1998 Mercury Mountaineer Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“All of a sudden with no warning my interior dome lights, power windows and front and back windshield wipers didn't function. I was driving it started to rain and I could see very well without functioning wipers. I had to pull over to the side of the road. I figure that a fuse might have blown but when I checked all fuses they seem to be ok. I was reviewing a recall for a 1999 Mountaineer for a gem problem. Although my vehicle is a 1998, could this problem be similar to the 1999 recall. It appears to have all the similar symptoms . …”

“I bought my vehicle about 3 years ago. It had 60,000 on the odometer. The back windshield wiper never worked, and does once in a while and the radio light never stays on. Once in a while it will show the station or the time. My drivers side door handle has always been loose. My engine light came on a year after I got it and it will not go off. It say EGR flow insufficient and yet I have replaced all of those and had the computer reset. The passenger side door does not lock unless I lock it by hand and then you can't open it. The back seats sometimes lock and other times won't. …”

“Purchased used 1998 mecury Mountaineer from local Mercury dealer, discovered the heater pleanum door actuator was faulty and the air conditioning system would only provide constant hot air on all settings, other than max-AC. The problem is that due to this faulty part, defogging/defrosting the windshield is a challenge, causing my son to drive frequently with a fogged windscreen. Mercury dealer service shop and other shops locally are aware of the problem with many of these models, and repair is done by replacing the entire heater plenum which houses a new type of door actuator. …”

“At this point all 4 door locks/latches are messed up. Both driver &passenger back doors won't open from outside or inside. Driver &passenger front doors won't open from outside unless open from inside first. Key won't unlock doors. Back glass on hatch door won't open. Back wiper broken. Back hatch wouldn't open untill I paid to have it fixed. I contacted the manufacturer they said my truck not on recall list & wanted me to pay to fix it. My truck has same issues as the ones being recalled. How do they determine which ones to recall?”

“Vehicle driven in forward and comes to a stop (I.e.- at a stop sign, toll booth, or traffic light) will stall/hesitate without warning when attempting to proceed forward again. This has happened multiple times since we purchased the vehicle new. Vehicle was taken to several different dealerships in three states and they say ford/Mercury is aware of the problem but at the current time there is no fix. Radio when tuning would not pick up any radiostations due to radio not hooked to antenna. …”