Mercury Mariner Complaints (2010)

279 consumer complaints on file.

#10824579February 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
OUR 2010 MERCURY MARINER HAD A CLUNKING AND LOSS OF POWER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WE BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND HE CHECKED CODES, ETC, ONLY TO FIND NOTHING. THE CLUNKING OR LOSS OF POWER DID NOT CAME BACK FOR A WHILE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE CLUNKING SOUND APPEARED AGAIN, THERE WAS AN EVIDENT LOSS OF POWER AND THE ORANGE WRENCH DISPLAYED ON THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED AN ISSUE. I HAD TO WORK ON GETTING THE VEHICLE UP TO SPEED AND POWER AGAIN, SLOWING THE TRAFFIC IN BACK OF ME DOWN. THE VEHILE WAS PURCHASED A YEAR AGO, ALMOST TO THE DAY AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER WHO MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK UP. BASED ON WHAT I'M READING, THESE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH A THROTTLE? NOT CERTAIN IF THERE'S A RECALL OR NOT BUT WILL CERTAINLY FIND OUT. BASICALLY, OUR VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821954January 25, 2016
ENGINE, STEERING
I SUFFERED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY, I COULD NOT STEER THE WHEEL AND THE ENGINE STOP WORKING. I WROTE BEFORE BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER. WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10821089January 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR LIFTGATE GLASS SHATTERED SUDDENLY WHILE OPENING/CLOSING REAR LIFTGATE. AUTOMOBILE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819551January 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
2010 FORD MERCURY MARINER. NEED I SAY MORE? THIS VEHICLE HAS EVERYTHING WRONG WITH IT!! FORD SHOULD RECALL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND GIVE OUT CARS THAT WORK. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH THE THROTTLE BODY RECALL THAT LEFT ME STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY I DIDN'T DIE. I HAVE TWO MORE RECALLS TO GET FIXED AND THE MOST RECENT FUN TOOK PLACE ON 01/04/2016 WHEN THE REAR LIFTGATE SHATTERED WHEN CLOSING. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHTTIME IN JANUARY AFTER TEMPS HAD FALLEN TO 20 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818141January 5, 2016
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW HAD TO BE PULLED UP MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY RAISED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 03/04/16*LJ UPDATED 03/14/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759606August 26, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE MAINTENANCE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,980.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731417July 1, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE, BUT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED MY CAR SUDDENLY HAD REDUCED POWER AND WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 40-45 MPH. NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING CAME ON THE DASH THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME HOWEVER A YELLOW/ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. I GOT HOME AND PARKED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY BUT THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PROBLEM STILL PROCEEDED AND I THEN LET IT SIT ALL WEEKEND. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I TURNED IT ON TO TAKE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE CAR DROVE FINE THAT ENTIRE DAY. THE NEXT DAY, TUESDAY, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IT HAPPENED AGAIN ONLY I COULDNT GO FASTER THAN 30MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO SHOP AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE IN THE THROTTLE BODY. DURING THIS TIME OF REDUCED POWER FANS IN THE TRUNK SPACE GOT EXTREMELY LOUD AND BEGAN SUCKING IN AIR, AS IF TRYING TO COOL THE BATTERIES. NEEDLESS TO SAY FORD HAS BEEN NO HELP AND I CAN NOT GET TO WORK AS I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE LIMP HOME MODE ACTIVATING AND RANDOM TIMES. THE PRIOR INVESTIGATION INFURIATES ME TO SEE THEY EXTENDED A WATTANTY INSTEAD OF DOING RECALL BECAUSE NOW OWNERS LIKE MYSELF ARE STUCK NOT EVEN BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730299June 25, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SURGES WILDLY AT IDLE SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING REGULAR HIGHWAY SPEED, SURGES WILDLY WHILE DRIVING, RPM SPIKES DRASTICALLY WHILE DRIVING AND AT IDLE. STALLS AND SURGES BOTH WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHILE DRIVING AT REGULAR PACE. STRUGGLES TO CRANK AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE. SPITS AND SPUTTER AND SHAKES WHILE AT IDLE....UPDATED10/20/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726561June 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722245May 29, 2015
STEERING
CANNOT GET ANY INFO ABOUT WHETHER MY WIFE'S VEHICLE HAS A RECALL. I PUT IN THE VIN IN YOUR WEBSITE AND IT TELLS ME THAT I MUST INPUT A VALID VIN. THIS FORM INDICATES THAT MY VIN IS VALID. WHAT GIVES?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701792March 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED THEN SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,602.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694280March 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. OUTSIDE REVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT DEFROST. THEY WERE FROZEN AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE VEHICLES PASSING TO BE ABLE TO GO RIGHT OR LEFT. THEN A WEEK LATER THEIR WAS FROST ON THE MIRRORS AND STILL THEY WOULD NOT DEFROST AGAIN I COULDN'T SEE OTHER VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. 2. THERE IS A GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM AS WELL. WHENEVER I TAKE OFF AT A STOP MY CAR KICKS REAL HARD AND LOUD ENOUGH TO SCARE ME. I HAVE REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE HEARD IT DO THIS BUT CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693356March 10, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691772March 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) WAS REPLACED AT VETERANS FORD DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA, FL DUE TO THIS PART SEVERELY EFFECTING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO RUN PROPERLY (SEVERAL TIMES). CUSTOMER PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. SOMETIME AFTER 3/4/14 WHEN NHTSA COMPLETED THEIR INVESTIGATION, WE RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT FORD WAS REPLACING THIS ITEM. SINCE WE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR ($381.32) AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, WE TRIED TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENT THAT FORD OWES US. WE WERE INFORMED WE HAD TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT, WHICH TO THIS DAY IS STILL PACKED UP IN STORAGE IF WE HAVE IT AT ALL BECAUSE WE MOVED FROM FL TO NC AND ARE STILL INVOLVED IN BUYING A NEW HOME. THE BOTTOM LINE IS FORD (CORP) IS REFUSING TO HONOR THEIR AGREEMENT TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS. THE CRAZIEST PART OF THIS WHOLE DILEMMA IS THAT FORD HAS AND CONTROLS 100% OF THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO PROCESS OUR REIMBURSEMENT, BUT ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO DO SO WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF WE HAD THIS REPAIR DONE AT SOME UNRELATED, THIRD PARTY SERVICE FACILITY. HOWEVER, WE WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE RECORD OF COMPLETING THE REPAIR AND US PAYING THEM FOR THE REPAIR. SO AGAIN, FORD HAS ALL THE INFORMATION (PROOF) IN THEIR POSSESSION TO TAKE CARE OF THIS REIMBURSEMENT, BUT REFUSES TO DO SO. I HAVE CALLED THE CUSTOMER (DIS)SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT AT FORD CORPORATE, BUT THAT IS LIKE TALKING TO A BRICK WALL AS FAR AS ANYONE HAVING IN COMMON SENSE, ACCOUNTABILITY OR DECENCY TO DO THE RIGHT THING (CERTAINLY ANY KIND OF GOOD WILL IS LACKING IN THAT ORGANIZATION). SO HERE I AM HAVING TO COMPLAIN TO THE NHTSA TO GET FORD TO DO WHAT THEY PROMISED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I LOOK FORWARD TO A TIMELY REPLY LETTING ME KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE THIS HANDLED. ADDITIONALLY, FORD SHOULD BE REPRIMANDED SEVERELY FOR SUCH [XXX] BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE. MAYBE A CONSUMER REPORTER NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED IN ALL THIS. THANKS. 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
#10689921February 23, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WIFE WENT TO SHUT THE BACK LIFT GATE AND WINDOW EXPLODED IN TO SMALL PIECES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683823February 17, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,723.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663910February 12, 2015
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2010 MERCURY MARINER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REAR WINDOW ISSUES AND DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR WINDSHIELD MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672843January 15, 2015
POWER 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
#10662771December 3, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING FROM COLUMBUS TO CINCINNATI AROUND 1:00 AM WITH MY DAUGHTER, SON AND 15 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER LEAVING US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I PULLED OVER THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, ALMOST LIKE THERE WAS WATER IN THE GAS LINE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CAR RESET ITSELF AND LUCKILY WE MADE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND IT DID THE SAME THING. EXCEPT THIS TIME, IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 2 MILES BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. NO ONLY COULD I HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH AN INFANT WAS TERRIFYING! I HAD THE THROTTLE VALVE SENSOR REPLACED AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ADDITIONAL INSTANCES OF POWER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658793November 18, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THAT DATE, I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM. SUDDENLY, THE CAR WENT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT STIFF. AS I TRIED TO MOVE UNSUCCESSFULLY, WE WENT DOWN TO A SLOPE OF ABOUT 20 DEGREES. AS A RESULT, BOTH OF US HAD TO BE TAKEN FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR KNOCKS, CUTS AND FOLLOW UP CHECKS. SO FAR, IT HAS COST US $16,497.00 AND REPAIR OF THE CAR US$6,853.00. THERE HAS BEEN OTHER EVENTS WHERE THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF. BUT, I DON T USE THE CAR IN THE HIGHWAY BUT ONLY FOR SHORTS ERRANDS AND WITHIN THE AREA WHERE WE LIVE. ITS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE CHANGED THE THROTTLE CASING MODULE, THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE, I PUT A RUBBER STOP ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL, ETC. AGAIN, OUT OF THE ACCIDENT IT HAS BEEN OVER 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TRYING TO FIX THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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