Mercury Mariner Complaints
1,512 consumer complaints on file.
- #10679428January 28, 2015STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER UPDATED THE PSCM BUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10679147January 27, 2015VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOSES ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE THROTTLE BOTH WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. "WRENCH" FAULT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE ISSUE REAPPEARS. THERE IS NO FAULT CODE ON OBDII READER AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10679005January 26, 2015STEERING
MY TEENAGE SON WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE HIS 2008 MERCURY MARINER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE WITHOUT WARNING. IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH BUT HE MANAGE TO GET TO HIS GRANDPARENTS AND PULLED OVER. HIS DASHBOARD INDICATED IT WAS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAIL." THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS THE #1 TRENDING COMPLAINT ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM IN APRIL, 2014 AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, I RESEARCH IT AND FOUND THAT FORD ISSUED SAFETY RECALLS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION CARS IN NORTH AMERICA. THE FIRST RECALL AFFECTED ESCAPE AND MERCURY FROM 2008-2011. HOWEVER, I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED WE WERE INFORMED THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. SAFETY RECALLS SHOULD NOT EXPIRED, ESPECIALLY FOR KNOWN ISSUES LIKE THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10678652January 23, 2015STEERING
STARTED MY CAR TO WARM UP AND NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND TWITCHING SIDE TO SIDE . UPON DRIVING IT STILL CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A NOISE. THE VIBRATION AND NOISE HAS BECOME WORSE. CALLED FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL. I RECEIVED THE RECALL IN OCTOBER BUT AT THIS TIME MY CAR WAS NOT ACTING UP AND I HAVE BUSY WORK SCHEDULE SO HAD NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT YET. BUT ON DECEMBER 29TH , 2014 I TOOK IT IN. THE MECHANIC TOLLS ME ALL THE RECALL WAS FOR WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE. SO I FIGURED THAT WOULD FIX THE VIBRATION AND IT DIDN'T . I FEEL JUST BECAUSE MY CAR DON'T THROW A CODE AT THAT TIME I TOOK IT IN FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR NOW EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANIC COULD VISIBLE SEE MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND TWITCHING. SO NOW I GET TO FIX IT MY SELF LIKE MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS. ALL THE SOFTWARE DID FOR WAS IS WARN US OUR POWER STEERING IS OUT. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TORQUE SENSORS. IF OUR TORQUE SENSORS WASN'T GOING OUT WE WOULDN'T HAD NEEDED THAT SOFTWARE UP DATE. FORD IS GETTING AWAY WITH THE CHEAP SIMPLE FIX. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE COMPUTERS THEY USE ON THE CARS BUT THE COMPUTER PROBABLY DON'T THOUGH A CODE UNLESS SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING AT ALL NOT JUST GOING BAD. THE MECHANIC SHOULD BE TRAINED TO DIAGNOSE WITH THEIR EYES AND EARS TOO. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10678204January 22, 2015STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V284000 (STEERING) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST 2014 AND THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE UPDATE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. ON JANUARY 16, 2014 WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND ERRONEOUSLY TURN BEFORE EVENTUALLY MALFUNCTIONING COMPLETELY MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE PREVIOUS SOFTWARE UPDATES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10678209January 22, 2015STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE EMITTING FROM STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,910.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10661761January 22, 2015HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
2007 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE COOLANT PUMP WAS REPLACED, PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. RECALL # 14V526000. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10676904January 21, 2015STEERING
WHEN TAKING THIS VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL SERVICE FORD # 14S05 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000), THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING WAS DONE, BUT WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT AND LOWER U-JOINT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL INDICATES FAILED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED, BUT UPON INQUIRY AT THE DEALER (BRONDES, TOLEDO, OHIO) I WAS TOLD IT ONLY APPLIED TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS--NOT MECHANICAL ONES. THE WEAR ON THESE COMPONENTS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE TORQUE SENSING DEVICE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE ME TO BE FORD NOT WANTING TO MEET ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATION TO FIX THIS ENTIRE RECALL. THIS WAS A NEW DESIGN INTRODUCED IN THIS MODEL YEAR AND IT IS ONLY NOW STARTING TO FAIL. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR AND WAS DENIED; AND I CALLED THE FORD HOTLINE AND WAS SIMILARLY DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, BUT ADVISED TO RETAIN MY RECEIPTS IN CASE THERE WAS FURTHER ACTION ON THIS RECALL. THE INTERNET HAS SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE/REPAIR. I THINK THEY ARE DIRECTLY LINKED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10676473January 19, 2015STEERING, POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE NATIONWIDE RECALL BY FORD THIS SUMMER. AS INSTRUCTED, I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR WAS "GIVEN THE FIX". NOT 1 LATER MY POWER STEERING IN MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN DIAGNOSED AND "FIXED" UNDER THE RECALL, SO THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO. MY CAR IS ACTUALLY DOING THE THING THAT THE RECALL WARNED ABOUT AND THEY SENT ME AWAY. IT HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS, I FEEL LIKE I TAKE MY LIFE INTO MY HANDS WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AND FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10672919January 16, 2015STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE STEERING CODE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10672925January 16, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY 15 MONTH OLD SON DRIVING ROUGHLY 45 MILES AN HOUR ON A MULTILANE STREET WHEN THE ABS LIGHT (ORANGE) AND A EXCLAMATION POINT LIGHT (RED) TURNED ON AND MY DIGITAL READ OUT SAID SERVICE BRAKES. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT I LOST 75% OF MY BRAKING POWER. DUE TO THE LACK OF STOPPING POWER I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO A SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS MY CAR GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN. I ENDED UP IN A TURN LANE WHICH THANKFULLY WAS CLEAR AT THE TIME. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT MY CAR REQUIRED AND EXTRA 5 TO 6 VEHICLE LENGTHS TO STOP. HAD THE TURNING LANE BEEN OCCUPIED A SIGNIFICANT COLLISION WOULD HAD ENSUED. VERY FRIGHTENING ESPECIALLY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR! I AM VERY UPSET TO SEE THAT THERE EXISTS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10672985January 16, 2015STEERING
STARTED VEHICLE. DASH MESSAGE READ "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE." NO POWER STEERING. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH (IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO FIND SIMILAR TO IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS), I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A STEERING RELATED RECALL PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE (7/2014). TOOK VEHICLE TO LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE THE LAST TIME WE HAD OUR OIL CHANGED OVER THE SUMMER, AND THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN "CLOSED OUT".... WE WEREN'T INFORMED OF EITHER THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE, OR THAT THEY HAD "TAKEN CARE" OF IT. THE RECALL WORK WAS APPARENTLY TO "REPROGRAM" SOME "MODULE" TO SIMPLY MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT SOMETHING HAS GONE AWRY WITH THE POWER STEERING (NO KIDDING). THE ULTIMATE DIAGNOSIS: THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,300.00 AS THE "TORQUE SENSOR" HAS FAILED. IT IS APPARENT TO ME AND MANY OTHERS THAT THE RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH REPAIR OF THE FAILED COMPONENT, WHICH IS NOT SUCH AN "UNLIKELY EVENT"....ALSO, THE FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT IS NOT A MATTER OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AS COULD BE THE CASE WITH TYPICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEMS...IT JUST FAILS. THE FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT(S) IS HOWEVER A PRETTY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE I WOULD THINK. I WILL MAKE THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AWARE OF THIS, AND CONTINUE TO FIND OUT WHY THESE REPAIRS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. BY THE WAY, MILEAGE WAS 87,810 WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10672996January 16, 2015STEERING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,810. DJR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10676145January 16, 2015VISIBILITY/WIPER
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT WAS A VERY COLD (28 DEGREES) AND REAR HATCH GLASS JUST SHATTERED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10672784January 15, 2015STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10672843January 15, 2015POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 MERCURY MARINER PREMIUM FWD TO MY MOTHERS FOR CHRISTMAS '14 WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WRENCH CAME ON AND I FELT A LOSS IN POWER. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A REST STOP AND I SHUT OFF ENGINE AND LET IT SIT AFTER RUNNING A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT. REPORT SAID: URGENT POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION / REDUCED POWER. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED FINE. THIS WAS WHEN I STILL HAD ABOUT THREE HOURS LEFT OF DRIVING IN MY EIGHT HOUR DRIVE. WHEN I WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SAME POWER REDUCTION OCCURRED. I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER NEAR MY MOTHERS AND WAS TOLD THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AT 74,000 MILES. SO I DID. I HAD THIS HAPPEN ONCE BEFORE (I HAD 58,000 MILES ON IT) WHEN DRIVING TO A SHOPPING CENTER AFTER DRIVING 45 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY FROM HOME. ONLY HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCE. WHEN I GOT OFF THE EXIT, IT JERKED AND QUICKLY STOPPED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. IF A CAR WAS BEHIND ME IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A COUPLE RECALLS (COMPUTER UPDATES) AND A SERVICE EXTENSION FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN SAID THE MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED CAUSE IT WAS BURNT ALSO. HAD NO ISSUES AFTERWARDS UNTIL MY CHRISTMAS TRIP. I FEEL I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND SERIOUSLY HURT IF IT HAD JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS ON A BUSY ROAD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE IS A THROTTLE BODY RECALL BUT NOT A VALVE BODY RECALL? IF THESE ISSUES CAN CAUSE A QUICK JERK OR LOST POWER CAUSING A QUICK SLOW-DOWN, SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR BOTH. IT APPEARS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE TYPES OF ISSUES AFTER GOOGLING THE ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE ITS TIME TO GET THESE TRANSMISSIONS FIXED CORRECTLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED! PLEASE RECALL NOW B4 IT'S TOO LATE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10671369January 9, 2015VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN COLD WEATHER MY GAS PEDAL STICKS. EVEN AFTER I HAVE STARTED MY CAR AND LET RUN FOR 10-15 MINUTES. WHEN I GET IN, REVERSE TO FORWARD POSITION AND TRY TO ACCELERATE- THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. I HAVE TO SLAM ON IT FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AS WELL, NOT JUST THE INITIAL START. IT DEFINITELY HAPPENS MORE IN COLD WEATHER. WHAT CAN I DO? AFTER RESEARCH THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 MERCURY MARINERS. I BELIEVE IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10671380January 9, 2015HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR TWO MONTHS BUT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE MADE UNLESS THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL DESPITE THE CONTACT HAVING EXPERIENCED SEVERAL STALLING FAILURES AND THE VIN BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10671384January 9, 2015VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD EXCESSIVELY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED HER BRAKES AND WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10670977January 8, 2015POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0