2006 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, AND SUDDENLY, THE "STOP SAFELY" LIGHT CAME. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED AFTER ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, BUT IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN A COUPLE MINUTES LATER. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THAT DAY, WITH TODAY BEING THE MOST RECENT. I CALLED FORD MOTORS TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY NEVER SENT A LETTER TO ME. THE REPRESENTATIVE REFERRED ME TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA, AND ADVISED ME THAT ANY REPAIRS WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD MOTORS WOULD PROGRAM THIS VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DURING TRAVEL. GOD FORBID IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SO CALLED "SAFETY FEATURE", WHICH NEEDS TO BE DISCONTINUED IN THE FUTURE.

AFTER PLACING THE CAR IN DRIVE, WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE THE CAR THE PEDAL WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DEPRESS IT. THE PEDAL BEGAN TO WORK AFTER STOMPING DOWN WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD SUDDENLY. AGAIN AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES AND STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL AGAIN WOULD NOT DEPRESS UNTIL STOMPED ON. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT IN THE COLD AND AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD (OVERNIGHT).

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN A FULLY LOADED CAR AND TRAFFIC WAS BUILDING UP YESTERDAY. I SAW BRAKE LIGHTS AHEAD AND DECIDED TO SLOW PROACTIVELY. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO SLOWING AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID SLOW BUT I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT. THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE WARNING LAMP LIT AND THE ALARM SOUNDED. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PULLED OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PUMPED THE BRAKES AND WAITED 5 MINUTES. I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WORKED BUT I WAS VERY NERVOUS ALL THE WAY HOME. I THEN GOOGLED THE ARTICLE BELOW AND AM VERY UPSET THE FORD DEALER OR FORD ITSELF NEVER ALERTED ME OF THIS KNOWN POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION....AND WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO FORMAL RECALL!?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKES LINES CONNECTED TO THE CALIBER FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING TO HIS WORK AS AN EMT. I ALLOWED HIM TO USE MY MARINER. TRAVELING APPROX 65MPH ON THE 5 FREEWAY SOUTH IN SUNLAND, HE HEARD THE ROD GO AND SAW THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATE THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. HE PULLED OFF THE 5 FREEWAY AND PARKED WEAR IT WAS SAFE AND CALLED FOR HELP. I HAD AAA PICKUP THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO THE MECHANIC IN WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA. THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE RUN OUT OF OIL OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $15,000 MINIMUM TO FIX, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE IT HAS REMAINED SINCE. IT WASN'T' FOR 10 MONTHS LATER WE WOULD GET ANY INDICATION THAT SOMETHING ELSE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I LAST SERVICED MY MARINER IN MARCH & MAY OF 2013. MY NEW CONCERN PUTTING 2+2 TOGETHER, IS THAT THOUGH THE CAR WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, COULD THIS CATASTROPHIC EVENT HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE OVERHEATED COOLANT SYSTEM THAT AS YET HADN'T BEEN RECALLED? ID LIKE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER MERCURY/FORD CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID FANS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FANS WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAULTY ABS MODULE THAT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE ABS WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR TWO MONTHS BUT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE MADE UNLESS THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL DESPITE THE CONTACT HAVING EXPERIENCED SEVERAL STALLING FAILURES AND THE VIN BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO CORRECT A BENT STRUT, PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND PRONOUNCED IT UNDRIVEABLE! THE WHOLE BACK FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT. THEY PULLED THE INSPECTION STICKER. HOW CAN THIS BE? *TR

PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES IT FREED UP AND WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THE ROAD. THEN IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. EVENTUALLY MADE IT HOME, APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES AFTER IT LOCKED UP 5 TIMES. *TR