2009 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH LAGGING DURING ACCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING TO THE BANK AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL.A WRENCH LIGHT POPPED UP AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND QUICKLY STOPPED MOVING. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TRAVELING ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE DECELERATES. THE "THROTTLE BODY/THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH" INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENTLY GONE INTO "LIMP" SINCE THEN. LATELY IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY, OFTEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY OR ABOVE 40MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED YESTERDAY (11/26/2013) AND INDICATED A P2111 DIAGNOSTIC CODE (THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN). THIS IS APPARENTLY A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE HAVE A DEALER REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY (ROUGHLY $400 PARTS AND LABOR). *TR

THE 2009 MERCURY MARINER IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. (AT LEAST 3 TIMES SO FAR) WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, THE STEERING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. REPEATED RESTARTING OF THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES RESTART THE POWER STEERING AND THEN THE CAR IS DRIVABLE UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF. THE DEALER TELLS US THAT THE ONLY REPAIR AUTHORIZED BY FORD IS THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN - AN APPROXIMATELY $1300.00 PART PLUS THE HOURLY RATE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TYPE OF FAILURE. IF IT WOULD OCCUR WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THE CAR, SHE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WOULD MOST LIKELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE 2009 MERCURY MARINER HAS AN ISSUE THAT OCCURS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN POWER WAS CUT OFF FROM THE ACCELERATION, THE WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED (WHICH INDICATES A POWERTRAIN/THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM), AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE NEVER GAVE ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL THE WRENCH LIT UP AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. IT STARTED A WEEK AGO AND HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES SINCE (WITH MINIMAL DRIVING). ONCE THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AND I STOP THE CAR, I AM ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF, START IT BACK UP, AND DRIVE AGAIN LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM AND LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE IT MAY BE A COMMON ONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. I HAD TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TWO DAYS LATER. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING WITH MARINERS BETWEEN 2009-2011. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO LOSE ALL ACCELERATION CONTROL GOING 65 MPH!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER. THERE WAS JERKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING, COULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND GET NO POWER. ENGINE DID NOT STALL OUT, BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF CAR, THEN TURN BACK ON, AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. AFTER ANOTHER 15 MILES OR SO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CAR LOST POWER AND STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. *TR

10/12/13 - TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70MPH THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, THEN STARTED THE CAR. IT RAN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL I REACHED HOME. 10/15/13 TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 60MPH THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. I COASTED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, THEN STARTED THE CAR. IT RAN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL I REACHED HOME. 10/17/13 FORD DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NOTHING IN THE CODES. REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH 10/18/13 TRAVELING ON MARKET STREET IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO AT A SPEED OF 30MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I COASTED IN TO THE CENTER TURN LANE, PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED THE CAR. THE VEHICLE IS RIDING MORE ROUGH AND SPUTTERS NOW AND THEN. DROVE FOR 10 MINUTES IN CITY TRAFFIC WITHOUT INCIDENT 10/18/13 WHILE DRIVING 45MPH IN RURAL AREA THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND STARTED THE ENGINE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I NOTICE A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ON IN THE LOWER LEFT PORTION OF MY DASHBOARD. CAR RIDES ROUGH AND SPUTTERS A BIT. AFTER ALL THESE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND IS NOT DEPENDABLE. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY, TRAVELING AT APPROX. 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE AND WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE MERELY BEGAN COASTING. I SAFELY STEERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE CAR (WITH SOME HESITATION). I THEN TURNED AROUND TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE HOME. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED ONE MORE TIME WHILE TRAVELING HOME (APPROX. 30 MILES). I BROUGHT THE CAR TO METRIC MOTORS OF LAKE CARMEL, NY. THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL. THEY SAID THAT THEY UNSTUCK THE PART (COST TO DIAGNOSE & MAKE REPAIRS $422+) AND I AGAIN BEGAN DRIVING THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER VISITING NYC ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE TIMES OVER THE 40 MILE RETURN TRIP TO MY HOME. EACH TIME THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE AND WHILE STILE IN GEAR, MERELY BEGAN COASTING. EACH TIME, I SAFELY STEERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER, AND EVENTUALLY RE-STARTED THE CAR AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME. *TR