2003 Mercury Mountaineer Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 152 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 156,400miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the wheels of the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer, 2% of the 152 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 156,400 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.
“Big o techs conned wife into buying 2 tires and we own awd SUV that requires 4 at the same intervals .I immediately notify them that this is not safe and will damage my car they continued for over 2 months to lie to me about having somemone comtact me . I have all the communications I've had with them through messages. A few weeks after they put the tires on and refused to take them off and put my old o es back on and issue a refund well my transmission and transfer case failed I contacted them again and again they lied to me about someone contacting me . …”
NHTSA complaint #11349674, filed 2020-08, 172,800 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10013107Jan 1, 2004Clear coat peel off the wheel or cracks that look like spider webs under the clear coat - 16 inch wheels.
Wheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 3 | 4% |
| 2006 | 2 | 2% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 | 4 | 2% |
| 2003 | 3 | 2% |
| 2002 | 6 | 2% |
| 2000 | 2 | 2% |
| 1999 | 1 | 1% |
| 1998 | 2 | 1% |
| 1997 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer
59 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
42 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsAir bags
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
6 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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