2005 Mercury Mountaineer Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 113 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY
19
1crashes
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
2crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN
8
ENGINE
7
STRUCTURE
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
1crashes
STEERING
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
AIR BAGS
3
2crashes
Total complaints113

What owners report

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

“Back rear windshield keeps exploding on its own i’m not the only person to complain about this”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2023-08-16

“The truck bearing keep going out the spark plugs overloaded and I can’t accelerate at times when i’m driving it slows down then starts back up”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2023-07-26

“The truck bearing keep going out the spark plugs overloaded and I can’t accelerate at times when i’m driving it slows down then starts back up”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2023-07-26

“The truck bearing keep going out the spark plugs overloaded and I can’t accelerate at times when i’m driving it slows down then starts back up”

WHEELS · reported 2023-07-26

“The transmission won't shift into 3rd and 4th gear, hitting hard into gears at starting, slipping begins after 35 mph..replaced torque converter.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2023-02-02

“Started losing power ,did not want to go pas 30 miles per hr ,then it ramed up and came to a stop with no acceleration ,I shut it off then start it again and was able to get home at a low rate of speed while continuing to have these problems, another day while far away from home the engine rammed…”

ENGINE · reported 2022-07-04

“Started losing power ,did not want to go pas 30 miles per hr ,then it ramed up and came to a stop with no acceleration ,I shut it off then start it again and was able to get home at a low rate of speed while continuing to have these problems, another day while far away from home the engine rammed…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2022-07-04

“Started losing power ,did not want to go pas 30 miles per hr ,then it ramed up and came to a stop with no acceleration ,I shut it off then start it again and was able to get home at a low rate of speed while continuing to have these problems, another day while far away from home the engine rammed…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2022-07-04

Defect investigations

Investigation EA09013 Opened 2009-08-18 · closed 2013-02-12

Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure…

Investigation EA09013 Opened 2009-08-18 · closed 2013-02-12

Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure…

Investigation EA09013 Opened 2009-08-18 · closed 2013-02-12

Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure…

Investigation EA09013 Opened 2009-08-18 · closed 2013-02-12

Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure…

Investigation EA09013 Opened 2009-08-18 · closed 2013-02-12

Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.