2005 Mercury Mountaineer Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 5%of 82 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 98,052miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the visibility of the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer, 5% of the 82 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,052 miles.
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.
“Takata recall purchased the vehicle with 158,000 miles on it. Owned for one month. Barely driving even 12 miles a day as I have been laid off from job. Vehicle was parked in driveway, sitting. Opened the rear lift gate to retrieve groceries and closed gate. Rear window blew out into a million pieces with the center piece that is plastic? Twisted as well. …”
NHTSA complaint #10811372, filed 2015-12, 159,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that the lift gate hinge on the driver's side failed to keep the glass up. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and both lift gate glass hinges were replaced. The contact was made aware of recall NHTSA campaign number: 01i010000 (visibility). However, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10648779, filed 2014-10, 130,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. The contact stated that there was a heating failure and an abnormal noise emitted from the heating unit when activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the heat temperature actuator was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 66,105 and the current mileage was 98,000. Updated 3/5/14”
NHTSA complaint #10555044, filed 2013-12, 66,105 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. While examining the vehicle, the contact noticed a crack extending from the bottom of the rear glass to the bottom of the vehicle. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 31,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10277452, filed 2009-07, 31,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10016832Jan 1, 2005Backglass difficult to close and an intermittent door ajar lamp.
- 10014062Dec 13, 2004Rear window defroster grid/integral antenna diagnosis and repair - terminal tab repair.
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 3% |
| 2007 | 3 | 4% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 | 4 | 5% |
| 2004 | 7 | 3% |
| 2003 | 7 | 5% |
| 2002 | 33 | 9% |
| 2001 | 3 | 14% |
| 2000 | 4 | 3% |
| 1999 | 22 | 15% |
| 1998 | 9 | 4% |
| 1997 | 11 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer
26 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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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