Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
282 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 9996 | 1999-08-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCING A DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, PRIMARILY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD ON VEHICLES WITH FORD QALITY REMANUFACTURED (FQR) 4R70W TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE UNITS WITH JULIAN BUILD BETWEEN 062-97 AND 040-99. *TT |
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| 99816 | 1999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT |
| 9988 | 1999-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS OR ERRATIC OR INSUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL. *TT |
| 9986 | 1999-08-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OVERDRIVE (O/D) LIGHT FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0741 AND / OR P1740. *TT |
| 99S09 | 1999-08-16. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL CABLE REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 98117 | 1999-07-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO171, PO174, P1131 AND / OR P1151 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT |
| 98110 | 1999-07-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT |
| 9818 | 1999-07-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 9814 | 1999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT |
| 12624 | 1999-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION / LACK OF POWER ON RE-ACCELERATION AFTER DECELERATING FROM 45 - 65 MPH TO A SLOW ROLL CONDITION. *TT |
| 12610 | 1999-06-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INFORMATION ON REPLACING A FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HUC). *TT |
| 12573 | 1999-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. INFORMATION REGARDING THE AUDIO SYSTEM SELECTIVE LIGHTING FEATURE. *TT |
| 12571 | 1999-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). EXPERIENCING A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *TT |
| 12554 | 1999-06-07. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUBJECT REGARDING REVOLUTIONS PER MILE TIRE SIZE DATA. *TT |
| 12500 | 1999-06-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. ON SOME VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 1/22/99 THE REAR WIPER BLADE MAY FLIP OVER WHEN RAN THROUGH SOFT CLOTH STYLE CAR WASHES. *TT |
| 5852 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. VEHICLES EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG LIGHT WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1924. *TT |
| 5845 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP / TRACTION-LOCK REAR AXLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHATTER NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT |
| 5814 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE TIPS FOR CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. *TT |
| 5812 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. CONCERNS WITH POWER STEERING MAKING A GRUNTING / GROANING NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT |
| 5799 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. COMPLAINTS THAT THE REAR WIPER BLADE FLIPS OVER. *TT |
| 5705 | 1999-06-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLE EXHIBITING MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) RELATED SYMPTOMS. *TT |
| 5652 | 1999-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. COMPLAINTS THAT THE IN-DASH CD STOPS OPERATING WHEN HOT. *TT |
| 5506 | 1999-06-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL / WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT |
| 9946 | 1999-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT RADIATOR. *TT |
| 9943 | 1999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.