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2007 Mercury Mountaineer Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 81 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, most often about the seats (32% of complaints, typically around 76,500 miles). It is 8th of 11 Mountaineer model years by number of complaints.
Most common 2007 Mercury Mountaineer problems
Seats
26 complaints · 32%Half of these problems showed up before 76,500 miles. Parts named most often: front assembly.
I hit a bump and the seat moved back and the dome light turned on. I am 6 foot 1 and even for me the pedals are a reach. It has also happened to wife and she is much shorter than me and cannot reach the pedals at all. This is very dangerous.
Intermittently, the seat moves to the 'easy egress' position while the car is in motion. The dome light comes on, as it would if you were getting out of the car. From reading the many similar complaints, I agree that it happens when braking or turning and it happens at all speeds. This started happening about one…
Transmission
25 complaints · 31%Half of these problems showed up before 74,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
I turn my 2007 Mountaineer AWD on and it accelerates, so I let it stop idling high and if it doesn't totally shut off I then proceed to put my truck either in drive or reverse and it jerks very hard. I have already hit my garage because I was not able to stop the vehicle. I already took it to ford and they told me…
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that after shifting the transmission from park(p) to reverse(r), the vehicle failed to respond. The contact removed and reinserted the fob key in the ignition to correct the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that an…
Electrical
16 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 91,500 miles.
Seat moved back for "easy exit" all vehicle components shut off and vehicle brakes locked up in the road then cut back on by itself and transmission jerked into gear like someone rear ended US! Very scary and unsafe with my 10 month old in the vehicle!
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. While driving at an unknown speed, the driver's seat adjusted on its own. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition needed to be replaced. The repair was not made. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The…
Engine
9 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 66,000 miles. Parts named most often: cooling system.
I am the owner of a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. It has about 64,000 miles on it, most of them highway miles. I have a leak in my radiator. The dealer says it is a defect in the radiator, and no corrosion is present. It is out of warranty, so I must bear the cost of replacement of the radiator. Cost ~$700. I do not drive…
My transmission jerks as I accelerate during travel. To me it's getting worse. I have had it looked at. No codes are showing that I have a problem. But clearly something is wrong. I have done this several times, still no codes to indicate anything is wrong with my vehicle. Also my gas sensors are shot. Engine light…
Speed control
7 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 39,000 miles.
When coming to slow stop, the vehicle will lunge forward before completely stopping. This behavior started several months ago and was very random in the beginning, but has become more and more frequent - almost every time I come to complete stop. Vehicle also hesitates when gas is pressed and then surges forward. That…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. Immediately after the vehicle was turned on without warning, it accelerated and crashed into a store. The police gave her a ticket for careless driving. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. She was not informed of the repairs that were made to the vehicle. The…
Other or unspecified
6 complaints · 7%Vehicle will not shift out of park. Shift is locked into park and will not shift to any gear and depressing lever button and brake will not release out of park. I purchased the vehicle from huntington ford in rochester hill and bought the extended warranty and was told by fords service department this is not covered…
Passenger seatbelt locks will not unlock unless you unbuckel the belt it just keeps getting tighter have a problem where the you push down on gas it won't do anything for a moment then jolt forward an the main problem it with the electric if you barley touch the ignition switch or controls for the seat the seat moves…
Body and structure
5 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: body.
Exact same as NHTSA id # 10654146. The "easy exit" feature activated at 65 MPH in freeway traffic. I am 6' tall and was able to slide seat forward, but my wife is 5' tall and may have had issues reaching the pedals... This has since happened on 3 other occasions ( 2 at freeway speed, and once pulling into our…
- seat ( driver's seat) automatically moves while driving causing a safety issues. - excess water leakage around left door jam in water run down into base of floor - water seepage around sun roof - tire sensor ( left)
Steering
5 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 65,000 miles. Parts named most often: hydraulic power assist.
I was driving my vehicle and the driver's seat moved back, and the dome light came on. This really scared me! Thank god I wasn't on the highway traveling at a higher rate of speed with other vehicles when this occurred. The first time this happened was approximately 3 months ago (the seat moves back, I move the seat…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. The dealer informed the contact the radiator needed to replaced. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who will repair the failure at the contacts expense. The dealer informed her there was no recalls or warranty on the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 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
Tire valve cracking
Summary
On october 14, 2008, odi opened pe08-060 to investigate allegations of cracked and leaking snap-in tire valves in model year (my) 2007 vehicles manufactured by ford motor company.the valves were supplied to ford by topseal auto-parts, a subsidiary of the shanghai baolong automotive corporation in china.valves made by topseal for aftermarket sale were the subject of two recent safety recalls by tech international (08t-018) and dill air controls (08t-028), the latter of which was investigated by odi in pe08-036 and ea08-022.the defect conditions addressed by the aftermarket tire valve recalls both involved inadequate resistance to ozone cracking due to issues with the supply of anti-ozonant ch
Questions about the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: seats (26 complaints, typically around 76,500 miles); transmission (25 complaints, typically around 74,000 miles); electrical (16 complaints, typically around 91,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Mercury Mountaineer?
- It is 8th of 11 Mountaineer model years by number of complaints, with 81 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.