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2004 Mercury Mountaineer transmission problems

The 2004 Mercury Mountaineer has 67 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 25% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

67

Transmission complaints

25%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Mountaineer transmission complaints by model year149 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 8 complaints2000: 15 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 149 complaints2003: 45 complaints2004: 67 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 39 complaints2007: 25 complaints2008: 9 complaints2010: 2 complaints
Mountaineer transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TRANSFER CASE DEFECT CAUSES STEERING DIFFICULTY ON SLOW TURNS. TRANSMISSION ISSUE REPORTED TO FORD IN 2005 AT 38,000 MILES. AGAIN AT 51,000. I OPTED FOR AN AAMCO TRANSMISSION WHEN FORD REFUSED TO COVER. NOW TRANSFER CASE IS MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS. TURNING ABILITY GREATLY REDUCED. *TR

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · February 9, 2011 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer have?

NHTSA has 67 complaints about the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer transmission — 25% 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.