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2005 Mercury Mountaineer Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 82 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer, most often about the body and structure (32% of complaints, typically around 69,000 miles). It is 7th of 11 Mountaineer model years by number of complaints.
Most common 2005 Mercury Mountaineer problems
Body and structure
26 complaints · 32%Half of these problems showed up before 69,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
Two problems...first whenever I shift into reverse there is a hesitation and it takes longer than it should to reverse. Im also experiencing a jerk before I come to a complete stop. Second ..the back of my lift has a crack from the bottom of the window to the Mercury symbol and then it continues down under the symbol.…
The back liftgate has a crack around the circular Mercury emblem. I noticed it on mine, and have seen the same thing on other Mercury SUV's. The vehicle has not been wrecked, or had anything hit the back liftgate. Problem with the structural integrity of the plastic used in the liftgate?
Transmission
19 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 48,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, transfer case (4-wheel drive), driveline.
I was in the park position. I turned my engine on and placed my foot on the brake and take my car out of park, when then gear shaft/stick broke in half. I contacted the dealer and I had them come get the car, they contacted me, and stated "that they have never seen something like this before", that came from the…
Transmission jerking and jumping into gear, and reverse, roll forward in park on a hill. Liftgate has a crack around and under the symbol.
Speed control
13 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 40,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal, cruise control.
Sometimes when I'm driving around 35 MPH, the car will send an audible warning signal, most of the dashboard lights come on and the engine abruptly shuts off. It never happens with my wife who is the primary driver of this vehicle. This began shortly after purchase and was mentioned to our l/m dealer (before they went…
Tl contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. On the day the vehicle was purchased, the contact noticed fluid leaking onto her garage floor. She returned to the dealer and was informed that the pinion seal needed to be replaced, and repairs were made. While traveling 45 MPH, the contact attempted to set the cruise…
Engine
12 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 73,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine.
My Mountaineer stalls without warning while going about 35 MPH but after a few minutes can restart. It has done this 4 times over the last 3 or so months. In addition twice it would not start (it had been about 30 minutes since I drove it) and it had to be jumped. I replaced the battery thinking that was the problem…
On two occasions the engine cut out while driving the car, all the engine warning lights came on. Once the car was safely off the road and placed in park it would start and continue to operate. The ford dealer said that there was not fault code in the computer, they could not duplicate the failure and could not find…
Brakes
5 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: foundation components.
On december of 2007, I drove into my garage at a slow speed. I applied the brakes to be able to park the SUV. The car would not stop until it hit the inner wall of the house. The air bag did not go off after the impact.. Took the car in after repair to front of car was done. The dealer's service department could not…
Brake pedal went to floor, then lifted pedal, then I had brakes, I shouldn't have to pump my brakes to stop my vehicle, service center replaced front rotors, pads, and rear rotors and pads, bleed the system, this lasted all but 3 days and it happened again, what gives with ford, Mercury brake issues......?
Steering
5 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: rack and pinion.
Tl contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. On the day the vehicle was purchased, the contact noticed fluid leaking onto her garage floor. She returned to the dealer and was informed that the pinion seal needed to be replaced, and repairs were made. While traveling 45 MPH, the contact attempted to set the cruise…
Tl contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. While driving 40 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle began to sway back and forth in the rear. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop but the mechanic could not duplicate or diagnose the failure. The contact replaced all of the tires and brakes; however, the failure…
Electrical
5 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 98,500 miles. Parts named most often: wiring.
The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. When the vehicle was started, the contact heard a knocking noise from the middle of the dashboard and cold air was blowing from the vents. The dealer diagnosed that the temperature blender actuator failed and needed replacement. This was the third time the vehicle was…
My husband was driving our 2005 Mercury Mountaineer and he was going less than 20 miles per hour on a main street and got in a accident the woman stopped short and he rear ended her. The car totalled up buckled up air bags never inflated they came out completely deflated. Issue with this car also is the electric…
Other or unspecified
4 complaints · 5%Vehicle paint peeling from front hood. Mercury dealer (northgate lincoln Mercury, tampa, florida) at first said a rock hit it. Another service person said its a defect. They only want to cover half the cost of getting hood painted. Vehicle bought new from the dealer. Tsb issued by ford concerning the issue. Dealer…
I own a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer premier SUV. Last summer I noticed that one of the bolts on liftgate is broken. I went back to the dealer where I purchased the truck and although this is a common problem with this truck it was not recalled for the 2005 year. They wanted to charge me $600 for repair.I found that to be…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2005 Mercury Mountaineer recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Vehicle rollaway allegations
Summary
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.by the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (I.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during ea09-013, odi identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.the highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the automatic transmission parking system, was 4.4/100k.the next-highest failure rate was for the bsi system, at 3.4/100k.for all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent
Questions about the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer
- What are the most common problems with the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: body and structure (26 complaints, typically around 69,000 miles); transmission (19 complaints, typically around 48,000 miles); speed control (13 complaints, typically around 40,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2005 a bad year for the Mercury Mountaineer?
- It is 7th of 11 Mountaineer model years by number of complaints, with 82 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.