Mercury Mariner Complaints

1,512 consumer complaints on file.

#10653141November 6, 2014
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 MERCURY MARINER (VIN # [XXX]) THAT HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL IN AUGUST 2014, WHERE THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000). THREE MONTHS LATER (11/3/2014) MY POWER STEERING IS OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM BEING TOLD SINCE THE RECALL IS CLOSED OUT THAT IT IS NOW MY PROBLEM TO HAVE FIXED, YET UNDER THE RECALL THEY COULD HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MODULE SOFTWARE. I COMPLETELY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT UNDER THE RECALL AND OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT FIXED, SURELY FORD WOULD WANT TO FIX IT. AT LEAST DO THE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652694November 5, 2014
ENGINE, HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652709November 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
HEAD ON COLLISION IN MERCURY MARINER, GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, CONCUSSION, AND BROKEN TOOTH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10652356November 4, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL EVERY TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE BUT INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652453November 4, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I HAD STOPPED BY MY APARTMENT COMPLEX OFFICE TO PICK UP A PACKAGE. I STARTED THE MOTOR AND BEGAN TO BACK OUT. I THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT SLOWLY TOWARDS MY APARTMENT TO PARK IT. I RESTARTED THE CAR. ONCE I DID THIS, THE STEERING WAS BEHAVING NORMALLY EXCEPT WHEN IDLING THERE WAS A THUNKING VIBRATION TO WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING. I HAD REMEMBERED I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WHICH WAS FOR POWER STEERING. THE TECHNICIAN LOOKED UP THE VIN # AND YES IT WAS A RECALL ITEM. I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING THE PART. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF THE VIBRATION I HAVE FELT RECENTLY CAN BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT. THANKFULLY I WAS NEAR HOME. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM IN THE MORNINGS ESPECIALLY IN THE COLDER MONTHS WHERE I AM AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND STEP ON THE GAS, THE MOTOR WILL REV UP BUT I DON'T MOVE, THEN A SUDDEN KICK IN OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SCARY WHEN TRYING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650583October 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY NORMAL ALL DAY. IN THE EVENING, WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVILY-TRAFFICKED AREA, UNEXPECTEDLY OUR MARINER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR - THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR WOULD JUST BARELY MOVE. IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, BUT NEVER WOULD GO INTO 4TH. ALL THE WHILE, THE O/D LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS GOING ON AND OFF. THIS PATTERN CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE WE HAD OUR MARINER INSPECTED AT NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS; THE END RESULT WAS THAT WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $1700. AT ONLY 111,000 MILES! ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS THAT WE TALKED WITH STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR-MODEL FORD PRODUCT, MANY TIMES WAS FAR LESS MILEAGE THAN OURS HAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650108October 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST STARTED WITH A SUDDENLY A DEAD BATTERY. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND 3 MONTHS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. SLOWLY DEAD BATTERY EVERY 1-3 MONTHS. REPLACED 4 BATTERIES. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THREE DAYS LATER DEAD BATTERY. ANOTHER ALTERNATOR INSTALLED AND AGAIN, TWO DAYS LATER DEAD BATTERY. FORD REFUSED TO HELP EVEN AFTER GIVING ME A CASE NUMBER. SAID BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT A DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT THEIR DEALERS. ALSO, FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE FAILED TO TELL ME THE PCM WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN DOVER, DE. DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD PCM. PCM INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND TRIED RESTARTING. BATTERY DEAD AGAIN. BATTERY REPLACED PER RECOMMENDATIONS BY DEALERSHIP. DROVE THE NEXT DAY, BUT BY THE END OF THE DAY BATTERY DEAD AGAIN. HAD TO BUY A REMOTE BATTERY PACK TO START THE CAR WHEN THE BATTERY IS DEAD. HAVE BEEN STRANDED 10 TIMES AND HAD TO JUMP START TO GET HOME. FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WITH A GENUINE FORD ALTERNATOR ANT THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. PURCHASED THE ALTERNATOR AND HAD IT INSTALLED. HIGHEST VOLTAGE, EVEN WITH ACCESSORIES TURNED ON, WAS 12.8 VOLTS AND WOULDN'T GO ANY HIGHER. I AM RETURNING BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, 10/28/14 TO SEE IF THEY WILL CONTACT FORD ENGINEERS FOR SOLUTION. SO FAR, 6 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NEW PCM AND BATTERY IS STILL NOT BEING CHARGED. RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE AND MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649947October 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON FRIDAY, DEC 13TH, I WAS DRIVING HOME IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH. MY BLOOD PRESSURE DROPPED SUDDENLY AND I PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL. I WOKE UP JUST IN TIME TO CRASH, NO TIME TO REACT. I IMPACTED, HEAD ON, A CREEK BANK AFTER JUMPING OVER THE CREEK. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND I IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD I BROKE THE STEERING COLUMN OFF THE DASHBOARD. 3 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A COMPRESSED CHEST, IMPAIRED BREATHING, AND MASSIVE BRUISES. I HAD A COLD AT THE TIME AND IT MADE RECOVERY SLOWER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649966October 25, 2014
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED UPON CLOSURE. THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE. OAT WAS 58* INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS 72*. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648880October 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM WHERE THE AIR BAG IS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND IT IS CONSTANT EVERY TIME I AM AT A STOP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10645051October 16, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACTS LIKE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATING BUT RPMS GO UP AND THEN SURGES WHEN FINALLY THROTTLE WORKS . WRENCH LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644922October 15, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
HAD THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED ONCE TWO MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I WAS GOING 45, MY SUV. HAZARD LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER SAFELY. THEN IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE I GOT IT FIXED, MY SUV IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN, I PAID 845 LAST TIME AND I STILL HAVE $15,000 LEFT TO PAY ON MY CAR. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING TO GET THIS FIXED, LET ALONE THE SAFETY ISSUE.THE LADY TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED I HAD MY BABY IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND IT WAS RAINING... IT WAS FRIGHTENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644140October 12, 2014
STEERING
OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE 2008 MERCURY MARINER MY WIFE DRIVES, THE POWER STEERING HAS CEASED TO WORK. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OF, RESTART IT AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL STILL HAVING POWER STEERING BACK IN AUG, 2014, AND DEALER CHECKED FOR CODES AND ONLY REPROGRAMMED MODULE. APPROX IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF SEPT 2014, POWER STEERING ONCE AGAIN QUIT AND HAS NOT RETURNED. BROUGHT INTO FORD DUE TO AN ISSUE INVOLVING A MATTER WHICH CAUSE A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD. SERVICE CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED, SATISFYING THE OBLIGATION OF THE RECALL. DUE TO THE ISSUE BEING PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE, FORD SHOULD DUE THE HONORABLE THING AND COVER THE REPAIR AND PARTS NEEDED. MY WIFE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAVING SOMEONE ELSE (I.E. MYSELF) DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643489October 9, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. WE PULLED OFF THE STREET AND SHUT IT DOWN AND WAITED,WE HAD PLENTY OF GAS. WE STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT SEEMED OK, THE ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN LIGHTS REMAINED ON. SINCE I HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THE RECALL ALREADY AND WE WERE CLOSE TO SOUTHGATE FORD WE PULLED INTO THE SERVICE AREA I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE PERSON AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 600.00 TO FIX. I MENTIONED THE RECALL, HE SAID THAT WAS JUST FOR THE SOFTWARE WE THEN LEFT AN WENT TO AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY PUT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ON THE CAR AND THE PRINT OUT READ THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD DEALERS REFUSE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643357October 8, 2014
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR THE CONTACT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HOUSING PIECE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641710October 6, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR, ON 4-5 OCCASIONS NOW, HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE OF THE ASSEMBLY PLANT THAT THE CAR WAS BUILT AT. I CAN ATTEST THAT MY VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE - WITHOUT QUESTION. I URGE YOU TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM THAT FORD IS BEING REQUIRED TO DO FOR THIS MASSIVE (OVER 1 MILLION VEHICLE) PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO GO BEYOND A PLANT ISSUE TO AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THE PART ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640939October 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMING TO A STOP AT A RED STOP LIGHT AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM RED TO GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION MY VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE, IT LOST POWER. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASS 10MPH. AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS A ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT. I DROVE AS I COULD AND MADE TO AUTO ZONE. THEY PLUG IN THE HAND HELD CAR COMPUTER AND IT GAVE THE CODE P2119. WHICH STANDS FOR THROTTLE BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640472October 1, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID HAS A DANGEROUS HIGH SPEED STALL CONDITION. IT IS VERY SERIOUS AND PUTS THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS IN A SITUATION THAT CAUSES A VERY HIGH RISK OF A CRASH. THIS SAID, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE CURRENT RECALL? WHY NOT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639775September 29, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE GAS...IT WOULD NOT MOVE SAFELY. I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE THIS WAS AT A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION ON BEECHMONT AND EIGHT MILE. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT TO THE ENTERPRISE PARKING LOT ALBEIT IT WAS EXTREMELY SLOW AND I HAD CARS HONKING AT ME BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INTERSECTION. THE MECHANIC REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639027September 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 MERCURY HYBRID MARINER ON A HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH (RED TRIANGLE WITH AND EXCLAMATION POINT) AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTED HER FROM CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE, FORTUNATELY, WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY REASONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT AS A RESULT OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH FORD ESCAPE AND MERCURY MARINER MODELS, THROUGH A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, FORD VOLUNTARILY HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY WORK FOR SOME ESCAPE AND MARINER VEHICLES. THE VIN FOR OUR 2008 MERCURY HYBRID MARINER, HOWEVER, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AND WITH A SUPERVISOR FROM FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (800-392-3673), AND THE SUPERVISOR REPORTED THAT FORD IS NOT IN A POSITION TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH DATA TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE WITHIN THE VOLUNTARY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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