Mercury Mariner Complaints (2008)

577 consumer complaints on file.

#10663011December 8, 2014
STEERING
I STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH BUT COULD TURN MY CAR OFF AND IT WOULD RESTORE ITSELF. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL ON JULY 29, 2014, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT THEN NOVEMBER 8, 2014, IT DID THE SAME THING AS BEFORE AND NOVEMBER 9, 2014, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. OBVIOUSLY THEIR REPROGRAMMING IN THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE. I KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM CUSTOMER RELATIONS WHO TELLS ME THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO CALL THE RECALL EXEMPTION DEPARTMENT BUT WHEN I TELL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY ACT LIKE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND THAT DUE TO MY VEHICLE HAVING SO MANY MILES THEY CAN'T HELP ME. IT ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES SINCE THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAD ANOTHER MARINER DO THE SAME THING RECENTLY. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTY STEERING IN THESE VEHICLES BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661031November 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V284000 (STEERING) WAS COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 31, 2014 AND THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AS PART OF THE RECALL. AFTER NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY TO SATISFY THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654446November 12, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THEN. IN EARLY 2013 IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND IN FEBRUARY 2013 IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A PROBLEM THAT COULD ONLY BE REMEDIED BY THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE FOR A COST OF $1087.41. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS TO DATE. IT HAS SINCE COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT FORD HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL ON VEHICLES LIKE MINE MANUFACTURED AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. MY VEHICLE WAS MADE AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE AND THINK THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I ASSUME THAT BECAUSE THEIR DATA BASE SHOWS I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THE COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED (WHICH WAS THE ONLY AVAILABLE REMEDY AT THE TIME) IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO MODIFY THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT I BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. WE AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653493November 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY RESUME TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#10638566September 23, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND WILL NOT START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN IT DOES IT RUNS VERY ROUGH I BELIEVE IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632780September 12, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEAR THE REAR TIRES WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE FRAME ABOVE THE REAR TIRES WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A FOAM LIKE SUBSTANCE. WHEN IT RAINED OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WASHED, THE SUBSTANCE WOULD ABSORB THE WATER AND CAUSED THE CORROSION TO SPREAD INSIDE OUT. THE INSPECTOR ALSO STATED THAT THE BUMPER COULD EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WOULD NOT COMPENSATE THE CONTACT BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632352September 11, 2014
STEERING
UNABLE TO TURN KEY TO START VEHICLE, HAD TO MANUALLY MOVE STEERING WHEEL. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH IN MAY 2012, THEN REPLACED STEERING COLUMN IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY IN JULY 2013. RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD REGARDING POWER STEERING SYSTEM REVERTING TO MANUAL STEERING MODE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I SUBMITTED THE PAPERWORK TO FORD FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS DENIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631509September 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. AFTER THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED STEERING AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION FROM ON TO OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630673September 4, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
A "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AS SAFELY AND QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625979August 18, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE HYBRID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626123August 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, MY MERCURY MARINER HYBRID DISPLAYED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" SIGN ON THE CONTROL PANEL. NOT EVEN A MINUTE LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO MANEUVER GET OFF THE FREEWAY. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR, I SAT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE ANOTHER FEW MILES AND IT DISPLAYED THE SAME MESSAGE AND THEN STOPPED. IT STARTED AGAIN AND THEN DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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