Overview & Reviews

Second-row bucket seats are available on Luxury and Premier models; a tire-pressure monitoring system is now standard on these models. The Advance Trac stability control system is a late-availability option on two-wheel-drive Mountaineers. The upgraded Audiophile sound system with in-dash CD changer is optional on Luxury models, while Convenience models no longer offer a cassette player. Finally, power-adjustable pedals are a new option on the Convenience model.

• Excellent ride and handling characteristics for a truck-based SUV, strong optional V8, comfortable cabin with user-friendly layout, good crash test scores.

• Some low-grade materials, low resale value, confusing controls on highline models, poor fuel economy.

User Reviews:

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  my mercury mountaineer - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By mswsdad - January 15 - 10:00 am

  In general I like the vehicle a lot..it has a few little problems, but seems to be working themselves out.

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  not too bad not too good - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By not too bad - July 14 - 3:00 am

  overall i am not too impressed. i am glad i leased it and did not buy it. it is extremely poor on gas mileage. all the doors and trunk do not latch well. the keyless entry does not alwasy work. since the transmission recall my vehicle "needed" was done, it works worse. three car seats do not fit in the second row. heating system does not heat up fast enough, but the heated seated are awesome. rear speakers are terrible and tinny sounding. needs trunk release button in the vehicle (its only on the remote). mercury service stinks. I thought having a third row was a plus until I tried to get to it. BOTTOM LINE - I BOUGHT THIS AS A FAMILY VEHICLE --BAD CHOICE!!!

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  Love-Hate - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By Love-hate - October 12 - 4:03 pm

  I love the cars ride, features, looks, comfort and value. I have the V8 with poor gas mileage. 14mpg around town and 17mpg on the highway. Had transmission problems (solenoid) replace at 20,900mi under warranty. Rides fine now but searching the web revealed that this may reoccur on 2004 Ford Explorers and Mountaineer and costs approx $1000 to replace if not under warranty. Had I know about the transmission issue I would have bought another SUV.

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  Not happy with transmission - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By dinger22170 - October 4 - 6:06 pm

  bought a 2004 mercury mountaneer in 1- 06 with 26000 miles had a front wheel bearing go out at 35000 miles now at 71000 miles transmission broke i have never towed anything with it the transmission has no dipstick i am very un happy with this vehicals powertrain transmission is very week and this vehical is suppose to have the towing package and is the premiere package with the v-8 and AWD i am not very impressed with mercury will never buy another one

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  our mountaineer - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By deaconruss - September 26 - 10:00 am

  ok it could use better materials. interior looks cheap. dont like fake aluminum trim.

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  Miserable SUV - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By dencal26 - July 30 - 4:19 pm

  Transmission went at 51K. Bearings, Rotors warped, Calipers froze. Now the rear makes noise and at 91K I need a transfer case because it leaks and makes steering difficult. Never again will I buy a Ford.

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  Nice vehicle, great lease deal - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By Shelcom - May 18 - 2:00 am

  Very quiet for an SUV. Build quality surprisingly good, especially for an American model. The $4000 rebate and cheap lease made me look. Driving it made me sign the papers. Really nice family vehicle.

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  Got Pounded! - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By Jose - July 23 - 2:36 pm

  Bought this SUV and within three months the battery died, this made passive alarm go off. After 3 DAYS and $300 the dealership finally made time to rekey it and get it started! 23 months later the tranny goes out with a minimum price of $2,400! Wish I would have saw these reviews sooner.In this economy who can afford to take this kinda loss? Yet after reading all these reviews, I cant afford to keep this thing without a government bailout. Im going to take a loss and by me a Honda.

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  Mercury Money Pit - 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  By SD - July 11 - 3:36 pm

  I love the look of this car but it has been nothing but a nightmare. I had to replace the solenoid in the transmission at 38,000 miles. Apparently if your tires are the same size but have diff amount of tire life left to them it can total out your entire car. I got two new tires put on and because the circumfrance was different between the to sets it caused my rear differential and transfer case to go out. The estimated repairs from the Ford dealership is at 10k! My car is only worth 9k with 63,000 miles on it and its fully loaded. This has been a total nightmare. do not purchase a Mountaineer.