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2002 Mercury Mountaineer visibility problems

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer8% of all complaints for this model year.

31
Visibility complaints
8%
share of all complaints
80,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Hello and good day, when I 1st purchased my mountaineer (purchased used with approx 119,000 miles) I took it to get it washed. When I was getting it washed the rear hatch panel (the rectangular panel under the glass with the make and model name) cracked and broke apart. I tried to contact ford and…

    filed Oct 10, 2013

  • My mother was at her parents' house and opened the rear glass portion of the lift gate. Upon doing so, one of the lift gate cylinders detached from the glass. She went inside to get her father to come outside and see if he could fix the issue. When he attempted to lift the glass, it shattered…

    filed Oct 6, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.