1999 Ford Mountaineer Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Ford Mountaineer. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

TIRES
3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford mountaineer. While driving approximately 45 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor and he was unable to release it. The driver was forced to shift gears into neutral to turn the vehicle off; however, within a few seconds the vehicle reset itself, began…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL · reported 2009-09-11

“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford mountaineer. The contact received a notice for ford recall number 05s28 in august of 2007 regarding the vehicle speed control. The dealer stated that they do not know when the part would be available. The manufacturer stated that the part would be available the…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2007-08-01

“Air bag light illuminated and a beeping noise was heard intermittently while driving. Consumer was concerned that air bags may inadvertently deploy without warning. Dealer was notified, and informed consumer that the cause of the problem maybe that the air bag control module needed to be replaced.…”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE · reported 2005-03-06

“Tire blew out while on expressway. I did not hit or run over anything noticable. The vechicle "fishtailed" and almost turned over.( dot number: tire size: 23575r15 )”

TIRES · reported 2000-04-11

“Sidewall seperation at the tread( dot number: w2hl tire size: p23575r15 )”

TIRES · reported 1999-12-24

“Sidewall seperation at the tread( dot number: w2hl tire size: p23575r15 )”

TIRES · reported 1999-12-24

“When driving at normal speed, if vehicle hits a bump, pulls hard to the left or right. Ford has replaced a number of parts on the front end, and problem keeps recurring. *ak”

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM

Defect investigations

Investigation SQ99026 Opened 1999-11-19 · closed 2000-05-23

AIRBAG SYSTEM'S LIGHT DYSFUNCTIONAL

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Ford Mountaineer as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.