1997 Mercury Mountaineer vehicle speed control problems
59 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact's husband owns a 1997 mercury mountaineer. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was released, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated. As a result, the contact's husband rear ended another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no…”
filed Dec 4, 2019
“When I use the cruise control and then turn it off I can't seem to push my gas pedal when you are driving the vehicle. I have to keep putting extreme pressure on the accelerator pedal until something breaks or pops and then it allows me to push the pedal. I keep having problems with smoke coming…”
filed Sep 8, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Vehicle Speed ControlCampaign 09V399000 · Oct 13, 2009
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES AND STILL…Campaign 00V422000 · Dec 27, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 2 | 2% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 7 | 9% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 3 | 3% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 13 | 16% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 21 | 10% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 9 | 6% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 18 | 5% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 2 | 9% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 28 | 23% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 11 | 7% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 36 | 15% |
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.