2002 Ford Mountaineer problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility:windshield (1) · Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls (1) · Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Ford Mountaineer model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (10)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure 2020-07-13 · TSB 20-2233 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this article supersedes tsb 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. some 2000 and newer ford/lincoln/mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. panel replacement is
Power Train:axle Assembly 2005-05-01 · 18478 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
axle seal leaks. *eh
Power Train:axle Assembly 2005-03-01 · 18466 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
axle whine howl. this includes 1997-05 ford vehicles. *eh
Seat Belts 2005-02-21 · 05310 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
safety belt web stop button service. *eh
Power Train:axle Assembly 2005-02-01 · 18423 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
axle whine howl service with individual parts instead of an axle assembly. *eh
Engine And Engine Cooling 2003-03-31 · 0361 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
malfunction indicator lamp on with or without rough running, lack of power, surge or poor fuel economy with diagnostic trouble codes p0401, p0402, p1400, p1401. *tt *jb
Showing the 6 most recent of 10 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2014-09-08 · Power Train · 183,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford mountaineer. the contact stated that the transmission gear shift lever on the column was fractured. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 183,000. …”
2007-11-27 · Suspension:front:wheel Bearing · 77,000 mi“i have a 2002 ford explorer and have had to replace wheel bearings and have seen where many others on the internet as well as people i have talked to with the exact same model suv have had to replace their bearings as well. to me it seems if everyone has had to replace these bearing that there would be a recall. ford motor company should be forced…”
2007-10-19 · Engine And Engine Cooling“tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford mountaineer. while driving 35 mph, the service engine light illuminated and has remained lit. the contact stated that once the reset button was pressed, it triggered the service engine light to illuminate. the dealer inspected the vehicle and was unable to find any failures. the vin was invalid and the engine siz…”
2007-07-31 · Power Train:automatic Transmission · 68,000 mi“transmission started to shudder when shifting, had dealer power flush and fill transmission and reprogram pcm this fixed problem for 3 days, then problem returned. have now been told that transmission needs to be replaced. transmission can go out anytime so repairs have to be done at a cost of $3600.00 at dealer. *jb…”
2007-03-16 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:torque Converter · 851,655 mi“i had to have the transmission in my 2002 mercury mountaineer rebuilt the gears in the transmission went bad it cost me $1400 for parts and labor to have it rebuilt i bought this vehicle in march 2003 i contacted ford motor company on several occasions to see if there is some kind of defect in their transmissions.i keep getting the same old sound …”
2006-11-20 · Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls“i am the owner of a 2002 ford/mercury mountaineer i had to have my right front window fixed. i let it down and it would not come back up so i took it to my local body shop and he said this it the 6th one he has had to fix in the last few months. is there a recall on this part. it cost me over $200.00 to have a gasket/seal put on the window. it was …”
2005-06-27 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly“the feul gauge began malfunctioning and i took the vechile to country lincoln mercury west (676 west merrick road valley stream, ny 11580 phone: (516) 285-0505 fax: (516) 285-5565 ). the problem was fixed, there was a ssm on the fuel gauge. i then noticed a strong smell of gasoline every time i came out of the vechile. within a week the check en…”
2004-10-21 · Visibility:windshield · 37,550 mi“re: 2002 mountainer , safety recall, rear glass broken out, replace defective window motor. *bf consumer shut the back window and the glass blew out throwing glass throughout the vehicle. top part of the back door fell on the consumer. *tc…”
2004-04-21 · Steering:column“intermittently steering wheel did not move. the gear shift did not move from park, and brakes did not work. vehicle was taken to the dealer and to the repair shop, and neither could locate the causes of the problem. *ak…”
2003-05-21 · Vehicle Speed Control“when the brakes were depressed the vehicle continued to accelerate. *nlm…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.