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2004 Mercury Mountaineer engine and engine cooling problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer5% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
5%
share of all complaints
44,423 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 04 mountaineer cluster gauge blacks out then meter gauge flickers. Waited for 10 min I'm parking lot then it comes on. Started to drive then about a mile into driving it shuts down. Mind you my suv was still going but gauges shut down then my lights go off, then my windshield wipers go. By the…

    filed Jan 22, 2014

  • I have a used 2004 mercury mountaineer I purchased in 12/2008 it had 53,000 miles. I have done all of the required maintenance oil changes,brake pads,fluid changes, and 60,000-mile service package. I have nothing but problems with the vehicle. The failures I have are as follows: 1. Front/rear brake…

    filed Jun 22, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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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.