2004 Mercury Mountaineer air bags problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall air bag light stays on for no apparent reason... All the time grinding noises while turning left or right sounds like gears are freely spinning while engaged and driving. No issues with changing gears as far as mechanic says.”
filed Jan 6, 2019
“My son was driving to work on august 6, 2015. Something happened, and he ran off the road and hit a tree. At that point the airbag cover flew totally off, instead and falling down as it is supposed to. The cover itself gashed my sons forehead from left to right, and he lost his right eye. This is a…”
filed Dec 12, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 3 | 4% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 9 | 6% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 20 | 5% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 9 | 7% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 14 | 9% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 3 | 1% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 7 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 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.