2007 Mercury Mountaineer 2WD recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall for the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer 2WD; the most frequently affected component is visibility — glass, side/rear. Owners filed 81 complaints, most often about seats. Among the 10 model years of this model in the database, 2007 ranks #9 for number of recalls.

Recalls1

Complaints81

Crashes reported1in stored complaints

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Recalls (1)

Visibility — Glass, side/rearCampaign 07E104000 · 11 Dec 2007

Problem: Certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass ltd and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., identified as dot-430, and sold for use on certain domestic and foreign vehicles may not break into small pieces as expected of tempered glass and fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, "glazing materials."

Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant(s) may be seriously injured by shattered glass.

Remedy: Safelite will notify its retail customers and replace the glass free of charge. Retail customers can contact safelite toll free at 1-888-843-2906. Safelite will notify its wholesale customers and reimburse wholesale customers for current inventory and at a specified rate for replacing their customer's glass. Wholesale customers can contact safelite's wholesale division, service autoglass toll free at 1-888-246-6298. The recall began on january 15, 2008.

What owners complain about

Share of the 40 most recent complaints stored for this model year, by component. Owners can list more than one component.

Seats15 · 38%

Electrical system13 · 32%

Power train10 · 25%

Unknown or other5 · 12%

Structure4 · 10%

Engine3 · 8%

Steering3 · 8%

Exterior lighting2 · 5%

When complaints were filed

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From owner complaints

Driver's seat moved back, dome lights illuminated (vehicles "easy exit" feature) while driving at highway speeds. Luckily i am tall enough to reach the pedals and wheel while the seat was moved back, but my wife is only 5' 4" and would have a hard time reaching. This is a serious issue that has been happening to many…
Electrical system · Nov 2014 · NHTSA complaint record

While driving my children to school this morning my seat adjusted itself a couple of times so that i had a difficult time reaching the pedals until i could get it back to the proper position. This has happened before but i thought it was a "fluke". Today, when i picked my kids up and drove home it happened 7 times in…
Seats · Jun 2017 · NHTSA complaint record

My 2007 mercury mountaineer never had any problems until recently, thought it was the transmission because of the way it drove. Took it to the mechanic and got transmission fluid put in but the problems remained the same and was told the transmission was fine. My thermostat housing unit was leaking (this is very…
Power train · Apr 2017 · NHTSA complaint record

I had to replace the transmission and some other related parts in my vehicle and i was informed by a dealership that there was a "silent recall" on this transmission and that even though ford motor company was aware of the issues as early as 2000 they continue to install them in vehicles. If you look online you will…
Power train · Oct 2019 · NHTSA complaint record

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Source

Recall and complaint records from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A recall listed here may not apply to every vehicle of this model year — always check your VIN with NHTSA or a dealer.

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