How many recalls does the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer have?

The 2003 Mercury Mountaineer has no NHTSA safety recalls on record.

How do I check if my 2003 Mercury Mountaineer has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN at NHTSA's official recall lookup (nhtsa.gov/recalls) to see open, unrepaired recalls for your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free.

What do owners complain about most on the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer?

Of 220 NHTSA complaints on file, the most-reported component is structure.

2003 Mercury Mountaineer Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 220 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

POWER TRAIN

111

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Total complaints220

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“After disconnecting the battery for battery replacement original equipment 6 cd in dash player only shows cd error. No error number. When investigating on the internet I found over 100 complaints with the same issue. I tried all the corrections suggested but nothing works. I own the car since new…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2022-03-30

“Big o techs conned wife into buying 2 tires and we own awd suv that requires 4 at the same intervals .I immediately notify them that this is not safe and will damage my car they continued for over 2 months to lie to me about having somemone comtact me . I have all the communications I've had with…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2020-08-12

“Big o techs conned wife into buying 2 tires and we own awd suv that requires 4 at the same intervals .I immediately notify them that this is not safe and will damage my car they continued for over 2 months to lie to me about having somemone comtact me . I have all the communications I've had with…”

WHEELS · reported 2020-08-12

“Big o techs conned wife into buying 2 tires and we own awd suv that requires 4 at the same intervals .I immediately notify them that this is not safe and will damage my car they continued for over 2 months to lie to me about having somemone comtact me . I have all the communications I've had with…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2020-08-12

“I have spent thousands of dollars on the transmission repair and no matter what I do there always a problem shifting gears”

ENGINE · reported 2019-04-10

“I have spent thousands of dollars on the transmission repair and no matter what I do there always a problem shifting gears”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2019-04-10

“I have spent thousands of dollars on the transmission repair and no matter what I do there always a problem shifting gears”

WHEELS · reported 2019-04-10

“I have a mercury mountaineer 2003 and it was stationed there was a crack in the back middle of the hatch now there a huge crack and my window of the trunk came unhinged and fell off I see this problem in all mountaineers they all have the crack in the hatch hope theirs don't fall off I see it in…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2017-09-22

Defect investigations

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2004 FORD VEHICLES WITH TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES.ODI RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 474 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WHERE THE COMPLAINANT, OR…

Investigation DP05005 Opened 2005-09-22 · closed 2006-01-04