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2000 Mercury Mountaineer: Quick Overview

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2000 Mercury Mountaineer Specifications

Vehicle Information
Year 2000
Make Mercury
Model Mountaineer
Trim -
Style 2WD 5-Speed Automatic
Type Sport Utility Vehicle
Category Standard Sport Utility Vehicle
Manufacturing Details
Made In United States
Manufacturing City LOUISVILLE
Dimensions
Doors 4-Door
Curb Weight 3845 pounds
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 6000 pounds
Overall Height 70.50 inches
Overall Length 190.70 inches
Overall Width 70.20 inches
Wheelbase Length 111.60 inches
Standard Seating 5
Engine & Performance
Engine 5.0-L V-8 OHV 16V
Engine Size 5L
Engine Cylinders 8
Transmission 5-Speed Automatic
Transmission Type Automatic
Transmission Speeds 5-Speed
Drivetrain Rear-Wheel Drive
Additional Features
Anti-Brake System 4-Wheel ABS
Steering Type Rack & Pinion
Pricing
Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) $27,560
Invoice Price $24,874
Delivery Charges -

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2000 Mercury Mountaineer Prices and Market Value

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2000 Mercury Mountaineer Cost of Ownership

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2000 Mercury Mountaineer Fuel Efficiency

Fuel Type Gasoline
Fuel Capacity 21.00 gallons
City Mileage 14 miles/gallon
Highway Mileage 19 miles/gallon

2000 Mercury Mountaineer Safety Rating

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Rollover Rating Not Tested
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Moderate Overlap Front Test Results 3

2000 Mercury Mountaineer Recalls & Defects

Tires:tread/Belt
Recall date 2000-08-21
Recall no. 00t005000
Source NHTSA
Summary Tire Description: Firestone Wilderness AT, Size P235/75r15, Produced AT THE Decatur, Illinois Tire Plant and All Firestone Radial ATX and Radial ATX II Tires, Size P235/75r15. Operation OF These Tires AT Low Inflation Pressures, High Speed, and IN HOT Weather, CAN Contribute TO Separation OF THE Tire Tread.
Consequence IF THE Tread Separates From THE Tire, THE Driver CAN Lose Control OF THE Vehicle, Possibly Resulting IN A Crash Causing Injury or Death.
Remedy THE Replacement/Reimbursement Program FOR This Campaign Expired ON August 29, 2001. However, Customers Should Contact Firestone Customer Service AT 1-800-465-1904 FOR Possible Assistance.
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AIR Bags:side/Window
Recall date 2000-07-05
Recall no. 00v179000
Source NHTSA
Summary Vehicle Description: 4-Door Sport Utility Vehicles Equipped With Side AIR Bags. THE Subject Vehicles Have A Revised Level Side Crash Sensor That Could Deploy THE Side AIR BAG IF THE Ignition KEY IS IN THE "run" Position and THE Seatbelt Webbing IS Forcibly Extracted From A Locked Retractor With A Jerking Motion.
Consequence Inadvertent Side AIR BAG Deployment Could Cause Personal Injury TO THE Seat Occupant.
Remedy Dealers Will Replace THE Side Crash Sensors With A Revised Design That Will Reduce THE Likelihood OF AN Unexpected Side AIR BAG Deployment.
Notes Owner Notification Began July 10, 2000.owners WHO Their Vehicles TO AN Authorized Dealer ON AN Agreed Upon Service Date and DO NOT Receive THE Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Ford AT 1-800-392-3673. Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline AT 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Electrical System:wiring:fuses and Circuit Breakers
Recall date 2000-03-07
Recall no. 00v072000
Source NHTSA
Summary Vehicle Description: Multi-Purpose Vehicles Equipped With 4.0l Engines and All-Time 4-wheel Drive (A4wd) Powertrains. THE Generic Electronic Module (Gem) Could Experience A Condition Referred TO AS "lock-up" IN Which THE GEM Controlled Electronic Functions (e.g., Front Windshield Wipers, Interior Lights, 4X4 System, Etc.) Could NOT BE Turned ON OR, IN Some Cases IF THE Function IS ON, Could NOT BE Turned Off.
Consequence AN Inoperative Windshield Wiper System Could Affect Driver Visibility, Increasing THE Risk OF A Crash.
Remedy Dealers Will Install A Resistor IN THE GEM Circuit.
Notes Owner Notification Began April 15, 2000. Owners WHO Take Their Vehicles TO AN Authorized Dealer ON AN Agreed Upon Service Date and DO NOT Receive THE Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Ford AT 1-800-392-3673.also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline AT 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Seat Belts
Recall date 2000-08-18
Recall no. 00v228001
Source NHTSA
Summary Vehicle Description: Passenger Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks, Sport Utility Vehicles, and Mini Vans Equipped With TRW Seat Belt Buckle Assemblies. THE Buckle Base OF These Seat Belt Assemblies Were NOT Properly Heat Treated and Therefore DO NOT Pass THE Load Bearing Requirement OF Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard NO. 209, "seat Belt Assemblies."
Consequence IN THE Event OF A Vehicle Crash, THE Occupant MAY NOT BE Properly Restrained.
Remedy Dealers Will Inspect THE Date Code ON Certain Seat Belt Buckles OF Your Vehicle and Replace All Seat Belt Buckles That Fall Within THE Suspect Date Code Range. Owner Notification Began October 26, 2000. Owners WHO Take Their Vehicles TO AN Authorized Dealer ON AN Agreed Upon Service Date and DO NOT Receive THE Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Ford AT 1-800-392-3673.
Notes Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline AT 1-888-Dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Fuel System, Gasoline
Recall date 2006-06-13
Recall no. 06e056000
Source NHTSA
Summary Certain Aftermarket Fuel Filters Sold Under THE Purolator Brand Name, P/N F65277, Shipped From January 16 Through June 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE Above Listed Passenger Vehicles. DUE TO Incorrect Design, THE Quick Connectors MAY NOT Fully Seat With THE Tube Interface, Even Though THE Person Making THE Connection MAY Believe That THE Quick Connector IS Fully Attached.
Consequence Failure OF This Connection Could Lead TO Fuel Spillage And, IN THE Presence OF AN Ignition Source, A Fire Could Occur.
Remedy UFI Will Notify Owners and Replace THE Filters Free OF Charge. THE Recall Began ON August 4, 2006. Owners MAY Contact UFI Filters USA AT 800-230-5876.
Notes This Recall Only Pertains TO UFI Filters USA (Purolator) Aftermarket Fuel Filters and HAS NO Relation TO ANY Original Equipment Installed ON THE Listed Passenger Vehicles.customers MAY Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty: 1-800-424-9153); or GO TO Http://Www.safercar.gov.
Vehicle Speed Control:cables
Recall date 2003-08-05
Recall no. 03v280000
Source NHTSA
Summary ON Certain Sport Utility Vehicles Equipped With Speed Control and 4.0l Sohc Engines, IF THE Strand Cover ON THE Speed Control Cable Becomes Flared AT THE End, THE Speed Control Cable MAY Bind When THE Speed Control IS Activated.
Consequence THE Throttle Return Spring Force MAY NOT BE Sufficient TO Overcome THE Binding Condition When THE Speed Control IS Disengaged. Braking Function Would BE Maintained Though Stopping Distances MAY BE Increased.
Remedy Dealers Will Inspect THE Speed Control Cable And, IF Necessary, Replace IT. Owner Notification Began August 29, 2003. Owners Should Contact Ford AT 1-800-392-3673.
Notes Ford Recall NO. 03s03.customers CAN Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline AT 1-888-Dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Seats:front Assembly:recliner
Recall date 2003-08-05
Recall no. 03v281000
Source NHTSA
Summary ON Certain Sport Utility Vehicles Equipped With High Back Seats, THE Upper Bolt ON THE Driver's Side High Back Seat, That Attaches THE Seat Recliner Mechanism TO THE Seat Back Frame, Could Fracture. IF THE Bolt Fractures and Does NOT JAM IN THE Seat Back Frame, THE Seat Back MAY Recline Until IT Makes Contact With AN Object Behind THE Seat, Such AS THE Second ROW Seat Cushion.
Consequence THE Driver Could Potentially Lose Contact With THE Steering Wheel or Foot Pedals During Such AN Event, Increasing THE Risk OF A Crash.
Remedy Dealers Will Replace THE Driver Seat Upper Bolt With A Metal Spacer and Bolt. IN Addition, Seats With Tubular Back Frames Will Have THE Fully Threaded Lower Recliner Bolt Replaced With A Partially Threaded Bolt. Owner Notification Began ON August 29, 2003. Owners Should Contact Ford AT 1-800-392-3673.
Notes Ford Recall NO. 03s04.customers CAN Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline AT 1-888-Dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Vehicle Speed Control
Recall date 2007-08-03
Recall no. 07v336000
Source NHTSA
Summary ON Certain Pickup Trucks, Passenger Vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, and Motor Homes Chassis, THE Speed Control Deactivation Switch May, Under Certain Conditions, Leak Internally and Then Overheat, Smoke, or Burn.
Consequence This Could Result IN AN Underhood Fire.
Remedy Dealers Will Install A Fused Wiring Harness. Owners OF THE Passenger Cars Included IN This Campaign Will BE Instructed TO Return Their Vehicles TO Their Dealers TO Have THE Speed Control Deactivation Switch Disconnected AS AN Interim Repair. AS Soon AS Repair Parts ARE Available (Expected October 2007), Owners Will BE Instructed TO Return TO THE Dealers FOR Installation OF A Fused Wiring Harness. THE Recall Began ON August 13, 2007, and Mailing Completed BY September 19, 2007. Owners MAY Contact Ford AT 1-888-222-2751.
Notes Ford Recall NO. 05s28.customers MAY Also Contact THE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;s Vehicle Safety Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or GO TO Http://Www.safercar.gov.

2000 Mercury Mountaineer Warranty

Basic
Original warranty 36 months / 36,000 miles
Estimated remaining Expired
Powertrain
Original warranty 36 months / 36,000 miles
Estimated remaining Expired
Rust
Original warranty 60 months / unlimited miles
Estimated remaining Expired

2000 Mercury Mountaineer Insurance

Insurance for a 2000 Mercury Mountaineer is moderately priced, reflecting its status as a Sport Utility Vehicle with strong safety ratings and
reasonable repair costs.

How Does the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer Compare to Other Sport Utility Vehicle?

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