Mercury Mountaineer problems reported in Massachusetts
80 of the 2,646 complaints filed about the Mercury Mountaineer came from Massachusetts, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
80
Complaints from Massachusetts
3
Crashes
1
Fires
2002
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
13
16.3%
Body & Structure
9
11.3%
Tires
7
8.8%
Electrical System
7
8.8%
Engine & Cooling
7
8.8%
Brakes
6
7.5%
Other & Unspecified
5
6.3%
Seats
4
5.0%
Steering
4
5.0%
Airbags
4
5.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
3
3.8%
By model year
1997 Mountaineer
11
13.8%
1998 Mountaineer
3
3.8%
1999 Mountaineer
5
6.3%
2000 Mountaineer
7
8.8%
2001 Mountaineer
1
1.3%
2002 Mountaineer
14
17.5%
2003 Mountaineer
4
5.0%
2004 Mountaineer
9
11.3%
2005 Mountaineer
4
5.0%
2006 Mountaineer
8
10.0%
2007 Mountaineer
5
6.3%
2008 Mountaineer
8
10.0%
2009 Mountaineer
1
1.3%
Cities reporting most
Springfield
5
16.1%
East Bridgewater
3
9.7%
Gloucester
3
9.7%
Methuen
3
9.7%
Fall River
3
9.7%
Bondsville
2
6.5%
Cotuit
2
6.5%
North Attleboro
2
6.5%
Roxbury
2
6.5%
Westford
2
6.5%
Hull
2
6.5%
Lynn
2
6.5%