# 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
> NHTSA complaint `196452` · 2000-02-08 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
## Narrative
AFTER GETTING MY MOUNTAINEER BACK FROM ACCIDENT RELATED REPAIRS I NOTICED THAT WHILE BACKING &/OR TURNING THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT, THE OTHER ONE WAS REPLACED IN 9/1999 & THE VEHICLE IS MAKING THE POPPING SOUND AGAIN.
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*