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1999 Mercury Mountaineer visibility & wipers problems

The 1999 Mercury Mountaineer has 23 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

23

Visibility & Wipers complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Mountaineer visibility & wipers complaints by model year35 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 10 complaints1999: 23 complaints2000: 4 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 35 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 5 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 3 complaints2008: 3 complaints
Mountaineer visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON UNCOMMANDED - - INTERMITTENTLY. OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL LEVER. OCCURS LESS FREQUENTLY WHEN TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE SPEED OF THE WIPERS IS ALSO AFFECTED, MOST OFTEN STARTS IN THE SLOW SPEED MODE, WIPER…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer visibility & wipers — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.