | 5% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 8 | 5% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 9 | 4% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 8 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 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.