Paint Problems of Mercury Mountaineer

Mercury Mountaineer owners have reported 5 problems related to paint (under the structure category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mercury Mountaineer based on all problems reported for the Mountaineer.

1 Paint problem of the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer

Failure Date: 10/05/2017

1. Paint coming off of roof and driver's door. 2. Rear passenger side and driver side power windows not working. 3. Cracks in plastic area of rear lift gate around wiper arm. 4. Almost lost control and potential accident on interstate when right rear wheel came loose.

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2 Paint problem of the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer

Failure Date: 04/15/2012

Transmission solenoids three times, paint coming off, passenger seat trim came off, cracked rear lift gate, passenger front and rear door windows, and driver side rear door window do not work.

3 Paint problem of the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer

Failure Date: 03/01/2011

Premature rusting and paint bubbling on rear quarter panel under fueling door (continues to get worse. ) I have observed several other Lincoln/Mercury vehicles with same problem.

4 Paint problem of the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer

Failure Date: 09/01/2008

I have a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer which has been garage kept and only 20,000 miles. I noticed the paint peeling from the roof of this vehicle and returned it to the dealer who referred me to the Ford customer care, who refused to help me with this problem because it was over the 36 month warranty. I took it to my local auto shop who told me this is a major issue and he told me the entire cars paint can peel because of the faulty way it was painted. He showed me the undercoat was not prepared properly and the paint is just not adhering to the undercoat. I did a search on the internet and now find that this was a known issue and an expensive fix as it means removing the paint and undercoat and redoing the entire vehicle. What can I do short of seeking legal remedies?.

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5 Paint problem of the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer

Failure Date: 07/22/2008

I have a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer the SUV has 66,000 miles on it and the roof has paint peeling on it and a large rust spot. I took to the Mercury dealer and they said it was not rusted through the body. I said not now but it will the service manager replied yes but hopefully it will be out of warranty by then ( he was so helpful ) the Ford rep came today and rejected the claim do to her buying the SUV used even through she brought it from this dealer. I will try to appeal it with Ford lets see what happens ?????.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Body problems	84
Hatchback/liftgate problems	40
Hatchback/liftgate Hinge problems	39
Structure problems	30
Hatchback/liftgate Support Device problems	29
Tailgate problems	20
Door problems	10
Paint problems	5
Hood problems	3
Tailgate Hinge problems	3