2000 Mercury Mountaineer electrical system problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury mountaineer. While parked, the vehicle erupted into flames without warning. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle remained at the contact's residence where it was not…”
filed Jul 29, 2015
“I was driving to an intersection with my family while going 45 mph. I noticed black coming through the vents. I pulled off to a gas station parking lot. I proceeded to use fire extinguishers under the hood, the fire department had to come put it out. They did a look through and determined the fire…”
filed Nov 25, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINES AND ALL-TIME…Campaign 00V072000 · Mar 7, 2000
Related service bulletins
Warning indicators-parking aid-reverse sensing system (rss) and forward sensing system (fss)-false activation of warning tone-service tips. *mj update. *tt
0471 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 31, 2004Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated - system lean diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) - service tips. Various models including 2004 f-series. *tt
04174 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 6, 2004
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% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 10 | 7% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 21 | 9% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 15 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 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.