2008 Mercury Mountaineer Seats Problems
Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about seats problems on the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer, 56% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 65,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “driver seat” (50% of reports).
- 54seats complaints
- 65,000median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 46%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Driver seat: mentioned in 27 of 54 complaints (50%)
- Exit position: mentioned in 11 of 54 complaints (20%)
- Reach brake: mentioned in 9 of 54 complaints (17%)
- Interior come: mentioned in 5 of 54 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do seats problems happen?
Based on 49 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 54 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
Mercury Mountaineer seats complaints by model year
| Model year | Seats complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Mountaineer | 1 | 8% | — |
| 2009 Mountaineer | 2 | 33% | 58,000 |
| 2008 Mountaineer | 54 | 56% | 65,000 |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 26 | 32% | 76,400 |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 6 | 5% | 150,000 |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 1 | 1% | 34,177 |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 4 | 3% | 26,000 |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 2 | 1% | 55,000 |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 2 | 9% | 100,000 |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 7 | 6% | 58,600 |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 4 | 3% | 40,000 |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 12 | 5% | 111,750 |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 4 | 1% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists seats for the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Driver seat electrical adjustment will move itself backwards while car is moving. There is no pattern to this problem, it is random.
When i am driving the car the seat will move back on it's own volition into exit position. This happens when it goes over a bump or if the key is jiggled in the ignition. It happened in multiple situations last week. Very frightening as i have to scramble to reach the brake and also move the seat…
While driving driver seat goes backward and interior lights goes on with out using or pushing no instruments
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2008 Mercury Mountaineers have seats problems?
No. NHTSA has 54 owner complaints about seats for the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer (56% of the 96 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer seats?
No recall currently lists seats for this vehicle.
At what mileage do seats problems start?
The median reported mileage is 65,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about seats problems on the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer?
The most frequent phrase is “driver seat”, in 27 of 54 complaints, followed by “exit position” (11).
See all 2008 Mercury Mountaineer problems or seats problems across all Mountaineer years.