2.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
67,000 miles

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problem #1

Apr 082005

Mountaineer 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 67,000 miles
1999 Mercury Mountaineer. Leak in rear differential at 40,000 miles. Replaced pinion seal. At 67,000 miles, a loud, whine emitted from rear axle when driving (regardless of speed) and the mechanic advises us to replace rear differential bearings or entire rear differential. If we don't, we fear the rear axle will fail, causing a crash.

- Santa Ana, CA, USA

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