Used 2002 Mercury Mountaineer 2WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A) Consumer Reviews
Used Mountaineer for sale
Longest Lasting SUV in this family
amkrug2, Longview, TX, 08/11/2014
Mercury Mountaineer 2WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
My father bought this car in '03 with just over 30k miles on it. Being a repo, there were a couple small problems that the dealership happily fixed, such as a new steering wheel (Lady who owned before broke all the buttons) and one seat replaced. We modified the intake by putting an aftermarket spectre cold air intake on it, but besides that is totally stock. This car lasted like that for 160k miles. The transmission was starting to slip and the front hubs needed attention. We went ahead and replaced them. Now, mind you, nothing ever broke, we just went ahead and replaced before they did. 62k miles later, it broke down for the first time and was just the pump. She is still going strong!
Best Vehicle Owned
Mike, 10/25/2010
Mercury Mountaineer 2WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Bought this vehicle new. It is the first SUV ever owned and a great performer for pulling a boat, carrying a load, and overall road car. Highway average mileage is 20 mpg with nominal load and no boat. Town driving not as good averaging about 16 mpg. Regular maintenance per owners manual has kept this vehicle extremely reliable, it has not let me down yet.
2002 Mercury Mountaineer for sale near you
Showing 3 of 10 listings
- Base 4dr SUVMSRP: $6,995182 mi away
- Base 4dr SUVMSRP: $8,245805 mi away
- Base 4dr SUVMSRP: $3,3001,013 mi away
See all 10 listings
runs long, dies HARD
drivenitall80, Clayton, NJ, 05/30/2013
Mercury Mountaineer 2WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
It was a pretty good truck. bought it for my girl when her taurus died, had around 80,000 when we got it, we drove it hard, off roading, 90 down the highway, it lived through everything, we got an 08' explorer xlt to replace it cause it had 254000 and was falling apart BIG TIME. i dont know what was worse, the engine ticking, whining aslound as it could, leaking different fliuds, stalling, not starting. it totally startedto fall apart, wegave it to my daughter when she got her license, she drove it for about 2 weeks and the engine took a s****.
A Real Let-Down
mfultz, 05/24/2010
Mercury Mountaineer 2WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this 2002 Mountaineer in 2004 with about 37,000 miles. Initially, I was impressed with the car, especially the 3-row seat. About a year later on a trip from LA to San Francisco, I noticed an "clunking" in the transmission. We really do not drive the car except on long family outings because we have two other smaller, more economical cars. Now at 89,000 both the transmission and the rear axle have gone out. Trans cost $2600; rear end $600. Now I see people indicating there are suspension problems. I am terrified. This is not American! Ford has numerous complaints about trans. Problems. The American thing to do, Ford, would be to back your product! Shame, shame, shame!
Great until you hit 80k
Mommy to 3 , 10/07/2009
Mercury Mountaineer 2WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
We bought this car in 2004. I loved it for the first two years or so. The it started falling apart. We have had to replace the transmission and it needs to be replaced again now. Other replacements, power window motor and switch pannel, window regulator, back glass, wheel barings, door hinges, cracked running boards, air compressor, power seat motor and various timing belts. I have just been advised the ABS is out and my rear end may or may not be going out and the doors no longer lock. Interior wise it's comfy. Some of the paint on the steering wheel and radio started peeling and flaking at about 50k. Basically this car is junk. We are trading in tomorrow on a Land Rover LR3 tomorrow