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2002 Mercury Mountaineer rust / corrosion reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Rust / corrosion reports
2%
share of complaints
75,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2002 Mercury Mountaineer report before drawing conclusions.