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WHAT HAPPENED
K, 02/02/2009
2004 Mercury Mountaineer Convenience AWD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
I bought my Mountaineer 10 months ago and I love it. It drives smooth and quite, but recently my car hesitates at stop signs and when shifting gears, so we know what that meant. I was hoping it would fix itself, but no. It started to make a loud vibrated jerking thud when shifting gears. I have 56k miles on it. In a matter of three days it became an inconveince to I won't drive and took it to the dealer I bought it from. The o/d light came on and was blinking. Not sure yet what the problem is but it is transmission related, whether electrical or hydrolic. I love the ride but I don't think I risk buying another Mercury:(
Premier Mountaineer
Bud, 08/22/2005
2004 Mercury Mountaineer Convenience Rwd 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
There has been an inherent problem with the drive train in this vehicle. Also, the vehicle gets terrible gas mileage, nothing near what was posted on the sticker. It has good power with the V8 engine and the ride is more like a car than a truck.
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Worst nightmare!
Clint, 04/30/2008
2004 Mercury Mountaineer Convenience AWD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This vehicle has been nothing but a heartache for me since day 1. I thought my wife and I were buying a reliable vehicle for our family of 4 and I've been disappointed with it the whole time I've owned it. Cd player broke at 29000 miles, transmission problems at 40000 miles, and now rear windows, rear AC pump, and ball joints are going bad. Car has 65000 miles on it! What's next?! Oh yeah! I forgot about the time the battery ran completely dead and disarmed my keys so I couldn't start the car afterwards. Had to have the car towed to a Mercury dealership 28 miles away and get new keys programmed for the car. About a 400 dollar mistake altogether. Are you kidding me? Need I say more?
Good purchase for the money
trbjfb, 12/10/2004
2004 Mercury Mountaineer Convenience AWD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I am overall pleased with the SUV. I have had a transmission problem, starting at 15,000 miles. Some other minor problems. I was in an Acura 3.5RL before and loved that car. It too was not perfect. I needed an SUV and thought this was a good priced purchase. I looked at many SUVs and decided on the Mountaineer. I have the AWD Premier V8. Tons of power and rides nice. We had a Navigator before and it rides better than the '98 Navigator. For the options this truck came with it was a good buy. I do not know if I would buy another one because of the transmission issue. After reading the reviews from others, I guess mine is not a normal Mountaineer.
'04 Mountaineer
Mountaineer, 10/07/2010
2004 Mercury Mountaineer Premier AWD 4dr SUV (4.6L 8cyl 5A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Bought this for my wife with 24k miles now it is up to 58k miles. Sure there have been a few things wrong but hey we got a warranty. I love the pwr and the ride this thing has when I drive it. It gives you a commanding feel of the road. It has road noise between 40 and 50. Also the rear window hatch cracked, you see it on a lot of Explorers and Mountaineers.