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1999 Mercury Mountaineer Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Sep 29, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 151 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesTires & wheels
Filed Sep 29, 2005

1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TIRE BLOW OUT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND.

NHTSA ID
10129122
Incident
Jul 1, 2005
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 17, 2004
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER'S FOOT ACTUALLY WAS ON THE BRAKE AND AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE PEDALS WERE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK.....ONCE OFF THE EXIT RAM SLID THROUGH GRASS AN DINTO PINE TREE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10101124
Incident
Sep 1, 2004
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jan 14, 2004

ABS LIGHT IS ON AND HAD TEST DONE AND COMES UP AS REAR SPEED CONTROL SENSOR. HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL NO CHANGE. HAVE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS, MERCURY DEALERSHIPS, AND OTHER WELL KNOWN MAINTENANCE SHOPS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG. SINCE THE LIGHT HAS COME ON THE FRONT BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING. ALSO THE DISPLAY ON THE PREMIUM RADIO WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. *AK

NHTSA ID
10053195
Incident
Jul 20, 2003
Mileage
50,131 mi
BrakesTires & wheelsVisibility
Filed Dec 5, 2003

BRAKES FAILED SEVEN TIMES WITHIN 70,000 MILES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE GEM CONTROL MODULE WAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE GEM CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE DIDN'T OPERATE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
10050127
Mileage
70,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 11, 2002

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH AND HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CALIPER FAIL AND THE HAD GOT HOT AND THE SYSTEM FAIL. MR

NHTSA ID
8024154
BrakesEngine
Filed Apr 11, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
760584
Incident
Dec 3, 2001
Brakes
Filed Nov 8, 2000

WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NOW SAY THAT ROTORS ARE BELOW SPECS, AND THAT SOMEONE HAS TURNED THEM TO GET THEM THAT WAY. ALL BRAKE PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE ORIGINAL AND HAVE ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A REGISTERED MERCURY DEALERSHIP. I AHVE TALKED TO THE MERCURY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT TWO TIMES ALSO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE CANNOT GET ANYWHERE BUT THEY NOW SAY WE MUST REBUILD THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE AT OUR EXPENSE. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS A GRINDING DRAGGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT THAT HAS WENT ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. WE ARE JUST SEEKING SATISFACTION AND FOR MERCURY TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
735965
Incident
Sep 28, 2000
Brakes
Filed Feb 22, 2000

WHE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH FORD'S DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARD.*AK

NHTSA ID
857307
Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 1999

ABS SENSOR FAILED, HOWEVER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR. MJS

NHTSA ID
549159

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Tires & wheels53Visibility22Airbags14Engine12Electrical11Driver assistance11Interior & seats9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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