Service bulletins for the 2000 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.
212 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 13166 | 2000-11-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *TT |
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| 13157 | 2000-11-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES EXHIBIT HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1200 - 1600 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT |
| 13147 | 2000-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUBJECT REGARDING THE ABS MODULE ACTIVE COMMAND MODES FEATURE OF NGS SOFTWARE VERSION 16.1. *TT |
| 13101 | 2000-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT REGARDING THE SBDS RELATIVE CAM TIMING TEST. *TT |
| 13097 | 2000-11-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO 2-STEP UNLOCK OR A FALSE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1834 (DOOR UNLOCK DISARM OUTPUT - CIR) GENERATED BY THE GEM. *TT |
| 13049 | 2000-11-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOOT(S). *TT |
| 13261 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SERVICE TIPS WHEN SERVICING A 4.0L SOHC SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. *TT |
| 14198 | 2000-09-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE FRONT LOWER DOOR HINGE(S) WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOORS. *TT |
| 14090 | 2000-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / NO START CONDITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 14061 | 2000-07-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY COME IN FOR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0171 AND/OR P0174 IN SELF TEST. **MR |
| 14062 | 2000-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK DUE TO A BROKEN CONSTANT TENSION CLAMP. **MR |
| 14056 | 2000-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION OIL SEAL AREA. **MR |
| 14048 | 2000-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR CRANKSHAFT AREA AFTER SERVICE. **MR |
| 8534 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK DUE TO A BROKEN CONSTANT TENSION CLAMP. **MR |
| 8512 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION OIL SEAL AREA. **MR |
| 8493 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN OIL LEAK AT THE REAR CRANKSHAFT AREA AFTER SERVICE. **MR |
| 8164 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING PUMP ALIGNMENT TOOLS. **MR |
| 0083 | 2000-07-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY; SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A RUBBING NOISE DURING RIGHT HAND TURNS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. **MR |
| 14012 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PREMIUM AM / FM / CASSETTE / SINGLE CD (PIONEER T100I RADIO) MAY EXHIBIT A RADIO REMAINING ON AFTER THE KEY IS SHUT OFF AND REMOVED POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY / NO CRANK CONDITION. *TT |
| 14011 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME 2000 AND 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE REAR AXLE PINION OIL SEAL. *TT |
| 14010 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11/22/99 AND EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 8424 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PREMIUM AM / FM / CASSETTE / SINGLE CD (PIONEER T100I RADIO) MAY EXHIBIT A RADIO REMAINING ON AFTER THE KEY IS SHUT OFF AND REMOVED POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY / NO CRANK CONDITION. *TT |
| 8423 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE REAR AXLE PINION OIL SEAL. *TT |
| 8420 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11/22/99 AND EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 13723 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). SOME ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A LOW SPEED WHINING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *MJS |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.