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Mercury Mountaineer hesitation / surging reports by year

32 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Mercury Mountaineer vehicles. The most reported year is 2006 with 9 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2007 Mountaineer56%
2006 Mountaineer98%
2004 Mountaineer73%
2002 Mountaineer51%
1998 Mountaineer63%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.