8.7

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
86,000 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
  2. must take ford to small claims court. there is no easy fix (1 reports)
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problem #3

Dec 012010

Mountaineer

  • Automatic transmission
  • 58,000 miles

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paint peeling paint peeling paint peeling

Simply the paint is coming off or the roof, and looking at information on the web many people are having the same problem. I would not have seen it if I wasn't looking out of a 2nd story building. Dealer acted surprised, but I doubt if he was.

- John H., Ft Wayne, IN, US

problem #2

May 012009

Mountaineer V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 20,000 miles

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paint peeling paint peeling paint peeling paint peeling paint peeling

I and thousands of others are having the same problem and Ford will do nothing to help us. We have a grass roots effort going and you can join us at the following links. Groups on Facebook and other sites. I am getting ready to take Ford to small claims court.

Check out these sites and join us on all of them. You will be kept up to date on what is going on with this fight.

Lemon Law Blog:

http://tinyurl.com/dkafh8

Ford Customer Care:

http://tinyurl.com/c9vb6q

Our Facebook Group

http://tinyurl.com/d23rzx

From these you will see a lot of other links and information. Join us and lets get Ford to take care of this problem.

Ford will only respond if we take them to court, get this story picked up by a major network or start a major grass roots effort.

- Leonard R., Hazlet, NJ, US

problem #1

Jul 022009

Mountaineer 4.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 180,000 miles

the paint is all peeling in the channels on the roof, to the point of major rust

- suzwau, Mt.Iron, MN, US