One problem related to tailgate has been reported for the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The tailgate of my 1997 Mercury Mountaineer fell off in July 2001 due to rust and / or metal fatigue and / or an engineering defect? it was replaced on 7/30/01 and the metal is now cracking again. Ford motor company does not seem interested!.
| Door problems | |
| Structure problems | |
| Hatchback/liftgate Hinge problems | |
| Tailgate problems | |
| Trunk Lid problems |