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2002 Mercury Mountaineer body & structure problems

The 2002 Mercury Mountaineer has 73 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

73

Body & Structure complaints

14%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Mountaineer body & structure complaints by model year85 complaints1997: 9 complaints1998: 11 complaints1999: 4 complaints2000: 6 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 73 complaints2003: 62 complaints2004: 85 complaints2005: 29 complaints2006: 7 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 3 complaints2010: 1 complaints
Mountaineer body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD DETAILING HER VEHICLE, THE HOOD CAME DOWN ON HER WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. SHE WAS ADVISED TO…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · July 3, 2008

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer have?

NHTSA has 73 complaints about the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer body & structure — 14% 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.