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2004 Ford Mountaineer problems

NHTSA lists 4 complaints for the 2004 Ford Mountaineer, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD MOUNTAINEER.

At a glance

Complaints
4
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
5

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
STRUCTURE250.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM125.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL125.0%
VISIBILITY125.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRUISE CONTROL1
VISIBILITYPOWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

5 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
POWER TRAIN3
SEAT BELTS1
STRUCTURE1

10177863

Date: 2020-07-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is

10014668

Date: 2005-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

AXLE SEAL LEAKS. *EH

10014659

Date: 2005-03-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH

10012954

Date: 2005-02-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.

SAFETY BELT WEB STOP BUTTON SERVICE. *EH

10012959

Date: 2005-02-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

AXLE WHINE HOWL SERVICE WITH INDIVIDUAL PARTS INSTEAD OF AN AXLE ASSEMBLY. *EH

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
MOUNTAINEER4

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Other Ford models, 2004

Sources

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