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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| 9987 | 2001-01-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HARSH DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 1ST GEAR WHILE STOPPING; HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP; AND / OR LACK OF POWER AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP. *TT |
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| 12289 | 2001-01-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK CONCERN FROM THE MOONROOF. *TT |
| 12227 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 12216 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS THAT FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 5373 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK CONCERN FROM THE MOONROOF. *TT |
| 5272 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE STALL CONDITION. *TT |
| 5256 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING UPPER ENGINE NOISE. *TT |
| 5249 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. *TT |
| 5133 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL MEDIA (AM / FM CASS / CD) RADIO MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIO CONCERN OF NO DISPLAY OR GRAPHICS. *TT |
| 11809 | 2001-01-12. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SEAT SQUEAK / RATTLE / ROCK FROM THE FRONT POWER SEAT TRACK. *TT |
| 11759 | 2001-01-10. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME VEHICLES MAY COME IN FOR A BENT FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER LEVER. *TT |
| 4701 | 2001-01-10. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SEAT SQUEAK / RATTLE / ROCK FROM THE FRONT POWER SEAT TRACK. *TT |
| 99152 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT |
| 991210 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. *TT |
| 99111 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) CONCERNS. *TT |
| 99-8-15 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 4642 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. SOME VEHICLES MAY COME IN FOR A BENT FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER LEVER. *TT |
| 4634 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. *TT |
| 4623 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. BRIEF INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING ENGINE STALL. *TT |
| 98-4817 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SOME 1997-1998 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER/EXPEDITION OR NAVIGATOR VEHICLES WITH 4-WD 4X4 SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT BOTH |
| 12997 | 2000-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW A/C PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT |
| 13505 | 2000-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. ALL 4X4 VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ONTHE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT |
| 13465 | 2000-11-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING CLEAN AIR TUBE RETAINING CLAMPS / THROTTLE BODY CAM. *TT |
| 13404 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL. *TT |
| 13310 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE REAR WIPER BLADE ON SOME VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 1/22/99 MAY FLIP OVER WHEN RUN THROUGH SOFT CLOTH STYLE CAR WASHES. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.