1997 Mercury Mountaineer seat belts problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driver side seat belt refuses to latch and, if it does latch, comes unlatched on its own. On inspection, the 'guts' of the mechanism are gone.”
filed Jun 6, 2018
“Tl* the contact owns a 1997 mercury mountaineer. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt buckle failed to latch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000. The vin was unavailable.”
filed Mar 12, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 4 | 4% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 3 | 4% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 7 | 2% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 3 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.