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2008 Mercury Mountaineer electrical system problems

The 2008 Mercury Mountaineer has 42 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 27% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

42

Electrical System complaints

27%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Mountaineer electrical system complaints by model year42 complaints1997: 20 complaints1998: 27 complaints1999: 14 complaints2000: 25 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 6 complaints2006: 9 complaints2007: 17 complaints2008: 42 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 1 complaints
Mountaineer electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE DOME LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT DIM AUTOMATICALLY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE FRONT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · November 24, 2008 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer have?

NHTSA has 42 complaints about the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer electrical system — 27% 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.