1998 Mercury Mountaineer electrical system problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“All of a sudden with no warning my interior dome lights, power windows and front and back windshield wipers didn't function. I was driving it started to rain and I could see very well without functioning wipers. I had to pull over to the side of the road. I figure that a fuse might have blown but…”
filed Feb 21, 2014
“At 2 am we smelled smoke and saw it coming from garage, when I opened garage door flames were coming out of front of car. My mothers car burnt and it is a total loss. We had to call fire dept. My garage was wrecked. My house has smoke damage. *tr”
filed May 17, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Driveability-malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated-diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) p0420 and/or p0430. *mj
0475 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 2004Malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457 or p1442 or a check fuel cap lamp illuminated with dtc p0457 for the evaporative emission system. *tt
03203 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 13, 2003Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt
03181 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 15, 2003
Electrical System problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 39 | 41% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 16 | 20% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 9 | 8% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 5 | 6% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 16 | 8% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 11 | 7% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 19 | 5% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 19 | 15% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 10 | 7% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 15 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.