1999 Mercury Mountaineer air bags problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Exploding airbags filled vehicle with smoke and ash. I received minor burns and abrasions on arms and face, daughter riding in back seat received black eye form flying object and required scan of head to rule out head injury. Was result of accident”
filed Jan 7, 2018
“Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle lost traction, due to ice on the road, and hit a guard rail, while traveling 20 mph. The vehicle impacted the guard rail head on, and the frontal airbags failed to deploy. Both parties were secured by the seat belts. A police report and photos were taken of the…”
filed Dec 5, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 12 | 6% |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 9 | 6% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 20 | 5% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 9 | 7% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 3 | 1% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 7 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.