Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Back rear windshield keeps exploding on its own I’m not the only person to complain about this |
| 2023-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The truck bearing keep going out the spark plugs overloaded and I can’t accelerate at times when I’m driving it slows d… |
| 2023-02-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The Transmission won't shift into 3rd and 4th gear, hitting hard into gears at starting, slipping begins after 35 mph..… |
| 2022-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | started losing power ,did not want to go pas 30 miles per hr ,then it ramed up and came to a stop with no acceleration … |
| 2020-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC THAT HOLD THE VISOR ARM ON PLACE CRUMBLES. BOTH SIDES WERE AFFECTED. THE OUTER SHIELD PLATES SEEM OK IT'S O… |
| 2018-11-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER LAST MONTH, WITH 135,400 MILES, WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRAVELING AP… |
| 2017-06-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PANEL WAS CRACKED. … |
| 2016-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, ALL THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ONCE THE CAR WAS SAFE… |
| 2016-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE FROM … |
| 2016-04-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LIFTGATE WINDOW HAN… |
| 2016-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING AROUND 35 MPH, THE CAR WILL SEND AN AUDIBLE WARNING SIGNAL, MOST OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COM… |
| 2016-03-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER AND HE WAS GOING LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR ON A MAIN STREET AND G… |
| 2016-03-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER EQUIPPED WITH FOUR COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, SIZE: 245/65R17. THE CO… |
| 2016-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR LIFT GATE IS CRACKED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN FORDS MANUFACTURING AND THEY SHOULD FIX THIS |
| 2015-12-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 158,000 MILES ON IT. OWNED FOR ONE MONTH. BARELY DRIVING EVEN 12 MILES A DA… |
| 2015-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. TOOK IT TO A GARAGE, WAS TOLD IT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2015-06-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2015-04-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE LEAVING A DRIVE-THRU, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND … |
| 2015-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 30 MPH DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. WITHOUT WARNING, ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH FLASHE… |
| 2014-10-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHEN I CLOSED MY HATCH ON THE BACK OF MY MERCURY MOUNTAINEER THAT THERE WAS A CRACK. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED IT ON OTHER VE… |
| 2014-10-12 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE HINGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILE… |
| 2014-10-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST DIED; ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND AS I WAS LOSING SPEED I PULLED OVER TO CURB … |
| 2014-08-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE V… |
| 2014-07-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF ROAD… |
| 2014-03-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE IS A CRACK IN THE LIFT GATE WHICH OCCURRED OVER TIME FOR NO APPARENT REASON AS THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR COLLISION… |
| 2013-10-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCHBACK PANEL WAS CRACKED IN SEVERA… |
| 2013-07-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JERKS . HAVE THAT CRACK IN MIDDLE LIFT GATE AROUND EMBLEM LIKE I SEE EVERYBODY HAS . LIFT GATE WINDOW BO… |
| 2012-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TWO PROBLEMS...FIRST WHENEVER I SHIFT INTO REVERSE THERE IS A HESITATION AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO REVERSE.… |
| 2012-09-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE LIFT GATE. THE VEHICL… |
| 2012-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THEN LIFTED PEDAL, THEN I HAD BRAKES, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUMP MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE,… |
| 2011-11-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE EXHIBITED A QUARTER INCH C… |
| 2011-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE PANEL WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2011-09-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE MOUNTAINEER IS A 2005. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT, THE PAINT IS ALMOST GONE ON THE HOOD AND IS STARTING TO BUBBLE IN OT… |
| 2011-08-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE THAT CONTROLS THE AIR CONDITI… |
| 2011-03-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SPEED CONTROL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @65 MPH. SCAREY. *TR |
| 2011-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OWN A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. SINCE I'VE PURCHASED IT I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON, THE SEATBELT… |
| 2011-01-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 MOUNTAINEER THAT HAS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC BELOW THE REAR WINDOW THAT GOES AROUND THE MERCURY EMBLEM. TH… |
| 2010-12-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION- THIS TRANSMISSION IS HORRIBLE A FEW TIMES I NOTICED THE SEVERE NOISE AND JERK WHEN I WENT TO RE… |
| 2010-12-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER CRUISE CONTROL EMERGENCY WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER AT APPROXIMATELY … |
| 2010-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT WAS BEEN TO THE … |
| 2010-09-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TRANSMISSION JERKS RANDOM INTERVALS AND CAUSES DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE MOMENTARILY.… |
| 2010-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | STARTED OUT AS A GOOD CAR. AT ABOUT 48000 MILES IT STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY REFUSE TO GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN … |
| 2010-09-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HEATING FAILURE AND AN ABNORMAL NO… |
| 2010-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY MOUNTAINEER STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES CAN RESTART. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 … |
| 2010-07-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LEVER BINDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, SLIPPING INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SPOR… |
| 2010-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER PREMIER SUV. LAST SUMMER I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS ON LIFTGATE IS BROKEN. I WENT… |
| 2010-05-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWA… |
| 2010-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION WENT ONLY AFTER 1 YEAR OF HAVING CAR, SPEND OFVER $3,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE TRANSMISSIO… |
| 2009-12-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR WHEN TRANSMISSION IS RUNNING FOR 15 MINUTES. OVER DRIVE LIGH… |
| 2009-09-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JERKING AND JUMPING INTO GEAR, AND REVERSE, ROLL FORWARD IN PARK ON A HILL. LIFTGATE HAS A CRACK AROUND AN… |