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2003 Mercury Mountaineer body & structure problems

The 2003 Mercury Mountaineer has 62 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 28% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

62

Body & Structure complaints

28%

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

I HAVE A 2003 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER AND IT HAS A CRACK ON THE LIFTGATE THAT STARTS AT THE TOP IN THE MIDDLE, GOES AROUND THE MERCURY EMBLEM AND CONTINUES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIFTGATE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE GLASS WILL FALL OUT OR BREAK ONE DAY WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR CLOSE THE TAILGATE. OR WILL THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · May 15, 2009

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer have?

NHTSA has 62 complaints about the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer body & structure — 28% 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.