TruckCodex

Complaint 283397

1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH • incident Mar 27, 2001

Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
283397
Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Model Year
1997
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Incident Date
Mar 27, 2001
Date Received
Mar 28, 2001
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Owner Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY IN IGNITION, NOT RUNNING. 2 1/2 YR OLD TURNED KEY, AND WAS ABLE TO PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL. CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET INSIDE VEHICLE AND STOP IT. DEALER STATED YES THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN. *AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

Related

All Complaints
Browse all NHTSA safety complaints
1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
View recalls and complaints for the 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
All MERCURY models
View all models, recalls, and complaints for MERCURY
NHTSA Safety Recalls
Browse all recall campaigns
VIN Lookup
Decode a VIN and check for open recalls

Data sources & freshness

TruckCodex aggregates official public-sector datasets. See the Source registry for dataset-level coverage and the Freshness log for last-import timestamps.

FMCSA

Census, SAFER, SMS, Licensing & Insurance (L&I), roadside inspections, crashes, and authority history.

Refreshed daily.
NHTSA

Vehicle recall campaigns, defect investigations, and consumer safety complaints (SCRS).

Refreshed daily.
EIA

Retail diesel and gasoline price history and state fuel-tax tables.

Refreshed weekly.
Transport Canada

Cross-border carrier registry and Canadian recall campaigns where applicable.

Refreshed weekly.

TruckCodex is an independent aggregator; it is not affiliated with FMCSA, NHTSA, EIA, or Transport Canada. Always verify compliance-critical information directly with the originating agency.