2008 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

ABS AND REGEN BRAKES DISABLED WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON WHEN STARTING CAR FROM PARKED POSITION; HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD DEALER AND ON LINE REPORTS BY CAR OWNERS THAT BRAKES CAN FAIL AND WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. REPLACING REGEN BRAKE SYSTEM MORE THAN 6K ; THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM REQUIRING MANUFACTURER RECALL;

MY CAR KEEPS SAYING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". MY WHEEL GAVE OUT SEVERAL OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND NOW I'M TERRIFIED 😬. IT DID IT AGAIN TONIGHT WHILE I JUST TOOK A SPIN AROUND THE CORNER. I ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS! PLEASE TELL ME THAT IT'S A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE

HELLO, I HAVE A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. I RETURN FROM WORK ONE EVENING. MY WIFE WAS GOING OUT AND DECIDED TO TAKE DRIVE MY VEHICLE. AS SHE BACKED UP SHE FOUND IT VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT.

DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR CAME ON AND LOSS POWER STEERING. RECALL ON VEHICLE WAS COMPLETED IN 2014 FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEM OF LOSING POWER STEERING. NOW HAVE NO POWER STEERING. TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND MECHANIC SAID THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE WAS FAULTY. THOUGHT THE RECALL IN 2014 WAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED "REGEN BRAKES DISABLED". I BRAKED WHEN I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ENDED UP SKIDDING INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ADVISED TO REPLACE THE HCU FOR $5000. THE UNIT HAS 55K MILES ON IT. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, MOSTLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN IT IS HOT AND HUMID, ALTHOUGH JUST TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN (IT WAS 35 DEGREES ALL DAY). I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME AND RAN OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE MEDIAN. SOME ONLINE RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE HCU, BUT THE SENSORS (REPLACING THE HCU REESTABLISHES A GOOD CONNECTION WITH THE SENSORS)., BUT THE FORD DEALER KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THIS FIX BECAUSE IT'S MUCH CHEAPER. SO, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS TRAIN WRECK AND HOPE I'M NOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

DEFECTIVE PART ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REPLACED AT 111,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT 176,000 MILES AND THE PART NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. POWER ASSIST MECHANISM. WE HAVE NO POWER STEERING. FORD SAID THEY WON'T REPLACE IT, IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.

IGNITION SWITCH TEETH MESSED UP CAUSING THE KEY TO NOT TURN CORRECTLY. GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. IF YOU HIT A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS SYSTEM GOES OUT, AND BRAKES GET REALLY SOFT AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON. TRANSMISSION BOGS OUT WITH 2ND GEAR.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL OVER OR GET OFF THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TURN RIGHT AND LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMELBACK FORD (1330 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (605) 635-7551) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.