Tl* the contact's husband owns a 1997 mercury mountaineer. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was released, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated. As a result, the contact's husband rear ended another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
1997 Mercury Mountaineer: airbags did not deploy in a crash
7 of the 328 complaints about the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
After a front-end collision at 25mph, the air bags failed to deploy resulting in driver injury
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 25-30 MPH. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resultingin minor injury. Manufacturer will be notified.
While pulling into driveway with foot on brakes, engine started roaring/racing and suddenly accelerated, rear ending another vehicle. Air bags did not deploy.
Backing out of drivewayconsumer moved shift lever from reverse into drive, vehcle suddenly lurched forward,causing a loss of control, resulting in an accident. Dual airbags did not deploy.
Consumer was involved in a 35 MPH frontal crash in which the driver's or passenger's air bags did not deploy, resulting in two injuries.
Consumer was involved in a 15 MPH frontal collision in which the drver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy. Please give any further details.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer?
7 of 328 owner complaints about the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
Tire blowout 41Sudden acceleration 10Fire or smoke 9Seat belt 8ABS 7Brake failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Door locks 5
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