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Interior lightingPart report

2010 Mercury Mountaineer Interior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
8%of 13 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 2010 Mercury Mountaineer, 8% of the 13 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.

“The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Mountaineer. While the contact's wife was driving 70 MPH, she depressed the brake pedal and the front driver's seat started to slide backwards and the interior lighting illuminated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The driver lost control of the vehicle as it made a 360 degree spin. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.”

NHTSA complaint #11292295, filed 2019-12

Interior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201018%
200844%
200722%
200115%
199911%
199710%

Other parts of the 2010 Mercury Mountaineer

Brakes
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 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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