1998 Mercury Mountaineer Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 236 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer, 2% of the 236 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Moved my truck to let another car out of the drive way. Pulled back in turned the truck off came in the house and heard a loud boom. Looked out the window and fire was shooting up by the wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #10395782, filed 2011-04, 75,000 miles“The right brake light was not working. I purchased a new bulb which according to the parts book should work. This bulb would not fit into the socket. The only bulb in the store that would fit was a signal light bulb which promptly burnt out. I then went to the local ford dealer and requested a bulb. The parts manager looked up the part and I got a new bulb which would not fit into the brake light socket. I then asked for a ford mechanics assistance in replacing the bulb. He could not get it to go into the socket and he then looked up the bulb number. I was given the correct bulb. …”
NHTSA complaint #762167, filed 2002-05Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
95 complaintsVehicle speed control
36 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsEngine cooling
20 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
12 complaintsSeats
12 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEquipment
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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