Mercury Mariner Complaints

1,512 consumer complaints on file.

#10938982January 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE THROTTLE IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. I WAS ALMOST IN 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I HEAR THAT 1000S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN A 75 MPH ZONE AND SUDDENLY NO POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939000January 1, 2017
STEERING
CAR WORKING NORMAL, SHUT IT OFF, TURNED IT ON THE NEXT DAY AND HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. WHEN REVIEWING ONLINE OTHER 2008 MERCURY MARINERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, FORD TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. YET THE REPAIR WAS THE EXACT SAME REPAIR THAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE RECALLED CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938440December 29, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,200. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937857December 28, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V777000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/22/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936718December 21, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPA STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936786December 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL WILL FREEZE UP WHILE DRIVING. STEEL ON STEEL HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. SHIFTER GETS STUCK HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936158December 19, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) NO LONGER APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,310.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936280December 19, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2014 AND DEALER STATES HE FIXED IT, BUT THEY ONLY DID THE MINIMUM AND RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY WERE DONE. THEY STATED THE CODES DIDN'T POP UP THAT WERE REQUIRED. PER MY MECHANIC THEY ARE POPPING UP AS OF TODAY. I CANNOT GET FORD OR DEALERS TO HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935880December 16, 2016
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. STARTED VEHICLE AND NO POWER STEERING. CALLED FORD WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED ON JULY 29, 2014 DUE TO RECALL BUT SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD REFUSES TO FIX, WAS TOLD WAS ALREADY FIXED AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WENT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935924December 16, 2016
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE MARINER, SHE STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE TO SHIP A PACKAGE. WHEN SHE TRIED PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURVE SHE COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE CALLED ME TOLD ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED , ALSO SAYING THE DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD WAS ON , A MESSAGE THAT READ ELECTTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILURE, I ARRIVED WHERE SHE WAS AND DROVE THE MARINER HOME. THIS HAPPENED ON A FRIDAY NIGHT SO HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-392-3673 TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE, AFTER ALL THIS IS A NATIONAL RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935491December 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930152December 6, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930063December 5, 2016
STEERING
ORIGINAL OWNER: THE VEHICLE WOULD WAS PARKED WITHOUT ISSUE YESTERDAY. BACKED IT UP THIS MORNING AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. SHUT IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND THERE WAS STILL NO POWER STEERING. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AND I VERY CAUTIOUSLY DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED OR WARNINGS WHILE IT WAS OUT. (CHANGE OIL REMINDER WAS LIT). DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND TRIED TO RECREATE THE ISSUE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN THE KANSAS CITY PLANT DURING THE TIME OF THE RECALL FROM OCT 2014, BUT FOR SOME REASON, THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED "BASED ON CONCERN ONLY" TO "REPLACE THE ELEC. STEERING TORQUE SENSOR AND RECALIBRATION." I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS OR SELLING TO SOMEONE ELSE, EVEN WITH THE REPAIR!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929802December 4, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER AND BARELY MADE IT HOME. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO RAMEY FORD IN PRINCETON, WV THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY BUT I HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS CAR WAS PART OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE ARRANGEMENT WORKED OUT WITH NHTSA BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED FOR COST OF REPLACEMENT . THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT ANY CHARGE SINCE OTHER VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO OFFER TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY TOW SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DISABLED. THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT FORD AND THE NHTSA WERE AWARE OF AND MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR OR TOW TO CORRECT A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929723December 3, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCK STALLS. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY, AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926660November 17, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925210November 9, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD TO APPLY A PANIC BREAK DUE TO A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE CAR STOPPED BUT THE HYDRAULIC HCU/ECU FOR ABS FAILED AT THE SPOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND RECEIVED A 1735.00 PLUS TAX ESTIMATE TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924955November 8, 2016
STEERING
I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON MY DASH DISPLAY "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WHILE DRIVING. AFTER PARKING, SHUTTING OFF MY VEHICLE, AND THEN RESTARTING MY VEHICLE, MY POWER STEERING WAS LOCKED. THE BRIGHTON FORD DEALERSHIP ASSESSED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY TORQUE SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO LOCK UP. I LOOKED UP TORQUE SENSORS FOR MY VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THAT TORQUE SENSORS IN MANY VEHICLES MATCHING THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS MINE WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT MALFUNCTION. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE DATES LISTED ON THE RECALL AS WELL. IT IS RECALL NUMBER 14S05. THIS RECALL IS NOT SHOWING UP FOR MY VEHICLE. WHY COULD THIS BE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924812November 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON FRIDAY THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN WAS SLIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN (DROPPING THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL) THE ODOR INCREASED. I LEFT IT PARKED FOR A DAY AND THE FOLLOWING THE DAY THE FUEL ODOR INCREASED TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE IT AROUND ANYMORE. IT WAS STILL DRIVING IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT THE ODOR WAS TOO MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924881November 7, 2016
ENGINE
2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID WITH 93000 MILES DRIVING 50 MPH ON A SIX-LANE BLVD. HESITATES BRIEFLY, THEN ACCELERATOR CEASES TO FUNCTION COMPLETELY. DESPITE THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WE MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. WARNING LIGHT (TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT) AND WARNING MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW". THE CAR COMPUTER KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY DOESN'T FORD? THEY CONDUCTED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" FOR MILLIONS OF ESCAPE AND MARINER OWNERS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE - THROTTLE BODY DEFECT - BUT NOT HYBRIDS. WHY NOT? IT COST US $300 AND NEARLY A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS IN ALL CARS, NOT JUST SOME. PUTTING FAMILIES IN HARM'S WAY BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR VEHICLE ISSUES IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, AND FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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