NHTSA — Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

2.7

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
54,522 miles

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2005 Mercury Mountaineer fuel system problems

fuel system problem

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2005 Mercury Mountaineer Owner Comments

problem #2

Jun 182009

Mountaineer

  • 35,000 miles

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Without warning of any kind the engine quits under 35 mph, sometimes with cruise control on. After car rolls to a stop, it can restart right away. Loss of power steering and brakes. Dealer says no codes to back up complaint. This has as happened at least 3X spread over 35,000 odometer miles.

- Stafford, TX, USA

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problem #1

Nov 112008

Mountaineer

  • 74,045 miles
Leaking evaporative emission fuel tube, that runs across the top of the gas tank, vehicle could have caught fire.

- Hendersonville, TN, USA

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