2007 Mercury Mountaineer Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 26about this part
- Share
- 32%of 81 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 76,400miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the seats of the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, 32% of the 81 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 76,400 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my vehicle and the driver's seat moved back, and the dome light came on. This really scared me! Thank god I wasn't on the highway traveling at a higher rate of speed with other vehicles when this occurred. The first time this happened was approximately 3 months ago (the seat moves back, I move the seat up & it goes back again, I move it up again...until it finally stops). This continues to happen periodically every since.”
NHTSA complaint #10670675, filed 2015-01, 65,000 miles“I was driving down the road at 75 MPH and the drivers seat moved back to the easy exit position and the light came on. This also happened to my 16 year old daughter as she was driving the vehicle to the store the other day and really frightened her.”
NHTSA complaint #10568176, filed 2014-03, 105,000 miles“Driver's seat moved back, dome lights illuminated (vehicles easy exit feature) while driving at highway speeds. Luckily I am tall enough to reach the pedals and wheel while the seat was moved back, but my wife is only 5' 4 and would have a hard time reaching. This is a serious issue that has been happening to many other mountaineers as evidenced by the many reports on the internet. The cause is any slight bumping of the ignition switch or the steering column/wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #10654146, filed 2014-11, 65,000 miles“I hit a bump and the seat moved back and the dome light turned on. I am 6 foot 1 and even for me the pedals are a reach. It has also happened to wife and she is much shorter than me and cannot reach the pedals at all. This is very dangerous.”
NHTSA complaint #10544208, filed 2013-09, 75,000 miles“While driving my children to school this morning my seat adjusted itself a couple of times so that I had a difficult time reaching the pedals until I could get it back to the proper position. This has happened before but I thought it was a fluke . Today, when I picked my kids up and drove home it happened 7 times in 3 miles and almost caused me to hit a pedestrian. This happened on a city street. I was unable to isolate a trigger to the movement. One time I was going about 30 on a street, another time I was slowing down to a stop sign at a busy intersection.”
NHTSA complaint #11044010, filed 2017-11, 150,260 milesSeats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 8% |
| 2009 | 2 | 33% |
| 2008 | 54 | 56% |
| 2007 | 26 | 32% |
| 2006 | 6 | 5% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 4 | 3% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 | 2 | 9% |
| 2000 | 7 | 6% |
| 1999 | 4 | 3% |
| 1998 | 12 | 5% |
| 1997 | 4 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer
25 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 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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