398 problems have been reported for the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer. The following chart shows the 23 most common problems for 1997 Mercury Mountaineer. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's tires with 162 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (59 problems).
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer in 1997.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Mercury Mountaineer, the following table can be used to compare the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer with the Mercury Mountaineer from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 1997 Mountaineer is 398 while the average number of problems reported for the 15 model years of the Mercury Mountaineer is 170.
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