general problems of the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer

Two problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Mercury Mountaineer based on all problems reported for the 2003 Mountaineer.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2010

After spending hours trying to remove back disc-drums found that the ebrake shoes had released from the linings on both sides rear of a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer the adhesive on the shoes had released from the shoe.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2003

The problem persisted and concern with stalled vehicle, serviced and problem still continue. These problems elevated to vehicle stalling, the alternator was replaced, there were continuous occurrences of the battery fail/check engine indicator light, vibration when braking, and the torque converter locked. The consumer requested a new lease and or early termination of the lease.




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