2001 Mercury Mountaineer Interior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the interior lighting of the 2001 Mercury Mountaineer, 5% of the 22 complaints for this model year.
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.
“This was at midnight, friday the 23rd of july. After I went inside my residence, I look outside the window to see if the mirror lights were off. After a period of 15-20 minutes, the lights dimmed off. At 3 am, I went out again to the car, to run an errand, and using the keyfob unlock the doors, and got in my car. Starting the ignition, the door ajar message appearred on the console. Also I notice the dome light was on. With the engine running and the vehicle in park, I got out the car and walked around to open/close the other three doors, not the gate. …”
NHTSA complaint #10082926, filed 2004-07Interior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
4 complaintsBrakes
3 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 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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