2002 Mercury Mountaineer: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. The newest campaign is 09V399000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Oct 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 304 complaints on file for this model year. 5 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 09V399000, in the NHTSA record

Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,552,000 units in total.

09V399000Received 13 Oct 2009. 4,500,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 09S09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Oct 2009.
01V171000Received 24 May 2001. 52,000 units.
Tires / Sidewall
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The right side tires may have horizontal cuts on the edge of the tread that could have occurred during vehicle assembly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Over time, the tire could fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the tires and, if any slices are found, the cut tires will be replaced. Owner notification began june 7, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 01S18. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 7 Jun 2001.

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Complaints by component

304 complaints, 408 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2002 Mercury Mountaineer
All 2002 vehicles

2002 Mercury Mountaineer: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2002 Mountaineer	All 2002 vehicles	Mountaineer, all years	Mentions
Power Train	296.6	135.9	152.6	121
Structure	152	52.7	96.9	62
Suspension	100.5	85.6	52.9	41
Engine and Engine Cooling	66.2	130.3	62.9	27
Visibility	66.2	50.4	48.4	27
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	44.1	96.7	56.2	18
Vehicle Speed Control	39.2	39.3	96.9	16
Steering	39.2	37.1	22.8	16
Air Bags	36.8	55.1	31.7	15
Equipment	29.4	24.7	27.3	12

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash: 15
Complaints that report a fire: 5
Injuries in the complaints: 32
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 22 Oct 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 46 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA09013	Engineering analysis	Vehicle Rollaway Allegations	Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Gear Position Indication (Prndl)	18 Aug 2009	12 Feb 2013
DP05005	Defect petition	SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD	Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine	22 Sep 2005	4 Jan 2006
PE05037	Preliminary evaluation	STUCK ENGINE THROTTLE	Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal	7 Jul 2005	2 Nov 2005
PE04045	Preliminary evaluation	REAR LIFTGATE GLASS ASSEMBLY	Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate / Hinge and Attachments	2 Jun 2004	28 Sep 2004	04V442000
EA02010	Engineering analysis	MIS-ASSEMBLED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING	Air Bags	2 Jul 2002	25 Feb 2003

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

19961
19976
19985
19997
20006
20013
20022
20030
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20061
20070
20081
20090
20101

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2002 Mercury MountaineerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Mercury Mountaineer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/mountaineer/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer?: 4,552,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Mountaineer have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Mercury Mountaineer, model years 1996 to 2010. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer name most often?: Power Train: 121 of 408 component mentions, or 296.6 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 135.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer open?: No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.