2009 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2009 MERCURY MARINER NEW. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED 14V284000. THE RECALL INVOLVES THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS MARINER IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I SAY IT IS BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS SEEN IN THE VIDEO DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE WHEN IT WAS SHUT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS STARTED THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE OF THE INCIDENT SO I WILL GIVE AN APPROXIMATE DATE. I SOLD THIS CAR TO MY SON. HE IS NOW THE OWNER.

IN SEPT 2016, I TOOK MY 2009 MERCURY MARINER IN FOR PROGRAM CODE 13N03 BECAUSE I WAS ONLY EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AND THE CODE P2112 SHOWED UP; I FOUND OUT THE DEALERSHIP CHOSE TO INITIATE THE RECALL 14S05 OF UPDATING THE SOFTWARE IN MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY POWER STEERING ISSUES - NO CODES LISTED ON MY INVOICE. FAST FORWARD TO MAY 2019, MY VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT AND NOW I CANNOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE FORD CHOSE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE WHEN THE ONLY PROGRAM I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. NOW IT IS MY EXPENSE TO FIX MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING INSTEAD OF FORD BECAUSE THEY CHOSE TO DO ANOTHER RECALL EVEN THOUGH NO CODES WERE LISTED. WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY DECIDE TO FIX YOUR VEHICLE HOW THEY WANT TO - SO NOW EVEN THOUGH THE 14S05 RECALL APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE NOW I CANNOT GET IT FIXED BY FORD BECAUSE THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT AND DRIVER IS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTTED FORD AND THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL (14S05) FOR THIS VERY ITEM AND MY VEHICLE (YEAR, MAKE & MODEL) IS LISTED BUT THEY SAY MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY.

MY VEHICLE IS A 200& MERCURY MERINER IT HAS BEEN STATIONARY LUCKILY WHEN THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2015 AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAPER WORK ABOUT A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE LOOKED IT UP AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM. I WOULD GO TO CRANK THE VEHICLE UP AND MY WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL. I HAVE TURNED IT COMPLETELY OFF OPENED THE HOOD TOOK THE BATTERY CABLES OFF LET IT SET FOR 5 MINS AND CONNECTED IT ALL BACK CRICK THE CAR AND IT WOULD WORK HOWEVER THAT WOULD ONLY FIX IT FOR A MINUTE. THIS CAR IS MY ONLY DEPENDABLE VEHICLE

"TAKATA RECALLS" I HAVE A 2009 MERCURY MARINER WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON 03/31/2019 I WANT TO A FAMILY DOLLAR, IN MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, HOWEVER WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP A FEW MINUTES LATER; IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THAT IS A PROBLEM AS THE FUSE AND MODULATOR ARE BOTH GOOD, I AM SURE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH THAT SYSTEM ON THE 2009 MERCURY'S .

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAULT, POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, COULDN'T TURN VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID CRASH. RECALL 14S05.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCUY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION DUE TO AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. SAWGRASS FORD (14501 W SUNRISE BLVD, SUNRISE, FL 33323, (954) 851-9000) DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,941.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15E045000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH.