1997 Mercury Mountaineer visibility problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Blend air door square drive broken causing severe discomfort in summer and improper defroster operation during adverse weather conditions. Master techs in area indicate problem occures with excess frequency on various model and years of ford trucks. They further indicate the failure rate is…”
filed Jun 8, 2007
“The hot/cold adjustment on the heater of my 1997 mercury mountaineer is inoperative, which makes it difficult to drive when the windshield is fogged, since the defogger blows only cold air. The problem, apparently strikes all 95-99 explorer/mountaineers eventually, due to poor design of the heat…”
filed Apr 11, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 3 | 3% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 6 | 3% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 6 | 4% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 31 | 8% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 2 | 9% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 4 | 3% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 21 | 14% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 7 | 3% |
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.