2004 Mercury Mountaineer vehicle speed control problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I had picked up my kids from daycare and I put my vehicle in reverse and backed up. While backing up I heard a loud pop and I got out to see but there was nothing visible. So I put the vehicle in drive and as I was going down the street my vehicle axle broke and my truck hit the street in the…”
filed Oct 2, 2014
“Using cruise control going down a slight grade the engine died. This has happened multiple times in the last few months, so now I know to put the vehicle in netural while still moving and re-start the engine, then pull back down into drive. This isn't easy to do, so be careful not to put in reverse…”
filed Aug 17, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
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% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 9 | 6% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 18 | 5% |
| 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 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.