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1998 Mercury Mountaineer: engine stalls while driving

6 of the 236 complaints about the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints
6
of this car's complaints
3%
recalls
0
Is there a fix? 59 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

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What owners say

Filed Feb 14, 2002 · Electrical · NH

While driving and without warning vehicle started to stall. Mechanic stated that ignition switch malfunctioned.

Filed Nov 28, 2000 · Electrical, Engine · TN

Vehicle stalls intermittently at any speed. Taken to dealer once a month since purchase in march 2000, cannot find cause. *ak

Filed Aug 23, 2000 · Engine · MI

Vehicle has stalled/hesitated upon accleration several times. It has done this at least 10 times (stalled 3 thus far...today 8/23/00 was one incident of that) despite efforts by ford to remedy. I've had the dealer replace the recalled throttle, re-orient my fuel lines, and eventually replace my engine without any remedy. This could be a very dangerous issue (once it stalled while making a left across traffic lanes. Fortunately it was clear). I've owned explorers in the past with no such incidents.( dot number: )

Filed Feb 24, 2000 · Body, Brakes · MD

Vehicle driven in forward and comes to a stop (I.e.- at a stop sign, toll booth, or traffic light) will stall/hesitate without warning when attempting to proceed forward again. This has happened multiple times since we purchased the vehicle new. Vehicle was taken to several different dealerships in three states and they say "ford/mercury is aware of the problem but at the current time there is no fix." radio when tuning would not pick up any radiostations due to radio not hooked to antenna. Door molding on drivers side door came loose and prevented the door from being opened more than three inches. Driver was not able to enter drivers side door to drive vehicle. Rear windshield wiper engine burned out and rear wiper did not work. Brake stuck when attempting to place vehicle into gear after initial start of engine.

Filed Sep 10, 1999 · Engine · WA

Was driving up a ramp when the vehicle stopped dead after entering intersection. Had no prior warning. Turned vehicle off & shifted into park to restart. Had it towed to dealer & mechanic could not locate cause of stalling.

Filed Sep 15, 1998 · Engine · LA

Upon acceleration the engine stalls and loses power ,and completely stops without warning or any prior notification. Incident occurred about five times. The dealer cannot duplicate the problem.

Questions about the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer stalling

Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer?

6 of 236 owner complaints about the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer (3%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2004.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer?

There are 0 recalls and 59 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

Other symptoms on the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer

Tire blowout 35Fire or smoke 21Adaptive cruise 9Door locks 8Check engine light 7Wipers 7

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