Mercury Mariner Complaints

1,512 consumer complaints on file.

#11384878December 24, 2020
STEERING
I'M VERY UPSET AND ON THE VERGE OF TEARS! MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED ON ME! I ALMOST WRECKED! THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES & I HAVE NO WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384054December 18, 2020
STEERING
PAST 30 DAYS WHILE DRIVING HEARD WARNING CHIME LASTING ABOUT 2 SECONDS. NO MESSAGE VISIBLE ON DASHBOARD. ON 12/18 WHILE PARKING CAR WARNING CHIME AND MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE." STEERING ASSIST COMPLETELY FAILED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME (ABOUT 2 MILES) - WITH DIFFICULTY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT OTHERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOME CARS OF MY YEAR AND MODEL DEALING WITH EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND AM AWAITING A CALL FROM THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT (I HAD THE A/C SYSTEM SERVICED ON NOV 11 THAT APPEARS UNRELATED). IF THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL - IT SHOULD BE. THE STEERING IS SO DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE ASSIST THAT HIGHER SPEED WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE LED TO A CRASH. RIGHT NOW, THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383931December 17, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START OF THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. RECENTLY, THE POWER ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 178,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383347December 14, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD WHILE STEERING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAFONTAINE FORD OF LANSING (5103 S CEDAR ST, LANSING, MI 48911) WHERE AN UPDATE WAS PERFORMED IN THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). RECENTLY, UPON REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER ASSIST FAULT WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHCILE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,271.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377958December 4, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT BUT THEN IT CAME BACK AND IT KEPT DOING IT OFF AND ON . LUCKILY I ONLY LIVE 15 MILES FROM WORK. ITS HAPPEN BEFORE WHEN I WAS IN A TURN BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT TILL IT STARTED DOING IT TODAY THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I DIDN'T HAVE A ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376751November 27, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING A BUZZER GOES OFF ON THE CAR (USUALLY INDICATES THAT I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD FOR AN EXPLANATION, E.G. LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING). THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY CUTS OUT AND I HAVE TO STEER WITH SIGNIFICANT EFFORT. THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL IF I AM GOING STRAIGHT, A VERY BIG DEAL WHEN I AM TURNING WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST EVERY EVENT. THIS EVENT LAST 2-3 SECONDS AND THE ASSIST RECOVERS. THERE IS NO WARNING MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD. IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR FOR THIS SHORT TIME - HOWEVER AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE TRAVELS 50+ FEET DURING THIS EVENT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. . THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I.E. TODAY WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND LAST 3 SECONDS - ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO SAFELY COMPLETE THE TURN USING BOTH HANDS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376371November 25, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST IS UNRELIABLE. IT WOULD STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOW IT DOESNT WORK EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST START OF THE DAY AND I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT SHOP HERE IN TOWN IT THREW A CODE THAT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME WAS THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACING. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT MY MARINER DIDN'T HAVE THE RECALLED PARTS REPLACED BUT THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUED BY FORD MOTOR CO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374844November 16, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RE:NHTSA IDENTIFIER 19V904 FORD INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER:19S54 ALTHOUGH MERCURY MARINERS ARE NOT LISTED IN THIS RECALL, MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, STICKING ABS VALVE. FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE MY VEHICLE AS PART OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT CERTIFIED MECHANICS WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND BOTH MECHANICS HAVE INSTALLED NEW BRAKE BOOSTERS, BRAKE PADS AND MASTER CYLINDERS. THE RESULTS FROM THEIR WORK DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF SOFT BRAKES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I MADE AN ABRUPT STOP WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. THE BRAKES WERE NEVER FULLY FUNCTIONAL AFTER THAT. I BELIEVE THE SITUATION WITH MY MARINER IS IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN THE NHTSA IDENTIFIER 19V904. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MERCURY MARINERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS FORD RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373175November 5, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE REPAIRS AT THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS, THE LAST TWO BEING AT FORD. THE FIRST TWO SHOPS COULD NEVER GET THE BRAKES RIGHT. FORD FINALLY GOT THEM TO WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. FORD HAD THE CAR FOR ANOTHER MONTH- IT TAKES MONTHS EVERY TIME. PAID ANOTHER $2445. AND STILL NO BRAKES. HAVE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP OR GIVE ME DOCUMENTATION TO THAT EFFECT. FORD CASES ARE CAS-28178357 AND CAS-27857368. I HAVE TWO OTHER MARINERS AND THIS ONE JUST ISN'T RIGHT. PLEASE ADVISE MY OPTIONS. I DON'T WANT TO SELL OR TRADE THIS WITH A PROBLEM THAT COULD POSSIBLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. THANKS!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372391October 30, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO BRIGHT BAY LINCOLN, INC. (1174 SUNRISE HWY, BAY SHORE, NY 11706) AND NEWINS BAY SHORE FORD (219 W MAIN ST, BAY SHORE, NY 11706) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED HASSETT FORD (3530 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, (516) 785-7800) AND WAS PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE OTHER DEALERS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372388October 30, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRONT LOWER SUB FRAME RUST THROUGH IN ARIA UNDER A/C , CLOSE TO POINT OF BRAKING . SEAMS TO BE A COMIN PROBLEM AS MY REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY REPLACE THREE OR FOUR A YEAR . SOME HAVE BROKEN WHILE ON ROAD CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS .THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLES ARE ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD .# FOUND ON INSPECTION .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11367005October 29, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
OUR SON IS DRIVING THIS CAR WIT 90K MILES ON IT. HAD 1200 OF BREAK WORK DONE AFTER FEELING LIKE THE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN TOO FAR AND HE COULD NOT STOP WELL AND THEN IT ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW EHCU TO THE TUNE OF 2600$. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL COMPONENT AND FROM WHAT I READ, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT FAIL AND FORD AS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE ANY ASSISTANCE AND THEY SAID NO. GOOD CARS ARE BEING JUNKED FOR THIS REASON AND IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373310October 26, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN USING THE BRAKES THERE'S A LOSS OF ABOUT HALF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MOST LIKELY THE ABS SYSTEM. THE PART RETAILS FOR $1,747.32. THE PROBLEM FROM TALKING TO MECHANICS AND SEARCHING IS APPARENTLY STICKING VALVE(S) WHICH IN TURN MAKES THE BRAKE FLUID BY-PASS HALF OF THE SYSTEM. IN OTHER WORDS YOU ONLY HAVE THE USE OF PART OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. OUR CAR HAS 170K MILES BUT THAT'S ~ 90% HIGHWAY MILES, WE BOUGHT IT ~6YRS AGO WITH 15K MILES, WHICH MEANS THE BRAKES DON'T GET THAT MUCH USE. THE REAR SHOES WERE JUST REPLACED FOR THE 1ST TIME @ 170K AND THE FRONT PADS HAVE BEEN DONE ONCE. FORD CARES SO MUCH ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR CARS THAT THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THE SAME PART (MODULATOR VALVE - FORD (9L8Z-2C346-C)) WITHOUT ANY ENGINEERING CHANGES/UPDATES, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS CAR LINES AND EVEN TRUCKS. THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, #19S54 FOR SELECT 2006-10 FORD FUSION, MERCURY MILAN AND LINCOLN MKZ VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT THE SAME ISSUE, "A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE INSIDE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT MAY STICK OPEN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.". AN INTERESTING POINT IN THE RECALL IS THIS: "THE SYSTEM WILL BE PRESSURE-FLUSHED WITH DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID AND THE DOT 3 RESERVOIR CAP WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW DOT 4 CAP." OUR VEHICLE HAS A DOT3 CAP, IS DOT3 WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM WITH "STUCK OR SLOW-RESPONDING VALVES" PER RECALL, AND DOT4 KEEPS VALVES FROM STICKING OR BECOMING SLOW ACTING BECAUSE OF THE VISCOSITY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2? FROM AMSOIL "DOT 3 IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE USED IN CARS AND TRUCKS TODAY. DOT 4, HOWEVER, IS GAINING POPULARITY DUE TO WIDESPREAD USE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS AND TRACTION CONTROL, WHICH BENEFIT FROM DOT 4 FLUID?S LOWER VISCOSITY." THIS: "AS OF 2006, MOST CARS PRODUCED IN THE U.S. USE DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID." EXCEPT FOR FORD APPARENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365714October 22, 2020
STEERING, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LAST YEAR IN APRIL I GOT THE CAR , DIDN'T HAVE IT FOR A WEEK THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT . I GOT IT FIXED . HERE IT IS 2020 OF AUGUST , THE POWER STEERING ASSIST CAME ON . THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME . I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP REPLACING THIS SAME PART . I LOOKED INTO THE RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE . I SEEN A COUPLE , CALLED A NUMBER I SEEN THEY SAID THE RECALL EXPIRED. SO I'M BACK TO SQUARE ONE . I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT PART I NEED .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362649October 4, 2020
STEERING
UNEXPECTED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO MAJOR ROADWAY CAUSING CONTACT WITH CURB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362360October 2, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,816.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361975September 30, 2020
STEERING
I'M VERY UPSET AND ON THE VERGE OF TEARS! AS I PULLED OUT OF THE BANK YESTERDAY, I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED ON ME! I ALMOST WRECKED! ON JULY 21, 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO FREEDOM FORD IN MCALESTER, OK FOR RECALL #14S05. I WAS TOLD THE MODELS WOULD BE UPDATED TO " POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT! SO AFTERWARDS I LEFT ON MY MERRY WAY KNOWING THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS ISSUE AGAIN! WRONG! IS THERE ANYTHING FORD CAN DO TO BACK UP WHAT THEY SAID? THEY SAID UPDATING THE MODULES WOULD "PREVENT" THIS FROM HAPPENING? WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST SAY THAT IN A FEW YEARS IT WILL HAPPEN SO BE CAREFUL?? I"M SO UPSET! PLEASE HELP ME! I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY THE $1,600. PART THAT FORD SAYS I NEED! I REALLY THING THERE SHOULD BE AN UPDATED RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE THAT WAS NOT RESOLVED BY UPDATING MODULES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361396September 27, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABS LIGHT ,REGEN BRAKES DISABLED AND CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE COMES ON AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING. LOSE BRAKING POWER, CAUSING DRIVER TO PUSH BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN CAR STOPS SOMETIMES IT WON'T RESTART FOR DAYS. IT HAS A NEW BATTERY. COOLANT CODE COMES ON ALSO AND THE CAR ISN'T RUNNING HOT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS A RECALL. OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR RUNS GREAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359928September 19, 2020
STEERING
ON MY DASH IT'S SAYS "POWER ASSIST FAULT" I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN TONS OF THESE MERCURY'S RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE POWER ASSIST FAULT GOING OUT AND VEHICLES LOOSING CONTROL OF THERE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A FEW MONTHS SHY IF MEETING THE DATE IN WHICH THESE MERCURY'S WERE RECALLED. I THINK IT'S A HUGE SAFETY RISK. AND BEINGS IN A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 LITTLE GIRLS I THINK MAYBE MY MERCURY SHOULD BE FIXED. MINE IS LEGIT MESSED UP. I CAN BARLEY TURN IT. THE POWER STEERING IS ALL JACKED AROUND AND ITS CAUSING OTHER ISSUES. SUCH AS NOT MY CAR NEEDS ALIGNED. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW COME MINE IS MESSED UP BUT BECAUSE OF JUST A FEW MONTHS MINE DOESN'T HAVE THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME KEEP MY KIDS SAFE. THANK YOU I'M LOCATED IN SCOTTSVILLE KY 42164
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355541September 17, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR THE VEHICLES WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND REGEN DISABLED SHOW UP AND THE VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE. I CAN SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN BACK ON WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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