1998 Mercury Mountaineer vehicle speed control problems
36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Under my hood started smoking, I popped my hood to find flames under it. I had to get my kids out the truck and put the flames out with and extinguisher. That's when I noticed that my brake fluid reservoir was melted and so were the wires that connect to the cruise control switch. Not I am without…”
filed Nov 19, 2017
“Tl*the contact owns a 1998 mercury mountaineer. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 90 mph. The contact had to place his foot behind the accelerator pedal and pull it up in order to stop the vehicle. He pulled the vehicle over and was still on the side of the road during the…”
filed Jul 20, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- 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% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 59 | 18% |
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.