2008 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

MANUFACTURER'S FAULTY IGNITION LOCK MODULE WEARS OUT PREMATURELY AND VEHICLE OFTEN DOESN'T START. CAUSED CONSISTENT BUT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR LAST 3 YEARS. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008-2012 MARINERS, FORD ESCAPES AND 2008-2011 FORD FOCUS, WHICH ALL USE THE SAME IGNITION LOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (BOWKER FORD IN PONCA CITY, OK) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REYNOLDS FORD OF NORMAN (825 N INTERSTATE DR, NORMAN, OK 73069) WHERE THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS UPDATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE APPROACHING A STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT JOE COOPER FORD OF EDMONTON (600 W MEMORIAL RD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114, (405) 475-9000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2014, AND WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY EVENING WHEN MY MARINER DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE 'POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAULT'. I DID NOT NOTICE AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE WITH THE STEERING BUT CAREFULLY LIMPED IT HOME. THIS MORNING I CALLED MY MECHANIC ABOUT IT. HE HAD FORMERLY WORKED FOR FORD AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE. WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER AS I BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT, WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND RUNNING

I HAVE A 14S05 HARD STEERING, POWER STEERING CONTROL PUMP NO LONGER WORKS. THIS CAUSES MY BRAKES TO SEIZE UP. THE DIAGNOSTIC ALSO INDICATES CODES C1480 R/F, C1478 L/F, C1313B R/F. INDICATING. BRAKE FAILURE. I AM DRIVING THIS CAR TO COMMUTE 45 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK DAILY. I AM VERY AFRAID BECAUSE THIS CAR IS A HAZARD. MY VIN# DOES NOT SHOW THAT THIS CAR IS AMONG THE GROUP THAT HAVE A PROBLEM BUT. I DO HAVE IT. FORD IS AWARE, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COVER UP OF THEIR ERROR? IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AN EXTREME EFFORT IS NEEDED TO MAKE ANY TURN, THE TURN RADIUS HAS INCREASED I CANNOT SAFELY TURN A CORNER IN THE CITY OR ON AN OFF RAMP. THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES IMMEDIATELY SNAP BACK TO THE FORWARD POSITION

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THE POWER STEERING FOR MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER FAILED. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. UPON INSPECTION, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR HAS FAILED. UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE A SYSTEM IS CLEARLY NOT FUNCTIONING, THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES DISPLAYED AT THIS TIME. I SEE THAT THERE IS AN EXSISTING SAFETY RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM HOWEVER IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (DANA FORD LINCOLN, 266 WEST SERVICE ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314) STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,637.

MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I TURNED IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. BOTH PLACES STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH THE 2008 MERCURY MARINER DOES HAVE A RECALL ON IT FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUE, HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT BEING WARRANTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE, WHICH POSSIBLY COULD'VE CAUSED A HARMFUL SITUATION TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD DRIVING. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HARMED WHILE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER SHOULD NOT BE COVERED. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT IS A COSTLY INCONVENIENCE THAT 100% SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL AS STATED ONLINE THAT THESE VEHICLES ALL HAVE THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER.

TAKATA RECALL MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND IF I DRIVE IT WITH THESE LIGHTS ON I SMELL MY BREAK PADS BURNING. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AND IT WOULD COST ME UPWARDS OF $5,885.00 TO REPLACE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FORD ESCAPES. (WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME VEHICLE. IF THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS MAYBE ITS WORTH LOOKING INTO ON DOTS PART. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE CONSIDERING MY BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. I CAN TURN MY SUV OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY AND THEN PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND START IT AGAIN UNTIL THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE. BUT WHEN I FIRST GET IN THE VEHICLE AND START IT THE LIGHTS DO IN FACT COME ON. PLEASE HELP ALL CONSUMERS WITH THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALREADY ON FORD/MERCURY'S HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.