Service bulletins for the 2002 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.
247 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 16806 | 2003-09-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. FLUID LEAKS FROM THE REAR HALFSHAFT SEAL. 2002-2003 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEER/AVIATOR ADDED. *TT |
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| 16771 | 2003-09-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH / ROLLING IDLE AND HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AFTER A FIRST COLD STARTUP. *TT |
| 16926 | 2003-09-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. STABILITY ASSIST (ADVANCETRAC/IVD) SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE RECALIBRATED PROPERLY USING WDS. *TT |
| 16918 | 2003-09-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH CODES C1235 AND C1236 OR C1237. *TT |
| 16898 | 2003-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. A WHINE NOISE ON TIP-IN AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. THIS MAY BE DUE TO DRIVELINE STACK-UP TOLERANCE WITH THE DRIVESHAFT AND REAR AXLE. *TT |
| 16665 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BLINKING/HALF ILLUMINATED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AND/OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) WARNING INDICATORS AFTER COLD SOAK DURING AMBIENT TEMPERATURES COLDER THAN 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. *TT |
| 16618 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. ILLUMINATED AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2292. *TT |
| 16617 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. OPEN F2.20 5 AMP FUSE WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING POWER SEATS, ADJUSTABLE PEDALS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TT |
| 16608 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. UNINTENDED DOOR UNLOCKS WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION (QSF). *TT |
| 0335 | 2003-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT |
| 16706 | 2003-07-28. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SQUEAKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE DRIVING DURING COLD, HOT, DUSTY, AND DRY CONDITIONS. *TT *JB |
| 16703 | 2003-07-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BATTERY LIGHT ON OR AN ALTERNATOR THAT IS NOT CHARGING. *TT *JB |
| 16688 | 2003-07-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. BACK GLASS HINGE RATTLING/LOOSENESS, GLASS MISALIGNMENT AND/OR GLASS HARD-TO-CLOSE. *TT *JB |
| 0357 | 2003-07-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID LEAK FROM THE CONVERTER HOUSING AREA. *TT *JB |
| 0365 | 2003-07-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INTERMITTENT FUEL GAUGE LEVEL DROPPING TO EMPTY WHEN FUEL LEVEL IS NOT ACTUALLY EMPTY. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1201, B1202, B1204 MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESENT. *TT *JB |
| 870197 | 2003-03-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. *TT |
| 0281 | 2002-12-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0 SOHC (SINGLE OVER-HEAD CAM) ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A PRIMARY TIMING CHAIN RATTLE NOISE. *TT |
| 15938 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION USED WHEN REPLACING THE DRIVERS SEAT MODULE. *TT |
| 15912 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SUBJECT REGARDING FAMILY OR REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM HANDLE CONCERNS. *TT |
| 15910 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. CONCERNS WITH BRAKE VIBRATION, ROUGHNESS AND / OR GRINDING NOISE, AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE ROTOR CORROSION. *TT |
| 15906 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON POWER STEERING LEAK CONDITION. *TT |
| 15899 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. SUBJECT REGARDING THEFT LIGHT RELOCATION. *TT |
| 15892 | 2002-12-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT REGARDING REAR LIFTGATE APPLIQUE (TRIM PANEL) CRACKS. *TT |
| 15853 | 2002-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING INTERMITTENT ENGINE QUIT DURING TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENTS OR PARKING MANEUVERS. *TT |
| 15840 | 2002-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE BUILT BETWEEN 02/25 AND 04/24, 2002 MAY EXHIBIT A SHUDDER ON THE 4-5 UPSHIFT AND / OR THE 5-4 DOWNSHIFT. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.