Mercury Mountaineer
2004 only
2004 Mercury Mountaineer have 163 classified complaints on record for that year specifically. The most common issue in this year is Doors, windows, latches, seats and trim, typically surfacing around 85,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2004 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Mercury Mountaineer report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2004 only
Median onset: 85,000 miles. 6.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 130,629 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 69,469 miles. 8.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 92,152 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 130,000 miles. 20.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 83,500 miles.
More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 82,500 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 78,000 miles.
Typical repair: $1,350–$2,550 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2004 model year. See the full Mercury Mountaineer report for every year and full specs/safety data.