IllustrationTHE LIGHTED DIGTAL DISPLAY FOR THE RADIO STATIONS DOES NOT STAY LIT, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON FOR DAYS. SOMETIMES WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS EGAGED SMOKE RISES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
2000 Mercury Mercury Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
2 reportsI OWN(ED) A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 8 CYLINDER, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TODAY (FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES). AS I WAS SITTING IN LINE AT THE DRIVE-THRU AT A LOCAL BANK, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. …
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I OWN(ED) A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 8 CYLINDER, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TODAY (FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES). AS I WAS SITTING IN LINE AT THE DRIVE-THRU AT A LOCAL BANK, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS OVERHEATING (ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO REASON IT SHOULD). WITHIN SECONDS PEOPLE STARTED SCREAMING AT ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM THE WHEEL WELLS. I PULLED OUT OF LINE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, THE FREEHOLD POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO BURN FOR A GOOD 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE ASSEMBLY BURNED AND MELTED INCLUDING THE GRILL OF THE CAR. THE FIRE MARSHALL HAD NO IDEA WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER SUCH COMPLAINTS? *JB
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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