2006 Mercury Mountaineer: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2006 Mercury Mountaineer. The campaign is 05V520000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Nov 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor. NHTSA has 117 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 05V520000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wiper motor for the presence of grease and grease the wiper motor gears if necessary. The recall began on november 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at 1-800-521-4140.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 199,942 units in total.
05V520000Received . 199,942 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
After a period of continuous use on the high speed setting, lack of grease on the output shaft gear may cause the gear to distort or fracture during operation resulting in a loss of wiper function. Inoperative wipers under inclement weather conditions could cause a crash due to impaired visibility.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wiper motor for the presence of grease and grease the wiper motor gears if necessary. The recall began on november 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at 1-800-521-4140.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S40. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
117 complaints, 153 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.
- 2006 Mercury Mountaineer
- All 2006 vehicles
| Component | 2006 Mountaineer | All 2006 vehicles | Mountaineer, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 281 | 48.3 | 62 | 43 |
| Power Train | 254.9 | 94 | 150.8 | 39 |
| Engine | 91.5 | 60.7 | 20 | 14 |
| Electrical System | 58.8 | 109.3 | 71.8 | 9 |
| Unknown or Other | 58.8 | 29.2 | 23.1 | 9 |
| Structure | 45.8 | 49.8 | 112.6 | 7 |
| Seats | 39.2 | 13.6 | 48 | 6 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 19.6 | 26.6 | 40.4 | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 19.6 | 44.1 | 83.5 | 3 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 19.6 | 48.7 | 11 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 6
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 7
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 Dec 2022
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
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 2006 Mercury MountaineerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2006 Mercury Mountaineer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/mountaineer/2006/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 2006 Mercury Mountaineer?
- 199,942 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2006 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Mercury Mountaineer name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 43 of 153 component mentions, or 281 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 48.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Mercury Mountaineer open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.