There are 5 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL, BUT IN ACTUALITY IT WAS A SAFETY BULLETIN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. AS SOON AS REACHING 70 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED RUMBLING AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. IF THE WEATHER WAS POOR THE VISIBILITY WAS DIMINISHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HAD DONE THIS SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. THE CONTACT HAD REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES THREE TIMES WITH EXPENSIVE WIPER BLADES, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THAE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,360.*AK
OWN A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE & 4.0 V8 ENGINE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND LIGHT MALFUNCTION AT TIMES ("LOCK UP") WHERE THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V072000. LOCAL DEALER & MERCURY REFUSE TO ADMIT AND/OR FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM
REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. SOME OF THE SHATTERED GLASS PIECES WERE DISCOLORED.*AK *SLC
AIR BAGS DIDN'T RESPOND, SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK THE WAY THEY SHOULD, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING SAFETY.AND THE FUEL ECONOMY IS TOO EXCESIVE FOR ITS NORMAL RATE.*AK
WHEN CLIMATE CONTROL IS SET TO HEAT IT BEGINS TO GET WARM THEN STARTS BLOWING COLD AIR, DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.