2001 Mercury Mountaineer Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 14%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 2001 Mercury Mountaineer, 14% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, 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.
“- the contact owns a 2000 Mercury Mountaineer, while driving at a speed15 MPH the contact applied the brakes the rear wheel locked, causing the vehicle to spin out into the left side of the road. The rear end of the vehicle hit a phone booth. At the time of the incident there were light flurries falling. The contact stated that the vehicle had brake service work done in december 2006. The failure and current mileage were 70000.”
NHTSA complaint #10182338, filed 2007-02, 70,000 miles“Vehicle begins to shake when driving over 50 MPH. Noise from the front passenger side gets loud. Also, when applying the brakes a loud noise occurs when vehicle is in motion. The brake pads and rotors were replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #10042909, filed 2003-11Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 38% |
| 2009 | 1 | 17% |
| 2008 | 5 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 3 | 3% |
| 2005 | 5 | 6% |
| 2004 | 5 | 2% |
| 2003 | 10 | 7% |
| 2002 | 23 | 6% |
| 2001 | 3 | 14% |
| 2000 | 8 | 7% |
| 1999 | 9 | 6% |
| 1998 | 6 | 3% |
| 1997 | 40 | 12% |
Other parts of the 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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