Recalls ·2008 Mercury Mountaineer 2WD

2008 Mercury Mountaineer 2WD recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recalls for the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer 2WD; the most frequently affected component is visibility — glass, side/rear. Owners filed 96 complaints, most often about seats. Among the 10 model years of this model in the database, 2008 ranks #5 for number of recalls.

Recalls2
Complaints96
Crashes reported1in stored complaints

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Recalls (2)

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.

Power train — Cooling unit and linesCampaign 07V453000 · 26 Sep 2007

Problem: On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with the 4.6l engine and 6r transmission, the bolt securing the transmission oil cooler line fittings at the transmission may not have been sufficiently torqued during vehicle assembly. As a result, the bolt may loosen and the transmission oil cooler lines may disengage from the transmission, causing a transmission fluid leak.

Risk: If leaking transmission fluid contacts the catalytic converter, it may pose a risk of fire.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and have the transmission cooler line attachment bolt tightened free of charge. The recall began on august 30, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

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.

Seats17 · 42%
Electrical system16 · 40%
Power train5 · 12%
Unknown or other5 · 12%
Engine3 · 8%
Seat belts3 · 8%
Steering2 · 5%
Service brakes2 · 5%

When complaints were filed

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201615
20174
20182
20194
20207
20211
20251

From owner complaints

While driving if on bumpy roads the seats will return to the open door position and inter lights come on. Making it hard to reach pedals. *js

Seats · Dec 2014 · NHTSA complaint record

After approximately 90,000 miles the dome lights turned on and automatic seats move back while driving. This issue persists and often occurs several times. There are several complaints of this issue found online. It is not due to a heavy key chain as i only have the fob and key attacked. This is a safety issue as the…

Electrical system · Jul 2017 · NHTSA complaint record

While driving vehicle my seat will decide to move on its own and pull me away from the pedals also the dome light comes on and it does this all the time very dangerous now my car will not start at all due to the ignition switch i believe. *tr

Electrical system · Nov 2016 · NHTSA complaint record

Driver seat electrical adjustment will move itself backwards while car is moving. There is no pattern to this problem, it is random.

Electrical system · Nov 2019 · NHTSA complaint record

How this year compares

Recalls per model year for this model.

20008
20014
20024
20031
20041
20051
20062
20071
20082
20101

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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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