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2007 Mercury Mountaineer transmission problems

The 2007 Mercury Mountaineer has 25 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 21% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

25

Transmission complaints

21%

Share of year

3

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

I TURN MY 2007 MOUNTAINEER AWD ON AND IT ACCELERATES, SO I LET IT STOP IDLING HIGH AND IF IT DOESN'T TOTALLY SHUT OFF I THEN PROCEED TO PUT MY TRUCK EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND IT JERKS VERY HARD. I HAVE ALREADY HIT MY GARAGE BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I ALREADY TOOK IT TO FORD…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · April 16, 2007 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer transmission — 21% 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.