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2008 Mercury MARINER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

461 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

106,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 403 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 296 of 461 complaints (64.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	294	63.8%
Braking behavior	56	12.1%
Transmission and shifting	53	11.5%
Engine operation	36	7.8%
Electrical and battery issues	11	2.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering

296

Power Train

Service Brakes

Vehicle Speed Control

Electrical System

Unknown Or Other

Engine

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Steering: 296; Power Train: 55; Service Brakes: 29; Vehicle Speed Control: 29; Electrical System: 23; Unknown Or Other: 19; Engine: 14; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 12

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

146

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 22; 25,000 to 49,999: 21; 50,000 to 74,999: 51; 75,000 to 99,999: 80; 100,000 to 149,999: 146; 150,000 and above: 83

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (146). 58 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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2007: 2; 2008: 6; 2009: 10; 2010: 10; 2011: 10; 2012: 14; 2013: 27; 2014: 56; 2015: 43; 2016: 59; 2017: 45; 2018: 45; 2019: 48; 2020: 30; 2021: 25; 2022: 15; 2023: 8; 2024: 7; 2025: 1

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 294 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 56 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 53 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10201058 · 2007-08-28 (August 28, 2007)

TRAVELING THROUGH WILLIAMSBURG, VA EN ROUTE TO VACATION WHEN POWERTRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE INTO PARKING LOT TO WAIT FOR TOW. HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE OPEN RENTAL LOCATIONS TO CONTINUE ON TRIP, UNLOAD ALL LUGGAGE INCLUDING A LOADED ROOF RACK INTO PARKING LOT AND RELOAD WHEN RENTAL ARRIVES AN HOUR LATER. CAR WAS TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO THE CLOSEST MERCURY DEALER WHO DETERMINES THE PROBLEM WAS AN INCORRECTLY SEATED CONNECTOR PIN. DEALER SECURED PIN AND PERFORMED TEST ON POWER STEERING MODULE…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,061 miles reported. Look up ODI 10201058 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10243195 · 2008-09-23 (September 23, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL ROUGHNESS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE IN WHICH THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TSB NUMBER 10022282 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES) IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT UPDATED COMPLAINT ON D…

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10243195 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10201053 · 2007-08-28 (August 28, 2007)

CAR HAD 2,500 MILES WHEN BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ONLY HAD MANUAL BRAKING. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY NEEDED TO CONSULT WITH FORD SPECIALISTS TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER OR THE BRAKES. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAD TO PULLED FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT DUE UNTIL 8-15-2007. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER ON 7-26-2007. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 2,507 miles reported. Look up ODI 10201053 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10288838 · 2009-10-18 (October 18, 2009)

ON 09-24-2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 TOWARDS MAINE NEAR PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OUR VEHICLE A 2008 MERCURY MARINER, WITH 15,682 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY AT 65 MPH. BEING A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER I WAS ABLE TO TALK MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING, OVER INTO A BREAKDOWN LANE IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID COLLISION WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS, MOTOR VEHICLES AND FIXED OBJECTS. ULTIMATELY THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ONTO AN OFF RAMP AND ONTO A SIDEWALK AND GRASS AREA TO INCREASE FRICTION TO REDUCE SPEED. THIS WAS SEVERAL MILES IN THE MAKING…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,682 miles reported. Look up ODI 10288838 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10247136 · 2008-10-29 (October 29, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,094 miles reported. Look up ODI 10247136 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10247862 · 2008-11-06 (November 6, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CO…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,094 miles reported. Look up ODI 10247862 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10552398 · 2013-11-15 (November 15, 2013)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR DUE TO THE FORMAT OF THE ELECTRICAL STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10552398 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10575567 · 2014-03-29 (March 29, 2014)

I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE …

Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10575567 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

461 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

87.4%Usable mileage403 / 461 records

100.0%Valid incident date461 / 461 records

100.0%Valid filing date461 / 461 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates461 / 461 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Steering	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	914.3% ODI 10151470 · 800 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND GOT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS AND ELONGATED THE BOTTOM BOLT OF THE STRUT TO THE KNUCKLE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER FINALLY STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. UPDATED 03/20/06. JB Look up ODI 10151470 at NHTSA ↗	13.0% ODI 10535560 · 49,845 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,845. *TR Look up ODI 10535560 at NHTSA ↗	29664.2% ODI 10434814 · 25,000 mi STEERING SHAKES AT ANY SPEED INCLUDING WHEN IN PARK. POWER STEERING ALSO COMPLETELY FAILED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNING IT BACK ON RESTORED POWER STEERING ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR WHICH SHE USES TO TRANSPORT OUR 2 YEAR AND 9 MONTH OLD CHILDREN, AS SUCH A FAILURE DURING OPERATION COULD BE DEVASTATING. I HAVE HER TAKING MY VEHICLE UNTIL WE GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR Look up ODI 10434814 at NHTSA ↗	16652.7% ODI 10500872 · 121,042 mi WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER. BY TURNING KEY OFF AND RESTARTING, WHILE TUGGING ON STEERING WHEEL, POWER STEERING WILL START WORKING AND MAY LAST 30 MINUTES OR 3 MINUTES. WHILE WORKING, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES NOISE. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. FORD DENIES HAVING HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND WANTS TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN FOR $1,396.57. COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ARE NUMEROUS. I DO NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN AND DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT … Look up ODI 10500872 at NHTSA ↗	6022.2% ODI 10550294 · 80,000 mi CAR STALLED WHILE MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO DID NOT ACCELERATE. SHE HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. SHE IMMEDIATELY GOT A DIAGNOSIS FROM AUTO ZONE (THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM OPEN- P2111), THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED AND REPAIRED. AN EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME ON DURING THIS PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10550294 at NHTSA ↗	2023.0% ODI 10664424 · 37,900 mi DRIVING AT 40 MPH CAR STALLS, PULL OVER, CAR STARTS UP ENGINE LITE ON, (SAT) TAKE TO DEALER ON MON (12/15/2014), EXPLAIN TO DEALER, THEY CALL 3 HOURS LATER TO SAY "PURGE VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED"OK THIS SHOULD BE COVERED RIGHT? SHE SAYS NO! THE COST TO YOU WILL BE $320.33. I TOLD HER THIS IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS, IT HAS TO BE, SHE SAID NO ITS NOT! I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THIS DEALER 3 1/2 YEARS AGO, (BOUGHT IS NEW) STILL UNDERWARRANTY.. BUT THIS IS NOT COVERED! THE 800 NUMBER TO FORDS BLEW ME OFF! AND SAID WHAT THE DEALER SAYS GOES!>. WHY… Look up ODI 10664424 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	46.0% ODI 10145084 · 6,000 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JOLT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT TAKE IT TO AN INCLINE WHEN TEST DRIVING. AN ENGINEER WITH THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE IT WAS ALL WHEEL DRIVE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE DETECTED A WHEEL SLIP. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - WHENEVER THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT SHE HEARD A CLUNKING N… Look up ODI 10145084 at NHTSA ↗	1117.5% ODI 10158379 · 4,000 mi 2006 MERCURY MARINER TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT 4,000 MILES. TS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER APPROVED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION TO BE INSTALLED. NM Look up ODI 10158379 at NHTSA ↗	1133.3% ODI 10438756 · 42,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY OIL COOLER, VALVE, GASKETS, DRIVE PLATE STEEL, PISTONS, SEALS, AND SCREENS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ALL COMPONENTS HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. Look up ODI 10438756 at NHTSA ↗	5511.9% ODI 10252764 · 18,300 mi HYBRID VERSION OF 2008 MERCURY MARINER SUV INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF (2) DASHBOARD WARNING LAMPS: MULTIPLE APPEARANCES OF "YELLOW WRENCH" SYMBOL @ L/EDGE INSTRUMENT PANEL - MANUAL VAGUE, FORD SVC WRITER SAYS LAMP INDICATES FAULT DETECTED IN ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION); CLEARS WITH SHUT-DOWN/RESTART. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO SCHEDULE PROMPT DIAGNOSTIC, CLAIMING ONLY ONE TECH/TOOL. HAS NOT RECURRED IN ~ 45 DAYS. TODAY (12-24-08), THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING @ RIGHT EDGE OF INST PANEL CAME ON AFTER COLD-STA… Look up ODI 10252764 at NHTSA ↗	4113.0% ODI 10396423 · 21,000 mi ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS STARTING IN JAN 2011, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO SELECT A GEAR AND ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, OR AFTER MAKING A TURN LEAVING A FEW SECOND LULL WHERE THE VEHICLE IS UNRESPONSIVE. THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE RE-FLASH WAS PERFORMED AGAIN EVEN THOUGH DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM. ISSUE STILL PERSISTS OCCASIONALLY, AS WELL AS A NEW SYMPTOM SINCE MARCH (23,000 MILES). NOW, SOMETIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DOWNSHIFT TO A LOW… Look up ODI 10396423 at NHTSA ↗	5721.1% ODI 10442555 · 22,250 mi ON FEB 2010, I SIGNED A 3-YR LEASE ON A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. ON DEC 23, 2011, AFTER 8HRS OF DRIVING, ON THE WAY TO MY RELATIVES, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING. WITH 22,250 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED; VERY HARSH ENGAGEMENTS, VEHICLE JERKS HARD BETWEEN GEARS, LOOSES POWER AND POPS FORWARD WHEN DRIVING STEADY SPEED AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO STOP OR TURN. SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO UNKNOWN IF POWER FAILURE WILL OCCUR WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR IF VEHICLE WILL POP ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR HIT SOMEONE AHEAD OF ME… Look up ODI 10442555 at NHTSA ↗	2427.6% ODI 10482919 · 41,750 mi I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH. VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL INPUT. CHECK ENGINE (YELLOW WRENCH) LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO CROSS OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE COASTING WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE. CAME TO A STOP AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS AT IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND IT RESTARTED AFTER A LONGER THAN NORMAL AMOUNT OF CRANKING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OUT. CAR DROVE NORMALLY TO MY DESTINATION. TOOK CAR TO ALAN VIGIL FORD. THEY SAID IT HAS NO … Look up ODI 10482919 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	811.9% ODI 10246726 · 55,000 mi I OWN A 2005 MERCURY MARINER, PURCHASED NEW. WHEN IT GETS COLD THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, I PUSH DOWN AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE FOR A FEW TIMES. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED THIS MORNING HAD I NOT PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. ONCE IT WARMS UP IT IS FINE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2005. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES AND IS STARTING TO SCARE THE HECK OUT OF ME. *TR Look up ODI 10246726 at NHTSA ↗	1219.0% ODI 10316317 I PURCHASED MY MERCURY MARINER 2006 IN 2005. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, I BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD STICK AND NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FLUID PROBLEM OR IT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. AT MY LAST VISIT, THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE PEDAL STILL STICKS, BUT I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PLAY GUESSING GAMES WITH MY DEALERSHIP AT COSTS … Look up ODI 10316317 at NHTSA ↗	13.0% ODI 10439211 · 63,329 mi THE "VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR" FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE ABS TO DISABLE. ITEM WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A FORD MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THIS WAS PREMATURE FAILURE NOT CAUSED BY ABUSE. *TR Look up ODI 10439211 at NHTSA ↗	296.3% ODI 10288838 · 15,682 mi ON 09-24-2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 TOWARDS MAINE NEAR PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OUR VEHICLE A 2008 MERCURY MARINER, WITH 15,682 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY AT 65 MPH. BEING A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER I WAS ABLE TO TALK MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING, OVER INTO A BREAKDOWN LANE IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID COLLISION WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS, MOTOR VEHICLES AND FIXED OBJECTS. ULTIMATELY THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ONTO AN OFF RAMP AND ONTO A SIDEWALK AND GRASS AREA TO INCREASE FRICTION TO REDUCE SPEED. THIS WAS SEVERAL MILES IN THE MAKING… Look up ODI 10288838 at NHTSA ↗	4113.0% ODI 10340991 · 15,000 mi 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN HILLSDALE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP 12/9/2009 THROUGH 12/16/2009. UNABLE TO FIX THE NOISE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD THEM TEAR DOWN THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE DRIVE CHAIN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE AND THAT FORD ENGINEERING SAID IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. THE NOISE WAS STILL CONSISTENT AND HAS GROWN INCREASINGLY LOUDER. SINCE THIS INITIAL COMPLAINT I HAVE R… Look up ODI 10340991 at NHTSA ↗	6624.4% ODI 10488954 · 35,500 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MIELAGES WERE 35,500. Look up ODI 10488954 at NHTSA ↗	1517.2% ODI 10499923 · 18,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING WITH THE IMMEDIATE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT FUEL EMISSION AND THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD REQUIRE REPROGRAMMING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A… Look up ODI 10499923 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	811.9% ODI 10466917 · 55,000 mi DRIVING THE CAR IN COLD WEATHER THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MILES UNTIL THE CAR WAS WARMED UP. THIS IS A 4CYL.AUTO TRANS./ SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AS FORD ESCAPE. *TR Look up ODI 10466917 at NHTSA ↗	812.7% ODI 10467885 · 88,500 mi I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE 430 AT THE MAUMELLE, ARKANSAS ON RAMP AND BEGAN ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I NOTICED THAT I HAD ACCELERATED FASTER THAN NORMAL...70 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN, BUT I DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, SO I HIT THE OFF BUTTON AND BRAKE AND SLOWED SLIGHTLY...60MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING BACK UP TO 65 MPH VERY QUICKLY. BY THIS TIME, I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE 40 ON RAMP/CRYS… Look up ODI 10467885 at NHTSA ↗	721.2% ODI 10458549 · 73,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A REDUCED RATE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE EXACT REPAIR THAT WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000 MILES. UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF UPDAT… Look up ODI 10458549 at NHTSA ↗	143.0% ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. *TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗	5316.8% ODI 10495256 · 59,995 mi AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, AS I ACCELERATE MY CAR JUMPS/JERKS AS IF IT'S STRAINING TO SWITCH TO NEXT GEAR. GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 10-40 MILES. WHEN IT INITIALLY STARTED IT WOULD HAPPEN 1-2 TIMES A WEEK. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE TO HAVE DEALER LOOK AT VEHICLE. *TR Look up ODI 10495256 at NHTSA ↗	6122.6% ODI 10469214 · 27,000 mi SHORT IN LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AND FOR CHANGED LIGHT BULB AND 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY CAR AND OWNING IT 1 1/2 MONTHS THE CAR BLEW UP. *TR Look up ODI 10469214 at NHTSA ↗	1112.6% ODI 10500190 · 24,000 mi CAR SEEMS TO STALL ALL POWER STAYS ON BUT THE CAR SHAKES AND THEN STALLS AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON WHICH IS A POWERTRAIN LIGHT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY RESET THE LIGHT. ONE WEEK AFTER BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND THE CAR STALLS THIS TIME I WAS GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR ON A PARKWAY THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. BROUGHT TO DEALER, NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO LEAVE THE HEAT OFF BECAUSE THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM W… Look up ODI 10500190 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	34.5% ODI 10466917 · 55,000 mi DRIVING THE CAR IN COLD WEATHER THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MILES UNTIL THE CAR WAS WARMED UP. THIS IS A 4CYL.AUTO TRANS./ SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AS FORD ESCAPE. *TR Look up ODI 10466917 at NHTSA ↗	46.3% ODI 10549494 · 120,000 mi I HAVE HAD THE FUEL LINE REPLACE AND NOW I HAVE TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID FOR BOTH PARTS - THEY WERE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I CAN NOT PRESS ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. AT TIMES THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR Look up ODI 10549494 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	81.7% ODI 10490399 · 35,324 mi WAS TRAVELING HOME FOR LUNCH, TURNING CORNER AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT TO IDLE. PUSHED GAS PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE. WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. WAS ABLE TO IDLE HOME BLOCKING TRAFFIC AS I WENT. CHECKED GAS PEDAL AND FOUND THAT THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN. THE WIRE ITSELF HAD BROKEN. THE RUBBER GROMMET AND CRIMPED END REMAINED IN-TACKED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF FOR INSTANCE I HAD BEEN PULLING ONTO FREEWAY OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THIS PA… Look up ODI 10490399 at NHTSA ↗	154.8% ODI 10500179 · 99,000 mi AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SHE HAD TO WORK HER WAY TO THE SIDE ACROSS 3 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. OUR MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT OUR EXPENSE. THE NEWS TODAY INDICATED THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THE CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH CONTROLS THE THROTTLE AND WE WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A THREAT TO HER SAFETY AND APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING TO MANY PEOPLE. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. *TR Look up ODI 10500179 at NHTSA ↗	5721.1% ODI 10501049 · 43,039 mi ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, STARTED SURGING, RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN ABOUT 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY UNTIL 10/05/2012 WHEN IT STALLED AND RAN VERY ROUGH AGAIN. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR A CHECK. WHILE WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SEEM TO RUN NORMALLY AGAIN. AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE MGR., IT WAS LEAR… Look up ODI 10501049 at NHTSA ↗	2225.3% ODI 10482919 · 41,750 mi I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH. VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL INPUT. CHECK ENGINE (YELLOW WRENCH) LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO CROSS OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE COASTING WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE. CAME TO A STOP AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS AT IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND IT RESTARTED AFTER A LONGER THAN NORMAL AMOUNT OF CRANKING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OUT. CAR DROVE NORMALLY TO MY DESTINATION. TOOK CAR TO ALAN VIGIL FORD. THEY SAID IT HAS NO … Look up ODI 10482919 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	913.4% ODI 10366751 · 85,000 mi 2005 MERCURY MARINER. VEHICLE RUNNING JUST FINE, EXCEPT STARTING SLUGGISH. NEEDED NEW BATTERY. I CHANGED IT. RIGHT AWAY IT BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGH ON 3 SHIFT (AUTOMATIC). READ MANUAL AND IT STATED TO GIVE TIME FOR COMPUTER TO RESET TO DRIVE CONDITIONS. AFTER 3 WEEKS I SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED $119.00, AND STATED THAT THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER, BUT IT STILL DID SAME THING. THEY INFORMED ME THEY CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3500. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT SEEM CONVINCED OF THAT, AND SAID FLU… Look up ODI 10366751 at NHTSA ↗	34.8% ODI 10622413 · 145,000 mi TONE RING SNAPPED OFF OF AXLE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO 2WD AND APPLY THE ABS BRAKES WHEN NOT ACTUALLY BEING NEEDED WHICH ALMOST ENDED UP IN REAR ENDING A CAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TONE RING DESIGN NEEDS LOOKED IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. CORROSION BUILDING UP BETWEEN THE TONE RING AND AXLE SEEMS TO BE WHAT CAUSED THE FORCE OF SNAPPING THIS RING. JUST A POOR DESIGN. *TR Look up ODI 10622413 at NHTSA ↗	618.2% ODI 10267617 · 37,900 mi 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID NO CRANK. VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGED HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS. HARNESS RUNS ALONG UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CABIN. HARNESS IS PARTIALLY ENCASED PVC. PVC WAS DAMAGED POSSIBLY DUE TO ROAD HAZARD HITTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HIGH VOLTAGE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED RESULTING IN ENTIRE HARNESS BEING REPLACED. FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND POSSIBLY A DESIGN FLAW. I STILL HAVE THE HARNESS IN MY POSSESSION AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PROVIDE IT FOR PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION. *… Look up ODI 10267617 at NHTSA ↗	235.0% ODI 10222323 · 4,120 mi NEW 2008 MERCURY MARINER INTERMITTENT WILL NOT START OR HARD TO START AND WHEN STARTS EMITS HEAVY BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. WHEN CAR DID NOT START LEFT DAUGHTER IN A UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITTED FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE CAR BULLETIN # 6023000 AND # 20140. DEALERSHIP ALSO ADMITTED FORD HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. CAR IS UNSAFE AND CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER IN A DEADLY SITUATION. *TR Look up ODI 10222323 at NHTSA ↗	216.7% ODI 10398549 · 32,000 mi THE VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY. I MAY BE DRIVING OR IDLING AND THE CAR STALLS. IT IS EASILY STARTED AGAIN BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY. I HAVE HAD FORD LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY FIRST CHANGED THE BATTERY AND THEN SECOND CHANGED THE GAS FILTER. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR Look up ODI 10398549 at NHTSA ↗	2810.4% ODI 10469214 · 27,000 mi SHORT IN LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AND FOR CHANGED LIGHT BULB AND 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY CAR AND OWNING IT 1 1/2 MONTHS THE CAR BLEW UP. *TR Look up ODI 10469214 at NHTSA ↗	66.9% ODI 10401394 IF THIS IS THE WRONG FORUM FOR THIS ISSUE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE PURCHASED A 2008 MERCURY MARINER NEW, SO THE CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND WHILE GARAGE KEPT THE VEHICLE MILEAGE EXCEEDS THE NEW CAR WARRANTY. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE CHANGED $118.00 TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM WITH THE BACKUP SYSTEM/SENSORS AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE SENSORS WERE FINE BUT THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH CALCULATES DISTANCE WAS BAD, TO REPLACE AN ADDITIONAL $500.00. WHY HAVE BACKUP SYSTEM/SENSORS ON A VEHICLE IF THE LIFE OF THE ELECTRONICS … Look up ODI 10401394 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	34.5% ODI 10744547 · 90,000 mi THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. THE CAR ALARM GOES OFF. I CAN SEE OUT THE WINDOW THERE IS NO ONE AROUND THE CAR. I USE THE REMOTE TO TURN IT OFF. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, A FEW TIMES A DAY. I EVEN TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF MY POCKET AND JUST HAVE THEM SITTING ON MY DESK...IT STILL HAPPENS....UPDATE 9/15/15CW UPDATED 12/13/2017CN Look up ODI 10744547 at NHTSA ↗	57.9% ODI 10162415 · 110 mi I ONLY HAD MY CAR 4 DAYS WHEN DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A SUNDAY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE WHEN THE SUV JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE CAR. I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE RAMP. THE CAR AGAIN SHUT OFF AT THE BOTTOM ON THE RAMP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY) AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON TUESDAY. IT IS NOW FRIDAY AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR. *JB Look up ODI 10162415 at NHTSA ↗	13.0% ODI 11355541 · 196,000 mi WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR THE VEHICLES WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND REGEN DISABLED SHOW UP AND THE VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE. I CAN SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN BACK ON WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS Look up ODI 11355541 at NHTSA ↗	194.1% ODI 10201058 · 4,061 mi TRAVELING THROUGH WILLIAMSBURG, VA EN ROUTE TO VACATION WHEN POWERTRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE INTO PARKING LOT TO WAIT FOR TOW. HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE OPEN RENTAL LOCATIONS TO CONTINUE ON TRIP, UNLOAD ALL LUGGAGE INCLUDING A LOADED ROOF RACK INTO PARKING LOT AND RELOAD WHEN RENTAL ARRIVES AN HOUR LATER. CAR WAS TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO THE CLOSEST MERCURY DEALER WHO DETERMINES THE PROBLEM WAS AN INCORRECTLY SEATED CONNECTOR PIN. DEALER SECURED PIN AND PERFORMED TEST ON POWER STEERING MODULE… Look up ODI 10201058 at NHTSA ↗	154.8% ODI 10500872 · 121,042 mi WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER. BY TURNING KEY OFF AND RESTARTING, WHILE TUGGING ON STEERING WHEEL, POWER STEERING WILL START WORKING AND MAY LAST 30 MINUTES OR 3 MINUTES. WHILE WORKING, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES NOISE. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. FORD DENIES HAVING HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND WANTS TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN FOR $1,396.57. COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ARE NUMEROUS. I DO NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN AND DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT … Look up ODI 10500872 at NHTSA ↗	114.1% ODI 10586389 · 48,000 mi I HAD TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS OF MY CAR STALLING IN THE PAST THREE DAYS. ON MAY 1ST I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A MEDIAN RIGHT BY ME AND I WAS ABLE TO HURRY UP AND MOVE OVER BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON MAY 3RD I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STALLED OUT IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS TIME I WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BUT NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING. IF THIS HAD HAPP… Look up ODI 10586389 at NHTSA ↗	33.4% ODI 11065461 JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 1/25/2018. IT HAS A MOLDY SMELL. HOW CAN I TELL IF IT IS A FLOOD VEHICLE? IT ALSO HAS A AIR LEAK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THAT I CAN HEAR, WHEN DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE, WAS FROM LOUISIANA. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER, MONDAY MORNING ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD. Look up ODI 11065461 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	23.0% ODI 10659621 · 96,675 mi WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY BRAKES WASN'T WORKING. AFTER GETTING IT CHECKED OUT, I FOUND THERE WAS A RIP IN THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE. THIS CAUSED ALL OF MY BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT WHICH LEFT ME WITH NO BRAKES. WHEN YOUR BRAKE HOSE IS RIPPED OR LEAKING, YOU RECEIVE NO WARNING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS PUTS YOU AND OTHERS AT RISK OF HAVING A BAD CAR CRASH. IT APPEARS THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING WITH THE REAR BRAKE HOSE. THIS VEHICE SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THESE BRAKE HOSE CAN GIVE OUT AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD BE A HUGH TRAD… Look up ODI 10659621 at NHTSA ↗	46.3% ODI 10512290 · 67,972 mi WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOS ANGELES, CA THE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE ABS FEATURE HAD SHUT DOWN AND I WAS LEFT WITH ONLY BASIC HYDRAULIC BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT INDICATED THEY NEED TO JUMP ONE WIRE IN THE SYSTEM. I HAD THAT DONE AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN. BOTH TIMES THE CODE READER INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALER. THE CHECK BRAKE MESSAGE CLEARS AFTER YOU TURN THE VEHI… Look up ODI 10512290 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	296.3% ODI 10562583 · 10,300 mi TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER TO HAVE CAR INSPECTED WAS TOLD ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING UN EVENLY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER WHEN EVER IT NEEDED INSPECTION OR OIL CHANGES UNEVEN WEAR WASN'T SEEN UNTIL WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT THE CAR HAD LEST THEN 2000 MILES ON SINCE LAST INSPECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES IN PAST PINS THAT BRAKE PADS RIDE ON HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE CAUSE. THEY ARE CORRODED. *TR Look up ODI 10562583 at NHTSA ↗	113.5% ODI 10586997 · 62,854 mi WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HWY DOING 75MPH MY MERCURY MARINER 2009 IT SUDDENLY LOSS POWER AND (WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING) I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. "TOOL" LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO REGAIN SPEED (ACCELERATOR WAS DISABLE) AND THE ONLY FIX WAS TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RE-START. VEHICLE WILL START AND WORK NORMALLY I TOOK TO THE MECHANICS THE NEXT DAY HE SAID THAT NO CODES CAME UP. *TR Look up ODI 10586997 at NHTSA ↗	51.9% ODI 10550294 · 80,000 mi CAR STALLED WHILE MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO DID NOT ACCELERATE. SHE HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. SHE IMMEDIATELY GOT A DIAGNOSIS FROM AUTO ZONE (THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM OPEN- P2111), THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED AND REPAIRED. AN EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME ON DURING THIS PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10550294 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Steering	94,032–149,000 mi	120,000 mi	257	ODI 10434814 · 25,000 mi STEERING SHAKES AT ANY SPEED INCLUDING WHEN IN PARK. POWER STEERING ALSO COMPLETELY FAILED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNING IT BACK ON RESTORED POWER STEERING ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR WHICH SHE USES TO TRANSPORT OUR 2 YEAR AND 9 MONTH OLD CHILDREN, AS SUCH A FAILURE DURING OPERATION COULD BE DEVASTATING. I HAVE HER TAKING MY VEHICLE UNTIL WE GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED. TR Look up ODI 10434814 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10437256 · 63,000 mi POWER STEERING FAILS ON START UP AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHILE AT STOP. TR Look up ODI 10437256 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10439710 · 150,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING CORRECTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING TORQUE INDICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING TORQUE INDICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE… Look up ODI 10439710 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	58,750–125,501 mi	84,500 mi	48	ODI 10252764 · 18,300 mi HYBRID VERSION OF 2008 MERCURY MARINER SUV INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF (2) DASHBOARD WARNING LAMPS: MULTIPLE APPEARANCES OF "YELLOW WRENCH" SYMBOL @ L/EDGE INSTRUMENT PANEL - MANUAL VAGUE, FORD SVC WRITER SAYS LAMP INDICATES FAULT DETECTED IN ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION); CLEARS WITH SHUT-DOWN/RESTART. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO SCHEDULE PROMPT DIAGNOSTIC, CLAIMING ONLY ONE TECH/TOOL. HAS NOT RECURRED IN ~ 45 DAYS. TODAY (12-24-08), THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING @ RIGHT EDGE OF INST PANEL CAME ON AFTER COLD-STA… Look up ODI 10252764 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10433890 · 43,000 mi VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE CONDENSER TRANSMISSION COOLER/COMBO. LEAKS AT TOP CORNER AT PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE WELD OF THE BRACKET. LEAKAGE COULD LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM ON 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, BUT THE 2008 MARINER IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *TR Look up ODI 10433890 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10450236 · 41,214 mi IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 (AT 41,214 MILES), MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER STARTED JERKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I GASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY PERFORMED A "TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL". THREE YEARS LATER, FEBRUARY 2012, MY CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK, IT WAS NOTED "TRANSMISSION/CONVERTER SLIPS AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED". I WAS RELUCTANTLY TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR AT FORD HEADQ… Look up ODI 10450236 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	73,000–132,000 mi	105,000 mi	25	ODI 10562583 · 10,300 mi TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER TO HAVE CAR INSPECTED WAS TOLD ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING UN EVENLY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER WHEN EVER IT NEEDED INSPECTION OR OIL CHANGES UNEVEN WEAR WASN'T SEEN UNTIL WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT THE CAR HAD LEST THEN 2000 MILES ON SINCE LAST INSPECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES IN PAST PINS THAT BRAKE PADS RIDE ON HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE CAUSE. THEY ARE CORRODED. TR Look up ODI 10562583 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10853543 · 60,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, MASTER CYLINDER, AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. Look up ODI 10853543 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	50,742–96,500 mi	78,500 mi	28	ODI 10288838 · 15,682 mi ON 09-24-2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 TOWARDS MAINE NEAR PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OUR VEHICLE A 2008 MERCURY MARINER, WITH 15,682 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY AT 65 MPH. BEING A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER I WAS ABLE TO TALK MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING, OVER INTO A BREAKDOWN LANE IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID COLLISION WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS, MOTOR VEHICLES AND FIXED OBJECTS. ULTIMATELY THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ONTO AN OFF RAMP AND ONTO A SIDEWALK AND GRASS AREA TO INCREASE FRICTION TO REDUCE SPEED. THIS WAS SEVERAL MILES IN THE MAKING… Look up ODI 10288838 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10294939 · 41,201 mi UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ASCENDING A WINDING GRADE ON OREGON 140 AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY SHOT UNAIDED TO THE FLOOR PUTTING THE CAR IN PASSING GEAR. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL IT INSTANTLY DISENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN EARLIER. I HAD DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION THROUGH THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND WAS IN STRAIGHT DRIVE GEAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY 2009. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME WAS THE MOST PRONOUNCED AN… Look up ODI 10294939 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10311357 · 50,000 mi ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER STARTED STICKING. TODAY IT STUCK AND REMAINED STUCK FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD PUT A 347.00 PART IN IT JUST IN CASE IT IS THE PROBLEM. I WAS CHARGE $70.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. *TR Look up ODI 10311357 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	75,000–133,500 mi	103,000 mi	21	ODI 10222323 · 4,120 mi NEW 2008 MERCURY MARINER INTERMITTENT WILL NOT START OR HARD TO START AND WHEN STARTS EMITS HEAVY BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. WHEN CAR DID NOT START LEFT DAUGHTER IN A UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITTED FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE CAR BULLETIN # 6023000 AND # 20140. DEALERSHIP ALSO ADMITTED FORD HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. CAR IS UNSAFE AND CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER IN A DEADLY SITUATION. *TR Look up ODI 10222323 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10493457 · 108,000 mi VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65 MPH, IMMEDIATELY LOSING ALL POWER. MESSAGE ON DASH READ "STOP SAFELY NOW". THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND IT HAS OCCURED 8 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. FORD HAS REPAIRED THE CAR FOR THIS 3 TIMES (IN 2009, 2010, 2013), THE FIRST 2 IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THIS LAST ONE THE REPAIR COST WAS $350. WHAT IS TERRIFYING ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS THAT IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND YOU HAVE ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO REACT, I'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO GETTING R… Look up ODI 10493457 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10565655 · 75,000 mi OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AN INCREASINGLY SEVERE "SHAKING" OF OUR STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT IS WORKING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE PART ALONE IS $900, $1,400 WITH LABOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS QUITE A COMMON ISSUE FOR '08 ESCAPES AND MARINERS (HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML). IT IS EXTR… Look up ODI 10565655 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	81,072–168,750 mi	119,500 mi	12	ODI 10201058 · 4,061 mi TRAVELING THROUGH WILLIAMSBURG, VA EN ROUTE TO VACATION WHEN POWERTRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND POWER STEERING IS LOST. ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE INTO PARKING LOT TO WAIT FOR TOW. HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE OPEN RENTAL LOCATIONS TO CONTINUE ON TRIP, UNLOAD ALL LUGGAGE INCLUDING A LOADED ROOF RACK INTO PARKING LOT AND RELOAD WHEN RENTAL ARRIVES AN HOUR LATER. CAR WAS TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO THE CLOSEST MERCURY DEALER WHO DETERMINES THE PROBLEM WAS AN INCORRECTLY SEATED CONNECTOR PIN. DEALER SECURED PIN AND PERFORMED TEST ON POWER STEERING MODULE… Look up ODI 10201058 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10588259 · 61,830 mi I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 22 AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED DROPPING. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE TACHOMETER REACHED ZERO AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER AND START UP, HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LET GO OF THE KEY, THE TACHOMETER WOULD DRIFT BACK DOWN TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AFTER A FEW MORE FAILED ATTEMP… Look up ODI 10588259 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10638566 · 69,286 mi 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 Look up ODI 10638566 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	82,750–149,000 mi	113,500 mi	14	ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10569002 · 75,000 mi WITHOUT WARNING THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, WILL NOT FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP, BUT ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS WARM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR JUST DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE FORD ESCAPE AND THE MERCURY MARINER. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. TR Look up ODI 10569002 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10574678 · 139,000 mi DRIVING THE TRUCK THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AT A MCDONALDS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN BACKSEAT AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS PROCEEDING THRU DRIVE THRU, ALMOST HITTING THE BUILDING HAVING NO CONTROL OVER TRUCK. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL/THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE WILL END UP AS A CASUALTY IF THIS PROBLEM WITH STEERING NOT RECALLED BY FORD. I AM A 280 GUY AND COULD BARELY STEER THE TRUCK UNTIL I SHUT IT OF AND RESTARTED IT. ALSO OIL LEAK ON ENGINE FOR MOST OF THESE V6 MARINERS AND ESCAPES IS ABOVE OIL PAN BY … Look up ODI 10574678 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	35,000–46,100 mi	40,000 mi	11	ODI 10243195 · 34,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL ROUGHNESS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE IN WHICH THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TSB NUMBER 10022282 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES) IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT UPDATED COMPLAINT ON D… Look up ODI 10243195 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10247136 · 1,094 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN… Look up ODI 10247136 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10247862 · 1,094 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CO… Look up ODI 10247862 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Complaints	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	1	None	ODI 11632456 · 220,000 mi The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that while driving at 55 -60 MPH, the power steering failed. The steering wheel became increasingly difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was turned off while the contact inspected the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted but a short distance afterwards the failure reoccurred. No warning lights illuminated. The contact called the dealer who informed them the vehicle was included in a recall for the vehicle, NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V284000 (Steering), approximately 10 years ago, which had … Look up ODI 11632456 at NHTSA ↗
2025-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	1	None	ODI 11646279 The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated while at a stop sign, the vehicle failed to accelerate upon depression of accelerator pedal with the oil warning light flashing on the instrument panel. The contact drove the vehicle despite the failure returning upon restarting the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic and was informed that the shift lever had disengaged from the transmission. The contact was then referred to the manufacturer after the mechanic discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V60600… Look up ODI 11646279 at NHTSA ↗
2025-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	0	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2010: 23 complaints · 2011: 33 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2010	6	10	23
2011	4	6	33

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2010	270	0	0
2011	85	0	2

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Steering	Power Train	Service Brakes	Vehicle Speed Control	Electrical System	Unknown Or Other	Engine	Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Steering	—	9 ODI 10503955 · 99,846 mi I OWN A 2008 MERCURY MARINER AND I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH ITS SAFETY. ON 03/15/13 I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I PROCEEDED TO PUT IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD AND BACKED INTO THE DRIVE. I TURNED ALL POWER DOWN THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING. I WENT TO PICK UP MY KIDS AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO PULSATE AND I COULD HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. EVERYTIME I CAME TO A STOP IT WOULD DO IT. ON SAT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SHOP. WE COULDN'T N… Look up ODI 10503955 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10562523 A COUPLE DAYS AGO I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL BEFORE GOING TO WORK TO LET IT WARM DUE TO THE WEATHER. AS I STARTED BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE I REALIZED MY STEERING WHEEL ISN'T MOVING LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEN IT WAS FINE. AS I'M DRIVING AND GETTING READY TO SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY IT DOES IT AGAIN SO I PULL ON THE SHOULDER AND GET OUT THE CAR TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD, A MAN PULLS OVER TO HELP ME SEEING AS I'M A WOMAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN MY MILITARY UNIFORM. HE SAYS IT COULD BE BECA… Look up ODI 10562523 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10652453 · 93,000 mi 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 I… Look up ODI 10652453 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 11052435 · 50 mi POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM LOCK ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING . ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT ON SNOW DUE TO BAD. TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO START CAR IGNITION SWITCH. Look up ODI 11052435 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11302185 · 103,184 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE OR BEING DRIVEN, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS THERE WAS A HESITATION IN RESPONSE TO THE WHEELS RESPONDING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE INTERMITTENT SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, BRAKE … Look up ODI 11302185 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10575567 · 77,000 mi I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE … Look up ODI 10575567 at NHTSA ↗	13 ODI 10565655 · 75,000 mi OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AN INCREASINGLY SEVERE "SHAKING" OF OUR STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT IS WORKING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE PART ALONE IS $900, $1,400 WITH LABOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS QUITE A COMMON ISSUE FOR '08 ESCAPES AND MARINERS (HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML). IT IS EXTR… Look up ODI 10565655 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573469 · 103,000 mi WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT ,AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT. THE TURN WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE AND I ALMOST RAN OVER A GAS STATION SIGN. AFTER WRESTLING THE CAR TO A STOP IN A GAS STATION I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE SUGGESTED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. WHILE ON THE PHONE I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND THE POWER ASSIST RESUMED WORKING. I RETURNED HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED IF THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO … Look up ODI 10573469 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10609330 · 50,000 mi DECEMBER, 2013, I WAS EXITING PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN STREET THAT HAD 2 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HALFWAY INTO THE STREET, LOST POWER STEERING BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD. JANUARY, 2014 CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MILES PER HOUR, LOST POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR THE GARAGE THAT DOES MY REPAIRS, OIL CHANGES, ETC.. MARCH, 2014, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, NO POWER STEERING, HAD TO WAIT ABOUT A HALF HOUR UNTIL POWER STEERING RETURNED...KEPT TURNING CAR OFF AND ON EVERY 10 MINUTES. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES BY EMAIL … Look up ODI 10609330 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10914078 · 149,000 mi MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HER WAY HOME, AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING FELT WEIRD, AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES (DUE TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF) AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. Look up ODI 10914078 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11443239 Power steering goes out at regular intervals. in the same type of issue as the following Recall notice 14S05/NHTSA Or the Electric assist system as bad. Look up ODI 11443239 at NHTSA ↗	5 ODI 10574678 · 139,000 mi DRIVING THE TRUCK THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AT A MCDONALDS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN BACKSEAT AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS PROCEEDING THRU DRIVE THRU, ALMOST HITTING THE BUILDING HAVING NO CONTROL OVER TRUCK. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL/THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE WILL END UP AS A CASUALTY IF THIS PROBLEM WITH STEERING NOT RECALLED BY FORD. I AM A 280 GUY AND COULD BARELY STEER THE TRUCK UNTIL I SHUT IT OF AND RESTARTED IT. ALSO OIL LEAK ON ENGINE FOR MOST OF THESE V6 MARINERS AND ESCAPES IS ABOVE OIL PAN BY … Look up ODI 10574678 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10575567 · 77,000 mi I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE … Look up ODI 10575567 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10837925 · 149,000 mi MY VEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE STEERING, TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INFORMED THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON IT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SINCE MY VIN NUMBER FOR ME VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $125.00 TO PUT IT ON THEIR MACHINE, I ALREADY TO MY SUV TO THE SHOP AND THEY INFORMED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP Look up ODI 10837925 at NHTSA ↗	0
Power Train	9 ODI 10503955 · 99,846 mi I OWN A 2008 MERCURY MARINER AND I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH ITS SAFETY. ON 03/15/13 I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I PROCEEDED TO PUT IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD AND BACKED INTO THE DRIVE. I TURNED ALL POWER DOWN THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING. I WENT TO PICK UP MY KIDS AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO PULSATE AND I COULD HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. EVERYTIME I CAME TO A STOP IT WOULD DO IT. ON SAT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SHOP. WE COULDN'T N… Look up ODI 10503955 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10562523 A COUPLE DAYS AGO I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL BEFORE GOING TO WORK TO LET IT WARM DUE TO THE WEATHER. AS I STARTED BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE I REALIZED MY STEERING WHEEL ISN'T MOVING LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEN IT WAS FINE. AS I'M DRIVING AND GETTING READY TO SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY IT DOES IT AGAIN SO I PULL ON THE SHOULDER AND GET OUT THE CAR TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD, A MAN PULLS OVER TO HELP ME SEEING AS I'M A WOMAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN MY MILITARY UNIFORM. HE SAYS IT COULD BE BECA… Look up ODI 10562523 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10652453 · 93,000 mi 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 I… Look up ODI 10652453 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 11052435 · 50 mi POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM LOCK ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING . ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT ON SNOW DUE TO BAD. TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO START CAR IGNITION SWITCH. Look up ODI 11052435 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10852965 · 77,000 mi SPEED SHIFT FORCED ON 2ND AND 4TH, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 77000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS BAD, CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND NO ACTION TAKEN, THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON A RECALL CAMPAIGN AND OWNER NEEDED TO DO REPAIR AND IF THE CAMPAIGN STARTED ON THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL REIMBURSE THE REPAIR AMOUNT, I NEED THE VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND NOW I'M STOCK WITH THE REPAIRS COST OF 1500 PLUS LABOR. I NEED TO ADD THIS VEHICLE TO THE RECALL AS SHOWN HERE: REPORT RECEIPT DATE: SEP 29, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… Look up ODI 10852965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11209625 · 165,000 mi TAKATA RECALL WELL DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION.WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE AS THE RPM WENT UP.I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON CITY STREET.AS I MADE THE STOP AT STOP-LIGHT AS THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I STEPPED ON THE HAS AND THE RPMS WENT UP BUT VEHICLE BARELY MOVED. Look up ODI 11209625 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11395005 2008 MERCURY MARINER THROTTLE CONTROL POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, TRANSMISSION CANNOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY, IT STOPS AT 4000 RPM, AND IT STRUGGLES TO GO AT HIGHER SPEEDS, Look up ODI 11395005 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10936786 · 235,508 mi STEERING WHEEL WILL FREEZE UP WHILE DRIVING. STEEL ON STEEL HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. SHIFTER GETS STUCK HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START IT. *TR Look up ODI 10936786 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10969279 · 133,500 mi WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY, THE WARNING LIGHT CHIMES AND DISPLAYS TO "SAFELY STOP VEHICLE". THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATES AND SLOWS TO A STOP EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. I NORMALLY JUST HIT MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL TO A STOP, WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPEN ONCE A MONTH AND SOMETIMES TWICE OR THREE TIMES IN A ROW. IF THE HYBRID ELECTRONICS SYSTEM OVERHEATS, IT MAY SHUT DOWN THE POWERTRAIN, RESULTING IN A STALL-LIKE CONDITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON T… Look up ODI 10969279 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11014488 · 60,000 mi POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE OPERATING THE CAR, POSING A DANGER. TRANSMISSION LURCHES ON UPSHIFT BETWEEN 1 - 2 GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT CHARGE BATTERY AND COMPLETELY FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION ON THE HIGHWAY, POSING A DANGER. VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. Look up ODI 11014488 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 11209625 · 165,000 mi TAKATA RECALL WELL DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION.WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE AS THE RPM WENT UP.I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON CITY STREET.AS I MADE THE STOP AT STOP-LIGHT AS THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I STEPPED ON THE HAS AND THE RPMS WENT UP BUT VEHICLE BARELY MOVED. Look up ODI 11209625 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11310281 · 231,000 mi THE CAR IS REVING HIGH AND ACCELERATING POORLY. THEN THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT TELLING ME TO STOP SAFETY NOW COMES ON CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DRIVES BUT WITH SAME ISSUES. LOOK ON THE CARCOMPLAINT.COM WEBSITE FOR TSB-09-19-12 AND TSB-08-24-5 WHICH DETAIL WHAT MY CAR IS DOING AND MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE THERE IS A COOLING PUMP RECALL. FORD JUST TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VIN THOUGH. THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT COMES ON IS INCREASING THIS MONTH. IT WAS EVERY FEW MONTHS AND… Look up ODI 11310281 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11395005 2008 MERCURY MARINER THROTTLE CONTROL POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, TRANSMISSION CANNOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY, IT STOPS AT 4000 RPM, AND IT STRUGGLES TO GO AT HIGHER SPEEDS, Look up ODI 11395005 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11310281 · 231,000 mi THE CAR IS REVING HIGH AND ACCELERATING POORLY. THEN THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT TELLING ME TO STOP SAFETY NOW COMES ON CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DRIVES BUT WITH SAME ISSUES. LOOK ON THE CARCOMPLAINT.COM WEBSITE FOR TSB-09-19-12 AND TSB-08-24-5 WHICH DETAIL WHAT MY CAR IS DOING AND MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE THERE IS A COOLING PUMP RECALL. FORD JUST TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VIN THOUGH. THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT COMES ON IS INCREASING THIS MONTH. IT WAS EVERY FEW MONTHS AND… Look up ODI 11310281 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10450236 · 41,214 mi IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 (AT 41,214 MILES), MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER STARTED JERKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I GASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY PERFORMED A "TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL". THREE YEARS LATER, FEBRUARY 2012, MY CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK, IT WAS NOTED "TRANSMISSION/CONVERTER SLIPS AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED". I WAS RELUCTANTLY TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR AT FORD HEADQ… Look up ODI 10450236 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10463022 · 110,846 mi MY 2008 MARINER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN COLD (WINTER) OR TOO HOT. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE IDLE WHEN STOPPED. WHEN VEHICLE TRIES TO SHIFT UP, IT WILL ONLY SHIFT IF I LET OFF THE GAS, THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO THE HIGHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO USE PASSING GEAR TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAS LED TO SOME CLOSE CALLS/NEAR MISSES WHEN TRYING TO OVER-TAKE VEHICLES. FORD SAYS THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. FORD SAYS THEY CAN FIX IT WITH MY M… Look up ODI 10463022 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	2 ODI 11052435 · 50 mi POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM LOCK ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING . ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT ON SNOW DUE TO BAD. TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO START CAR IGNITION SWITCH. Look up ODI 11052435 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11302185 · 103,184 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE OR BEING DRIVEN, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS THERE WAS A HESITATION IN RESPONSE TO THE WHEELS RESPONDING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE INTERMITTENT SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, BRAKE … Look up ODI 11302185 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11052435 · 50 mi POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM LOCK ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING . ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT ON SNOW DUE TO BAD. TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO START CAR IGNITION SWITCH. Look up ODI 11052435 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. *TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 11374844 · 155,000 mi RE:NHTSA IDENTIFIER 19V904 FORD INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER:19S54 ALTHOUGH MERCURY MARINERS ARE NOT LISTED IN THIS RECALL, MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, STICKING ABS VALVE. FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE MY VEHICLE AS PART OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT CERTIFIED MECHANICS WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND BOTH MECHANICS HAVE INSTALLED NEW BRAKE BOOSTERS, BRAKE PADS AND MASTER CYLINDERS. THE RESULTS FROM THEIR WORK DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF SOFT BRAKES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I MADE AN ABRUPT STOP WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ST… Look up ODI 11374844 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. *TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗	0
Vehicle Speed Control	1 ODI 10575567 · 77,000 mi I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE … Look up ODI 10575567 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10852965 · 77,000 mi SPEED SHIFT FORCED ON 2ND AND 4TH, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 77000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS BAD, CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND NO ACTION TAKEN, THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON A RECALL CAMPAIGN AND OWNER NEEDED TO DO REPAIR AND IF THE CAMPAIGN STARTED ON THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL REIMBURSE THE REPAIR AMOUNT, I NEED THE VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND NOW I'M STOCK WITH THE REPAIRS COST OF 1500 PLUS LABOR. I NEED TO ADD THIS VEHICLE TO THE RECALL AS SHOWN HERE: REPORT RECEIPT DATE: SEP 29, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V… Look up ODI 10852965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11209625 · 165,000 mi TAKATA RECALL WELL DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION.WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE AS THE RPM WENT UP.I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON CITY STREET.AS I MADE THE STOP AT STOP-LIGHT AS THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I STEPPED ON THE HAS AND THE RPMS WENT UP BUT VEHICLE BARELY MOVED. Look up ODI 11209625 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11395005 2008 MERCURY MARINER THROTTLE CONTROL POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, TRANSMISSION CANNOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY, IT STOPS AT 4000 RPM, AND IT STRUGGLES TO GO AT HIGHER SPEEDS, Look up ODI 11395005 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. *TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	2 ODI 11209625 · 165,000 mi TAKATA RECALL WELL DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION.WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE AS THE RPM WENT UP.I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON CITY STREET.AS I MADE THE STOP AT STOP-LIGHT AS THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I STEPPED ON THE HAS AND THE RPMS WENT UP BUT VEHICLE BARELY MOVED. Look up ODI 11209625 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11395005 2008 MERCURY MARINER THROTTLE CONTROL POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, TRANSMISSION CANNOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY, IT STOPS AT 4000 RPM, AND IT STRUGGLES TO GO AT HIGHER SPEEDS, Look up ODI 11395005 at NHTSA ↗	5 ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10569002 · 75,000 mi WITHOUT WARNING THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, WILL NOT FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP, BUT ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS WARM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR JUST DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE FORD ESCAPE AND THE MERCURY MARINER. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. TR Look up ODI 10569002 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10575567 · 77,000 mi I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE … Look up ODI 10575567 at NHTSA ↗	0
Electrical System	13 ODI 10565655 · 75,000 mi OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AN INCREASINGLY SEVERE "SHAKING" OF OUR STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT IS WORKING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE PART ALONE IS $900, $1,400 WITH LABOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS QUITE A COMMON ISSUE FOR '08 ESCAPES AND MARINERS (HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML). IT IS EXTR… Look up ODI 10565655 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573469 · 103,000 mi WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT ,AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT. THE TURN WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE AND I ALMOST RAN OVER A GAS STATION SIGN. AFTER WRESTLING THE CAR TO A STOP IN A GAS STATION I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE SUGGESTED I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. WHILE ON THE PHONE I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND THE POWER ASSIST RESUMED WORKING. I RETURNED HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED IF THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO … Look up ODI 10573469 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10609330 · 50,000 mi DECEMBER, 2013, I WAS EXITING PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN STREET THAT HAD 2 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HALFWAY INTO THE STREET, LOST POWER STEERING BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD. JANUARY, 2014 CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MILES PER HOUR, LOST POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR THE GARAGE THAT DOES MY REPAIRS, OIL CHANGES, ETC.. MARCH, 2014, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, NO POWER STEERING, HAD TO WAIT ABOUT A HALF HOUR UNTIL POWER STEERING RETURNED...KEPT TURNING CAR OFF AND ON EVERY 10 MINUTES. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES BY EMAIL … Look up ODI 10609330 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10936786 · 235,508 mi STEERING WHEEL WILL FREEZE UP WHILE DRIVING. STEEL ON STEEL HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN DRIVING. SHIFTER GETS STUCK HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START IT. *TR Look up ODI 10936786 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10969279 · 133,500 mi WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY, THE WARNING LIGHT CHIMES AND DISPLAYS TO "SAFELY STOP VEHICLE". THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATES AND SLOWS TO A STOP EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. I NORMALLY JUST HIT MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL TO A STOP, WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPEN ONCE A MONTH AND SOMETIMES TWICE OR THREE TIMES IN A ROW. IF THE HYBRID ELECTRONICS SYSTEM OVERHEATS, IT MAY SHUT DOWN THE POWERTRAIN, RESULTING IN A STALL-LIKE CONDITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON T… Look up ODI 10969279 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11014488 · 60,000 mi POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE OPERATING THE CAR, POSING A DANGER. TRANSMISSION LURCHES ON UPSHIFT BETWEEN 1 - 2 GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT CHARGE BATTERY AND COMPLETELY FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION ON THE HIGHWAY, POSING A DANGER. VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. Look up ODI 11014488 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	1 ODI 11443239 Power steering goes out at regular intervals. in the same type of issue as the following Recall notice 14S05/NHTSA Or the Electric assist system as bad. Look up ODI 11443239 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Unknown Or Other	2 ODI 10914078 · 149,000 mi MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HER WAY HOME, AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING FELT WEIRD, AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES (DUE TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF) AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. Look up ODI 10914078 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11443239 Power steering goes out at regular intervals. in the same type of issue as the following Recall notice 14S05/NHTSA Or the Electric assist system as bad. Look up ODI 11443239 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 11209625 · 165,000 mi TAKATA RECALL WELL DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION.WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE AS THE RPM WENT UP.I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON CITY STREET.AS I MADE THE STOP AT STOP-LIGHT AS THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I STEPPED ON THE HAS AND THE RPMS WENT UP BUT VEHICLE BARELY MOVED. Look up ODI 11209625 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11310281 · 231,000 mi THE CAR IS REVING HIGH AND ACCELERATING POORLY. THEN THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT TELLING ME TO STOP SAFETY NOW COMES ON CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DRIVES BUT WITH SAME ISSUES. LOOK ON THE CARCOMPLAINT.COM WEBSITE FOR TSB-09-19-12 AND TSB-08-24-5 WHICH DETAIL WHAT MY CAR IS DOING AND MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE THERE IS A COOLING PUMP RECALL. FORD JUST TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VIN THOUGH. THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT COMES ON IS INCREASING THIS MONTH. IT WAS EVERY FEW MONTHS AND… Look up ODI 11310281 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11395005 2008 MERCURY MARINER THROTTLE CONTROL POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, TRANSMISSION CANNOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY, IT STOPS AT 4000 RPM, AND IT STRUGGLES TO GO AT HIGHER SPEEDS, Look up ODI 11395005 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11374844 · 155,000 mi RE:NHTSA IDENTIFIER 19V904 FORD INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER:19S54 ALTHOUGH MERCURY MARINERS ARE NOT LISTED IN THIS RECALL, MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, STICKING ABS VALVE. FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE MY VEHICLE AS PART OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT CERTIFIED MECHANICS WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND BOTH MECHANICS HAVE INSTALLED NEW BRAKE BOOSTERS, BRAKE PADS AND MASTER CYLINDERS. THE RESULTS FROM THEIR WORK DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF SOFT BRAKES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I MADE AN ABRUPT STOP WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ST… Look up ODI 11374844 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 11209625 · 165,000 mi TAKATA RECALL WELL DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION.WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE AS THE RPM WENT UP.I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT ON CITY STREET.AS I MADE THE STOP AT STOP-LIGHT AS THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I STEPPED ON THE HAS AND THE RPMS WENT UP BUT VEHICLE BARELY MOVED. Look up ODI 11209625 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11395005 2008 MERCURY MARINER THROTTLE CONTROL POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON, TRANSMISSION CANNOT GO INTO GEAR PROPERLY, IT STOPS AT 4000 RPM, AND IT STRUGGLES TO GO AT HIGHER SPEEDS, Look up ODI 11395005 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11443239 Power steering goes out at regular intervals. in the same type of issue as the following Recall notice 14S05/NHTSA Or the Electric assist system as bad. Look up ODI 11443239 at NHTSA ↗	—	3 ODI 10588259 · 61,830 mi I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 22 AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED DROPPING. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE TACHOMETER REACHED ZERO AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER AND START UP, HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LET GO OF THE KEY, THE TACHOMETER WOULD DRIFT BACK DOWN TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AFTER A FEW MORE FAILED ATTEMP… Look up ODI 10588259 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10914078 · 149,000 mi MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HER WAY HOME, AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING FELT WEIRD, AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES (DUE TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF) AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. Look up ODI 10914078 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11310281 · 231,000 mi THE CAR IS REVING HIGH AND ACCELERATING POORLY. THEN THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT TELLING ME TO STOP SAFETY NOW COMES ON CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DRIVES BUT WITH SAME ISSUES. LOOK ON THE CARCOMPLAINT.COM WEBSITE FOR TSB-09-19-12 AND TSB-08-24-5 WHICH DETAIL WHAT MY CAR IS DOING AND MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE THERE IS A COOLING PUMP RECALL. FORD JUST TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VIN THOUGH. THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT COMES ON IS INCREASING THIS MONTH. IT WAS EVERY FEW MONTHS AND… Look up ODI 11310281 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine	5 ODI 10574678 · 139,000 mi DRIVING THE TRUCK THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AT A MCDONALDS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN BACKSEAT AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS PROCEEDING THRU DRIVE THRU, ALMOST HITTING THE BUILDING HAVING NO CONTROL OVER TRUCK. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL/THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE WILL END UP AS A CASUALTY IF THIS PROBLEM WITH STEERING NOT RECALLED BY FORD. I AM A 280 GUY AND COULD BARELY STEER THE TRUCK UNTIL I SHUT IT OF AND RESTARTED IT. ALSO OIL LEAK ON ENGINE FOR MOST OF THESE V6 MARINERS AND ESCAPES IS ABOVE OIL PAN BY … Look up ODI 10574678 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10575567 · 77,000 mi I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE … Look up ODI 10575567 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10837925 · 149,000 mi MY VEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE STEERING, TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INFORMED THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON IT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SINCE MY VIN NUMBER FOR ME VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $125.00 TO PUT IT ON THEIR MACHINE, I ALREADY TO MY SUV TO THE SHOP AND THEY INFORMED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP Look up ODI 10837925 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11310281 · 231,000 mi THE CAR IS REVING HIGH AND ACCELERATING POORLY. THEN THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT TELLING ME TO STOP SAFETY NOW COMES ON CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DRIVES BUT WITH SAME ISSUES. LOOK ON THE CARCOMPLAINT.COM WEBSITE FOR TSB-09-19-12 AND TSB-08-24-5 WHICH DETAIL WHAT MY CAR IS DOING AND MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE THERE IS A COOLING PUMP RECALL. FORD JUST TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VIN THOUGH. THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT COMES ON IS INCREASING THIS MONTH. IT WAS EVERY FEW MONTHS AND… Look up ODI 11310281 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. *TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗	5 ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. TR Look up ODI 10566766 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10569002 · 75,000 mi WITHOUT WARNING THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, WILL NOT FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP, BUT ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS WARM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR JUST DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE FORD ESCAPE AND THE MERCURY MARINER. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. TR Look up ODI 10569002 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10575567 · 77,000 mi I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE … Look up ODI 10575567 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 10588259 · 61,830 mi I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 22 AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED DROPPING. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE TACHOMETER REACHED ZERO AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER AND START UP, HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LET GO OF THE KEY, THE TACHOMETER WOULD DRIFT BACK DOWN TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AFTER A FEW MORE FAILED ATTEMP… Look up ODI 10588259 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10914078 · 149,000 mi MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HER WAY HOME, AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE STEERING FELT WEIRD, AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES (DUE TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF) AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. Look up ODI 10914078 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11310281 · 231,000 mi THE CAR IS REVING HIGH AND ACCELERATING POORLY. THEN THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT TELLING ME TO STOP SAFETY NOW COMES ON CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DRIVES BUT WITH SAME ISSUES. LOOK ON THE CARCOMPLAINT.COM WEBSITE FOR TSB-09-19-12 AND TSB-08-24-5 WHICH DETAIL WHAT MY CAR IS DOING AND MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE THERE IS A COOLING PUMP RECALL. FORD JUST TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VIN THOUGH. THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT COMES ON IS INCREASING THIS MONTH. IT WAS EVERY FEW MONTHS AND… Look up ODI 11310281 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0	2 ODI 10450236 · 41,214 mi IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 (AT 41,214 MILES), MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER STARTED JERKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I GASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY PERFORMED A "TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL". THREE YEARS LATER, FEBRUARY 2012, MY CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK, IT WAS NOTED "TRANSMISSION/CONVERTER SLIPS AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED". I WAS RELUCTANTLY TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR AT FORD HEADQ… Look up ODI 10450236 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10463022 · 110,846 mi MY 2008 MARINER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN COLD (WINTER) OR TOO HOT. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE IDLE WHEN STOPPED. WHEN VEHICLE TRIES TO SHIFT UP, IT WILL ONLY SHIFT IF I LET OFF THE GAS, THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO THE HIGHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO USE PASSING GEAR TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAS LED TO SOME CLOSE CALLS/NEAR MISSES WHEN TRYING TO OVER-TAKE VEHICLES. FORD SAYS THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. FORD SAYS THEY CAN FIX IT WITH MY M… Look up ODI 10463022 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0	—

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Search patterns

6 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

216 mentions · 46.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 125,000 mi (189 usable records).

ODI 10201058 · 4,061 mi

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ODI 10243195 · 34,000 mi

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ODI 10434814 · 25,000 mi

STEERING SHAKES AT ANY SPEED INCLUDING WHEN IN PARK. POWER STEERING ALSO COMPLETELY FAILED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNING IT BACK ON RESTORED POWER STEERING ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR WHICH SHE USES TO TRANSPORT OUR 2 YEAR AND 9 MONTH OLD CHILDREN, AS SUCH A FAILURE DURING OPERATION COULD BE DEVASTATING. I HAVE HER TAKING MY VEHICLE UNTIL WE GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

58 mentions · 12.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 115,000 mi (53 usable records).

ODI 10247136 · 1,094 mi

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ODI 10247862 · 1,094 mi

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ODI 10297634 · 55,099 mi

2008 MARINER JUST SERVICED FOR OIL CHANGE, SAFETY, AND NEW AIR FILTER. NOT MORE THAN TWELVE MILES, VEHICLE LOST POWER ON FREEWAY. WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF HIGHWAY ONTO OFF RAMP. VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT FAILED TO STAY RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS GAS AND TOWED TO SOUTH POINTE LINCOLN MERCURY. *TR

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

50 mentions · 10.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 115,000 mi (43 usable records).

ODI 10252764 · 18,300 mi

HYBRID VERSION OF 2008 MERCURY MARINER SUV INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF (2) DASHBOARD WARNING LAMPS: MULTIPLE APPEARANCES OF "YELLOW WRENCH" SYMBOL @ L/EDGE INSTRUMENT PANEL - MANUAL VAGUE, FORD SVC WRITER SAYS LAMP INDICATES FAULT DETECTED IN ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION); CLEARS WITH SHUT-DOWN/RESTART. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO SCHEDULE PROMPT DIAGNOSTIC, CLAIMING ONLY ONE TECH/TOOL. HAS NOT RECURRED IN ~ 45 DAYS. TODAY (12-24-08), THE RED TRIANGLE WARNING @ RIGHT EDGE OF INST PANEL CAME ON AFTER COLD-STA…

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ODI 10493757 · 99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL STARTED SHAKING AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

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ODI 10504747 · 99,900 mi

MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER WAS TOWED INTO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE STEERING HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. WHEN I TOOK INTO THE DEALER THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD IN FACT WENT OUT AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WAS THE THRUST ANGLE SENSOR THAT WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SENSOR IS NOT SERVICABLE AND THE WHOLE COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLAC…

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

13 mentions · 2.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 98,000 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10294939 · 41,201 mi

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ASCENDING A WINDING GRADE ON OREGON 140 AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY SHOT UNAIDED TO THE FLOOR PUTTING THE CAR IN PASSING GEAR. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL IT INSTANTLY DISENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN EARLIER. I HAD DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION THROUGH THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND WAS IN STRAIGHT DRIVE GEAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY 2009. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME WAS THE MOST PRONOUNCED AN…

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ODI 10339831 · 56,000 mi

IN DECEMBER OF 2009 I REPORTED AN INCIDENCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SINCE THEN WE HAVE NOT BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL MUCH. YESTERDAY I ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60MPH ON A LONG FLAT AREA. THERE IS A MOUNTAIN PASS AND CURVES BETWEEN THAT AREA AND OUR HOME. I HIT THE BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN AROUND THE 35 MPH CURVES. ON THE DOWN GRADE I TOOK IT OUT OF OVER DRIVE AND DROPPED DOWN A GEAR. THE ROAD FLATTENS OUT AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM BUT I DID NOT REENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. AT ONE POINT AT AN INTERSECTION I HAD TO BRAKE TO TEN MILES PER …

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ODI 10340132

2008 MERCURY MARINER. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY ISSUES WITH ROTORS *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ROTORS FOR THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE WORN, PITTED AND RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS VERIFIED WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSED AT SPEEDS OF 30 OR 40 MPH. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO THEN ASSERTED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS WRONG AND THAT ALL VEHICLES HAVE RUST ON THEIR ROTORS. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO HIS MECHA…

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Hard or delayed shifting

9 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,000 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10450236 · 41,214 mi

IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 (AT 41,214 MILES), MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER STARTED JERKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I GASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY PERFORMED A "TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL". THREE YEARS LATER, FEBRUARY 2012, MY CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK, IT WAS NOTED "TRANSMISSION/CONVERTER SLIPS AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED". I WAS RELUCTANTLY TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR AT FORD HEADQ…

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ODI 10479566 · 44,539 mi

WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW, CATCHES AND LURCHES FORWARD. IT HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE COME CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES, TO HITTING CARS PARKED NEXT TO ME. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AND LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT CONNECTS. IT HAS SPRAYED FLUID ALL OVER MY ENGINE AND LEAKED ALL OVER OUR DRIVEWAY. IT'S UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO OUR FORD DEALER WHO SAID, YES, IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THAT'S JU…

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ODI 10566766 · 102,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. *TR

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Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 65 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10902033 · 150,000 mi

KEY IGNITION DOESN'T WORK. CAR WON'T START WITHOUT JIGGLING KEY.

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ODI 11103925 · 65 mi

MERCURY MARINER RECALL, I PURCHASED A 2008 MERCURY MARINER ON 9/27/14. ON 12/19/14 AT NIGHT WHILE ON HIGHWAY THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DECREASED SPEED AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR FROM THE REAR, PULLED IN EMERGENCY LINE AND HAD SUV TOWED. REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION ON 12/26/16 FOR $1475. ON 1/14/16 WHILE ON HIGHWAY DURING EXITING ON EXIT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN , HIT THE GUARD RAIL THERE WHERE NOT WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE STEERING HAD A PROBLEM, HAD THE SUV TOWED TO SHOP AND REPAIRED S…

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ODI 11144794 · 25 mi

THE STEERING GEAR LOST ELECTRIC POWER AND WON'T START.

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