1998 Mercury Mountaineer review from North America

Back wiper motor quit and replaced twice (Still broke).

Radio Display fades in and out.

Belt tensioner went out at around 90K.

Both front seat levers broke off.

Center console material cracked and tore up.

Door handle spring broke on front driver door and rear right passenger door.

Heat and A/C Plenum door broke at 100K.

Recall on timing tensioner chain.

Firestone tire recall.

The mercury mountaineer is a stylish looking SUV.

The engineers at Ford didn't necessarrily do a good job on estimating the life cyle or mean time between failures on some of its components. Other than these few annoyances, I have enjoyed the vehicle, but have been a bit disappointed on the durability of many of the parts on this vehicle.

I must commend the service department at my Local Lincoln Mercury dealer. They do a great job and are very friendly and knowledgeable when I have problems concerning this vehicle.

I think the 4.0L engine has been very reliable, but does lack a lot of power. The vehicle does tend to creak and rattle more than any of my previous vehicles.

I would buy another mountaineer if I was in the market for that particular type of vehicle, but not without first looking at other comparable vehicles.