2002 Mercury Mountaineer vehicle speed control problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When going 25-30 mph vehicle will not shift.it actually kicked the vehicle back. Od light started to flash then service engine soon light came on.been doing this since. Went to go get mountaineer read and of coarse..the transmission..something needs to be done otherwise this might eventually lead…”
filed Nov 21, 2016
“The speed control deactivation switch was replaced in my 2002 mercury mountaineer by a local dealer after the original recall was issued [ford recall campaign number 09s09]. Approximately 6 months ago, the low brake fluid light began to illuminate. Over time, the cause of the brake fluid loss…”
filed Sep 10, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Vehicle Speed ControlCampaign 09V399000 · Oct 13, 2009
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 2 | 2% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 7 | 9% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 3 | 3% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 13 | 16% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 21 | 10% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 9 | 6% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 2 | 9% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 28 | 23% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 11 | 7% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 36 | 15% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 59 | 18% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 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.