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Service bulletins for the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

293 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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BC10164970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INOPERABLE REMOTE ENTRY OR KEYLESS ENTRY FEATURE. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A STATIC BUILD-UP ON THE SEAT THAT DAMAGES THE RAP MODULE. *JD
BC10127970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). REVISED VENT TUBE FOR VEHICLES WITH WATER INGESTION INTO TRANSFER CASE. *JD
BC10095970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 10/1/96 MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH WRONG TEM GAUGE SYSTEM PARTS. *JD
BC02579702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. POWER LOCKS CYCLE BY THEMSELVES REMOVE EACH POWER LOCK SWITCH AND MEASURE THE OPEN RESISTANCE. *JD
BC01909702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 10/1/96 MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH WRONG TEMP GAUGE SYSTEM PARTS. *JD
BC01339702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). REVISED VENT TUBE FOR 1995-97 EXPLORERS & MOUNTAINEERS WITH WATER INGESTION INTO TRANSFER CASE. *JD
BC00129702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. CUSTOMERS REPORT INOPERABLE REMOTE ENTRY OR KEYLESS ENTRY FEATURE. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A STATIC BUILD-UP ON THE SEAT THAT DAMAGES THE RAP MODULE. *JD
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9625261997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. AXLE - FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 8/96 EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 AND AWD. *TW
9625111997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962261997-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING - COMPRESSOR FAILURE - INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT OIL. *TW
962251997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR - REPLACEMENT AS AN ASSEMBLY - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962221997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9624161997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. VIBRATION - IN FLOOR PAN - AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) AND/OR STEADY HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70+ mph) - 5.0L VEHICLES WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) - EXPLORERS AND MOUNTAINEERS BUILT IN LOUISVILLE THROUGH 7/29/96 AND/OR ST. LOUIS THROUGH 8/12/96. *TW
9624101997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION - E40D - 4R70W - 4R44E - 5R55E - NEW DIGITAL TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR - DIAGNOSIS SERVICE TIP. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
BC52389611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD IMPINGEMENT NOISE. *TW
BC52319611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VEHICLE LEAN. *TW
BC05349611081997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT DESIGN MAY CAUSE FLOORPAN VIBRATION WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WITH THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. *TW
BC05339611081997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIAGNOSING FAULTY ABS SENSORS. *TW
BC04819611131997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD IMPINGEMENT NOISE. *TW
BC03189611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. VIBRATION/SHUDDER AT 4000 - 5000 RPM WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. *TW
BC96969610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME IN CONTACT W/ THE 'A' PILLARS (& EACH OTHER) DURING OPERATION. MAY BE DUE TO WIPER ARMS HAVING BEEN REVERSED DURING INSTALLATION. *TT
BC96959610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (EATC) INVALID DIAGNOSTIC CODES U1235 & 155 MAY BE STORED IF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS CYCLED FROM 'OFF' TO 'RUN' EXTREMELY SLOWLY. *TT
BC96949610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES THAT MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE FIRST DRIVE AWAY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT, OR FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.