Two problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer based on all problems reported for the 2004 Mountaineer.
Rear door panel cracked, visual, then found several more 2004 Mountaineers with the same crack, now a lawsuit has been filed as class action, I hear a noise mechanical grind from rear of vehicle, stop by a Ford dealer to get a trade in price, and see if anything is mentioned, they tell me to get my car fixed, !! no mention they knew of the problems, now I read transmission problems, glass visibility problems, cruise control fire, problems my car's cruise quit working, on and on it goes, lists of lists of problems, I know cars wear out but to know there are problems and hide them, needs action,.
2004 Mercury Mountaineer, v6, automatic, 2wd. VIN 4m2zu66k8uj13274. Purchased March 2004. Currently mileage 9821. Starting approximately 12/1/04, when reverse gear does not engage for 2 or 3 seconds, then engages with a very hard jolt that shakes the whole vehicle. This occurs when first starting the vechicle and also mid-day when backing into a parking space. Also the automatic transmission rough shifts in freeway slow traffic between 20 and 30 mph. Ford motor CO. Consumer hotline said on 12/15/04 that my vehicle VIN number has no recalls. From press releases, I know of Ford's 11/22/04 announcement of 740,000 explorers and Mountaineers with this same transmission problem.