Mercury Mariner Complaints
1,512 consumer complaints on file.
- #10532803July 31, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WAS ABLE TO THE VEHICLES MOMENTUM TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, WAITING, RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE TO RETURN HOME. TURNING LEFT THROUGH CROSS TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THEN ON AGAIN TO RESTORE POWER AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR BEING DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. 1.5 YEARS AGO THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532716July 30, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CARE WENT LIMP AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TO HIM 3 TIMES AND ME ONE TIME. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. YOU HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. IN ADDITION, THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO OVERCHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR. PLEASE DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO GET FORD TO RECALL THIS PARTY AND REIMBURSE THE CUSTOMER BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532734July 30, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO I HAD NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL OF MY CAR WAS ACTING STRANGELY; OCCASIONALLY, AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT WOULDN'T WORK, OR "CATCH," RIGHT AWAY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH DOWN INCREASINGLY HARD UNTIL IT MOVED. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE FRIDAY, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT TO TURN LEFT, AND IT STALLED. I BROUGHT IT IN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING AND AFTER A COUPLE HOURS THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND TECHNICIAN TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THEY TESTED IT AND SAID THEY COULD SEE IT "STICKING." HOWEVER, AND THIS IS WHERE MY COMPLAINT COMES IN, THEY TOLD ME A NEW PART WOULDN'T COME IN RIGHT AWAY AS IT WAS ON BACKORDER AND THERE WERE 48,000 ORDERS BESIDES MINE! IT HAS SINCE BEEN 3 WEEKS SINCE THAT VISIT WITH NO NEW PART AND NO EXPECTED DATE, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME TODAY WHEN I CALLED THAT THERE WERE CLOSE TO 750,000 ORDERS FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME PART USED IN MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLE MAKE AND MODELS. REGARDLESS, MY CAR IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL I MORE FREQUENTLY GET NO ACTION AND AT TIMES IT NOW ALSO ACCELERATES UNNATURALLY FAST, ALMOST JUMPS, THEN QUICKLY RETURNS TO NORMAL. YESTERDAY THE PEDAL REQUIRED SO MUCH FORCE BEFORE THE CAR MOVED THAT I THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED ON ME AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART COULD COME IN AND CANNOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR FOR AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME, SO UNTIL THEN I AM DRIVING AROUND IN UNRELIABLE VEHICLE, NEVER QUITE SURE HOW IT'S GOING TO ACT. IT INFURIATES ME THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER, AND YET A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED. HAD THERE BEEN A RECALL WHEN THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAD ISSUES I WOULD NOT HAVE TO SIT AROUND WAITING, WHILE FEELING LIKE I'M PUTTING MY OWN LIFE IN DANGER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532353July 29, 2013ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 MERCURY MARINER IT SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER TO ACCELERATE (ENGINE STILL RUNNING). THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT THIS TIME. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO INCREASE SPEED (PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING). THE ONLY FIX IS TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RE-START. THE MILEAGE IS 69,XXX. THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON 7/25/2013, HOWEVER, THE SAME SYMPTOMS HAVE OCCURRED RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THAT TIME. I EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND INDICATIONS ARE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532368July 29, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON JUNE 11TH, 2013, I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. I SAT WITH THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP. I THEN DROVE A FEW FEET, AND IT STALLED AGAIN. I THEN TURNED IT BACK OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES, IN WHICH I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND DRIVE HOME. HE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5-10 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, PUT THE ISSUE STILL EXIST. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THIS MORNING AT 10: 30 AM. I CONTACTED AFTER-MARKET AUTO PART STORES AND THEY DO NOT CARRY A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO GET THE PART IN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532143July 27, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, ENGINE RPM DROP BACK TO AN IDLE, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS. NO POWER. MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART AND WILL RUNS FINE, BUT TODAY THIS PROBLEM RECURRED EVERY 4 MILES. I WAS ONLY 22 MILES FROM HOME BUT THAT IS A LOT OF STOPPING ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10532112July 27, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WAS DRIVING DOWN COUNTRY ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN FELT THEN ENGINE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS KICK OUT OF GEAR. HAD NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. PULLED OFF ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN A ROUGH IDLE, BUT STILL COULD NOT GIVE IT GAS. ONCE PLACED IN PARK THE IDLE LEVELED OUT AND STILL NO ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS ON. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND WAITED 10 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED ENGINE AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. I TOOK INTO THE FORD DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NO CODE AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING WITHOUT IT. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN STEADILY WORST. AND NOW IT IS AT POINT WHERE WIFE CAN NOT DRIVE HER CAR! I AM DRIVING IT AND FINALLY YESTERDAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RAN IT TO AUTOZONE WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE DREADED P2112 CODE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER TODAY FIGURING ALRIGHT LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND 42,000 MILES I WOULD FINALLY GET IT FIXED. NO GO! ALTHOUGH FOR $106 THEY DID CONFIRM WHAT AUTOZONE ALREADY TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE-BODY WAS SHOT AND WOULD COST ANOTHER $430 TO FIX.I PROMPTLY CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY FORD DEALERSHIP TO WORK OUT A PAYMENT PLAN FOR ME TO GET IT FIXED STILL AT MY COST. THIS IS CRAZY THAT I PAYED OVER 26,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT I STILL OWE 11,000 ON AND UNDER 5 YEARS OLD WITH 42,000 MILES AND THIS IS MY 3RD MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT.. HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ENGINE PULLED APART ONCE TO BE FIXED AND ONE OF THE DRIVE SHAFTS HAD TO BE FULLY REPLACED. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE BUT WILL BE THE LAST FORD I EVER OWN!!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10531744July 25, 2013POWER TRAIN
ON EXPRESSWAY, MY VEHICLE WENT INTO LIM HOME MODE. IT CONTINUALLY DID THIS, SO I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR VEHICLE AND YOU FOLKS ARE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL RECALL IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10531765July 25, 2013ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2010 MERCURY MARINER WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AS IT APPEARS AT RANDOM WITHOUT WARNING. I BELIEVE THIS MUST BE A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO FORD FOR SOME TIME AND NEEDS TO BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10531795July 25, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE BUILDING SPEED VIA AN ON-RAMP ON CA FREEWAY 680, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. WITHIN ROUGHLY 200 YARDS, THE CAR LOST POWER AND, THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO WORK AGAIN, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 50 YARDS. I THEN LET THE CAR 'REST' FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES (WHILE I CONTACT MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COMPANY). AFTER THAT AMOUNT OF TIME, I TRIED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT OFF-RAMP (INDUSTRIAL WAY, BENICIA, CA). AT THE STOP SIGN OF THAT OFF-RAMP, THE CAR FAILED AGAIN AND I CHOSE TO HAVE IT TOWED INSTEAD OF CONTINUE TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. MY MARINER IS A 2006 WITH ONLY 77,541 MILES! MY CAR EVENTUALLY GOT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE FIXED, BUT IT WAS IN MY RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM THAT I FOUND FAILING/FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE FOR MARINERS WITH LOW MILEAGE (MODEL YEARS OF 2005-2011, AT LEAST). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BECAUSE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10531830July 25, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE LOST SPEED. COULD NOT ACCELERATE . CAME TO A STOP POINT HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE. TURN BACK ON AND WAS OK. HAPPENED TWICE. WENT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM -.STUCK CLOSED. ???? CHECK WITH DEALER $435.00 . CHECK ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MERCURY MARINER IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10531911July 25, 2013POWER TRAIN
THROTTLE BODY,,,, DRIVING DOWN THE STREET..ALL OF THE SUDDEN A WRENCH APPEARS AND THE CAR DOES NOT GO... HAVE TO TRY AND SAFELY PULL OVER...HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT,,, THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK...GOING APPROX 30 MPH---. ALSO HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH....VERY SCARED..THIS CAR IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10526413July 23, 2013ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10526431July 23, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH AND HESITATION OCCURRED AND SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY DECREASED. I WENT TO RIGHT LANE (HAD BEEN IN MIDDLE LANE) AND STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE NEAREST EXIT LANE. LUCKILY IT WAS VERY CLOSE. I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING ALSO. THIS IS 3RD TIME THIS HAPPENED, SO TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSM. FOR CLOSE TO $500. TECHNICIAN SAID I SHOULD BE HAPPY NOW, THE NEW PART HAD BEEN RE-DESIGNED. I'D BE ALOT HAPPIER IF FORD HAD TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY EARLIER WHEN THEY REALIZED IT NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED. THE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE I WAS IN LEFT LANE AT VERY BUSY TIME ON XPRESSWAY AND HAD TO PULL ONTO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER....VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10526428July 23, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STALLS AND/OR OTHERWISE LOOSES MOTIVE POWER AT ALL SPEEDS (START-UP, LOW SPEEDS, AS WELL AS, MID AND HIGH SPEEDS) CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE HIGHWAYS. THE PART (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) NEEDED FOR THIS REPAIR WAS ORIGINALLY BACK-ORDERED 7-8-2013 WITH EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE OF 8-7-2013. NOW THE EXPECTED FULFILLMENT DATE IS 9-23-2013. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY LONGTIME TO WAIT TO HAVE A CAR FIXED. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO EXPEDITE THIS UNREALISTIC TIME LINE. HOW MANY OF THESE FAILURES DO THEY HAVE? IS A RECALL WARRANTED? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10526126July 22, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL INTERSTAE (271S) MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED AND DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 10MPH THEN TO A CRAWL. LUCKIY I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER ( I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH LIMITED TRAFFIC) THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND JUMP. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NO WARNING WAS PROVIDED. IT HAPPENED, THE WRENCH SYMBOL POPPED UP AS IT WAS HAPPENING AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I TRAVEL DAILY ON THE HIGHWAY TO/FROM WORK. THE TRAFFIC IS VERY HEAVY. LUCKILY, I WAS ON THE ROAD ON TH WEEKEND DURING A FAIRLY LOW POPULATED TIME FRAME. I CALLED MERCURY AND AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE . I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION THERE ALSO. THIS IS A SERIOUS INCIDENT AND HAS HAPENED TO MANY ( I CAN PROVIDE WEBSITE WITH TESTIMONIALS.) SINCE THIS NOT A POWERTRAIN ISSUE AND IT WAS PAST THE 3/35,000 COVERAGE, IM STUCK WITH THE EXPENSE $360.00. WEAR AND TEAR IS ONE THING BUT TO SEE A FLAW LIKE THIS OCCUR FOR MANY AND NOTHING IS DONE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10525938July 20, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
DESCRIPTION WAS MAD WITH COMPLAINT NO. 10525937 I HAD ENTERED THE WRONG TYPE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10525937July 20, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING IN LOUISIANA ON BUSINESS, WHEN FOR NO REASON THE SUV STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE SHE PHONED ME IN TEARS ON THE ISSUE, SHE WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A SHORT WHILE. SHE GOT IT STARTED AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. SHE DROVE FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. SHE FINALLY MADE IT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER RAN A TEST THAT COST HER 125 DOLLARS ONLY TO TELL HER SHE HAD A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD BE DAYS MAYBE WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD GET ONE. SHE THAN RETURNED TO HER PLACE OF STAY , THAT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR BECAUSE SHE COULD TAKE THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO STOP EVERY FEW MILES TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHAT A HUGE INCONVENIENCE AND FRIGHTENED SHE WOULD BE REAR ENDED. I HOPE A RESOLUTION IS IN THE WORKS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10525738July 19, 2013POWER TRAIN
DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO MY DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY 6 MONTHS AGO. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. DID LOTS OF RESEARCH TO FIND THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE MORE GET INJURED! MY DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THIS REPAIR NOR CAN GIVE ME AN ETA BECAUSE THIS IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS SO MUCH. TOO, ONCE THE NEW THROTTLE BODY COMES, I'M SURE I'D HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE PART IS A DEFECT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10525815July 19, 2013POWER TRAIN
CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THEN IDLED VERY, VERY ROUGH - CLOSE TO SHUTTING DOWN. SAT FOR A WHILE RESTARTED IT UP AND COULD NOT GET IT PAST 20 MPH. ENDED UP TAKING IT TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THEY LOOKED INTO IT. TOOK APART THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR AND CLEANED IT. WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH, BUT TODAY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0