2003 Mercury Mountaineer power train problems
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Big o techs conned wife into buying 2 tires and we own awd suv that requires 4 at the same intervals .I immediately notify them that this is not safe and will damage my car they continued for over 2 months to lie to me about having somemone comtact me . I have all the communications I've had with…”
filed Aug 16, 2020
“I have spent thousands of dollars on the transmission repair and no matter what I do there always a problem shifting gears”
filed Jul 12, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Ford: some vehicles may exhibit oil separation from the internal lube found in the unitized cartridge seal. Oil separation appears to be and is often misdiagnosed, as an axle lube leak. *pe
TSB-08-19-3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 1, 2009Limited slip axle chatter, shudder, binding sensation, or vibration during low speed turning maneuvers. *tt
06216 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 2006
Power Train problems in other Mountaineer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Mountaineer | 9 | 9% |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 25 | 31% |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 39 | 33% |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 19 | 23% |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 64 | 30% |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 144 | 39% |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 1 | 5% |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 15 | 12% |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 8 | 5% |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 9 | 4% |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 8 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 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.