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2000 Ford Mountaineer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 7, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 7, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Ford Mountaineer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Interior & seats
Filed Dec 7, 2004

RECALL CAMPAIGN: NOTICE RECEIVED FOR 03S04 DRIVER SEAT RECLINER BOLT. *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL SERVICE . AFTER A SUGGESTED RADIATOR FLUSH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED AN INVOICE FOR COMPLETED SERVICE BUT NO RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. *TC

NHTSA ID
10108818
Incident
Sep 15, 2004
Powertrain (other)Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 7, 2004

DRIVELINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATED SO BADLY THAT IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART. TRANSFER CASE WAS REBUILT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. NO DRIVELINE CAN BE LOCATED TO MAKE REPAIRS.*AK

NHTSA ID
10103259
Incident
Nov 30, 2004
Mileage
86,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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