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Mercury Mountaineer

2005 only

71 classified complaints

2005 Mercury Mountaineer have 71 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 82,500 miles.

Computed directly from stored federal records for 2005 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Mercury Mountaineer report for every year combined.

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Complaints filed per individual model year — highlighted bars link to their own dedicated page.

What breaks, and when — 2005 only

Doors, windows, latches, seats and trim · Body and interior 21 complaints

Median onset: 82,500 miles.

Stalling and no-start · Engine 13 complaints

Median onset: 126,000 miles.

Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.

Harsh, delayed or erratic shifting · Transmission 10 complaints

Median onset: 45,000 miles.

Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.

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Airbags, seatbelts and restraints · Body and interior 7 complaints

Median onset: 82,000 miles. 14.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.

Automatic transmission internals · Transmission 4 complaints

Median onset: 80,500 miles.

More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.

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Spark plugs, coils and ignition · Engine 3 complaints

Onset mileage not consistently reported.

More common in newer model years.

Master cylinder and booster · Brakes 2 complaints

Median onset: 63,000 miles.

More common in older model years.

Body and panel corrosion · Body and interior 2 complaints

Median onset: 39,505 miles.

Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.

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 2005 model year. See the full Mercury Mountaineer report for every year and full specs/safety data.