1999 Mercury Mountaineer vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Curse control occasionally makes engine accelerate while and after brake applied while moving under 5 mph and even while stopped with brake still applied. More than once a pedestrian was at risk in a crosswalk while vehicle stopped with brake still applied, then engine suddenly became near full…”
filed May 27, 2018
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mercury mountaineer. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control switch in august of 2007. The parts for the recall repair are taking an extremely long time to arrive. He was dissatisfied that ford never provided their customers with…”
filed Feb 28, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES…Campaign 07V336000 · Aug 3, 2007
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL AND 4.0L SOHC ENGINES, IF…Campaign 03V280000 · Aug 5, 2003
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% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 36 | 15% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 59 | 18% |
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.