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.
8
Latest Aug 28, 2012
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.
7%
of 123 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
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 2000 Mercury Mountaineer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Aug 28, 2012
I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 2YRS. NOW. I KEEP UP THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR. I KEEP THE OIL CHANGED TIRES ROTATED, BRAKES FIXED, PASS THE EMISSION TEST EVERY YEAR SINCE PURCHASING IT. I'VE HAD THIS SQUEALING HIGH PITCH GRINDING NOISE COMIN FROM THE REAR TIRES.IT IS VERY LOUD. I HAVE NEW BRAKES ALL THE WAY AROUND,SHOES,ROTORS,PADS,IN IT STILL MAKES THIS VERY LOUD NOISE.IT HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SINCE I HAVE ALL NEW BRAKES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS NOISE IS, BUT I KNOW ITS EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE,CAUSE THE NOISE IS SO LOUD. *TR
NHTSA ID
10472784
Incident
Aug 3, 2012
Mileage
142,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed May 25, 2012
Fire reported
BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT LIGHTING. FUSE WAS BLOWN, REPLACED FUSE, STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, THEN POOF OF SMOKE AT FUSE INSIDE, AND UNDER HOOD SMOKE CONTINUED FOR 2 MINUTES. FOUND CONNECTOR FOR SWITCH ON MASTER CYLINDER WAS MELTED AND SWITCH IS STILL BAD. DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR FROM SHORTED SWITCH CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW. THEN REPLACED FUSE AND NOW BRAKE LIGHTS WORK. CRUISE CONTROL WAS INTERMITTENT FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. CONNECTOR IS TIED TO KEEP IT SECURE UNTIL REPAIR IS MADE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10459712
Incident
May 25, 2012
Mileage
132,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Mar 26, 2012
Crash reported
WHILE I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, I CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM A FILE CABINET AGAINST THE BACK WALL. THEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO MOVE BACK A FEW INCHES FOR BETTER CLEARANCE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE FILE CABINET AND TOTALED IT PLUS DAMAGED THE FRONT BUMPER, GRILL AND HOOD. NOTE THAT APPLYING THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP IT. VERY THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPEN. *TR
NHTSA ID
10453102
Incident
Mar 24, 2012
Brakes
Filed May 2, 2003
Crash reported
WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A DRY DAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH MY BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY GRABBED AND THEN RELEASED WITH A FORWARD MOTION. I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE BRAKES STILL REACTED IN THE SAME FASHION. SUBSEQUENTLY I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MERCURY DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I AM CONCERNED AND ACTUALLY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR. *TT
NHTSA ID
10016935
Incident
May 2, 2003
Mileage
32,780 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 9, 2003
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DIDN'T HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE CALIPERS FREEZING UP AND GETTING HOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEALS FAILING. *NLM ROTORS, PADS AND SHOES WERE REPLACED. *TT
NHTSA ID
10002443
Incident
Nov 17, 2002
Mileage
37,500 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 23, 2002
CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO FLOOR BOARD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED BRAKES. MR CONSUMER FELT BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY. AFTER ONLY 8 MONTHS BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK. *TT
NHTSA ID
8021473
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Mileage
8,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 21, 2002
DISINTEGRATION OF BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 2,500 MILES, THEY WERE WOREN DOWN TO THE METAL. FIRST DEALER STATED THAT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT ABRUPTLY CHANGED AND SAID IT WAS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. VEHICLE CURRENTLY PARKED DUE TO PROBLEM NOT BEING RECTIFIED AND PERSISTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
8016844
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 11, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
WITH BRAKES APPLIED ATTEMPTING TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, WENT OVER CONCRETE BARRIER ONTO NEXT STREET, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO COMPALINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES. *TT
NHTSA ID
8011536
Incident
Jun 4, 2002
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.
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