Recalls ·2003 Mercury Mountaineer 4WD

2003 Mercury Mountaineer 4WD recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall for the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer 4WD; the most frequently affected component is visibility — glass, side/rear. Owners filed 152 complaints, most often about structure. Among the 9 model years of this model in the database, 2003 ranks #6 for number of recalls.

Recalls1
Complaints152
Crashes reported2in 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.

Structure17 · 42%
Power train7 · 18%
Air bags5 · 12%
Unknown or other4 · 10%
Electrical system4 · 10%
Fuel/propulsion system3 · 8%
Suspension2 · 5%
Vehicle speed control2 · 5%

When complaints were filed

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From owner complaints

Faulty airbags: on november 3, 2015 at approximately 0540, the side curtain (both driver side and passenger side) airbags exploded in my 2003 mercury mountaineer without cause while i was traveling 55 mph on a major/busy state highway. The explosion of the airbags hit me on my left side causing neck strain and…

Air bags · Dec 2015 · NHTSA complaint record

Tl* the contact own a 2003 mercury mountaineer. The contact states that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the driver side air bag deployed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that both frontal side air bags needed to be…

Air bags · Nov 2014 · NHTSA complaint record

The hasn't been an accident. I wanted to report that i have a cracked tailgate on my vehicle. The crack appeared one morning - i wasn't even driving the vehicle. The cracked begins at the top of the tailgate, around the emblem part of the lift gate, then down towards the tailgate lift handle. I called my local ford…

Structure · Nov 2012 · NHTSA complaint record

My 2003 mercury mountaineer has a solid air bag light on. It has a code of 33, when you turn the car on, the light goes on and blinks 3 times then 3 more times. This indicates a code 33. Ford has a technical letter about the issue. The letter states there is a kit for this problem. 1l2z-78610e22-aaa is the kit for a…

Air bags · Nov 2016 · NHTSA complaint record

How this year compares

Recalls per model year for this model.

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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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