2008 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO DEFECTIVE BALL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. VIBRATING, AS IF QUICKLY TURNING ON AND OFF BETWEEN SETTINGA. TONIGHT MY POWER SEARING WENT OUT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK.I WORK 60 HRS A WEEK. IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. I CAN'T AFFORD FOR THIS VEHICLE TO GO OUT ON ME. AND NOW IT IS. AND MERCURY WONT HELP ME. THEY WILL PLAY DUMB AND STAND BY WHILE THE WHOLE VEHICLE FALLS APART AS I WRITE THE LAST CHECK OF THE $24,000 CAR NOTE NEXT MONTH. HOW CONVENIENT. JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR KIT WAS FAULTY. THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,786.

ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SPONTANEOUSLY. BRAKING ABNORMAL AND UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING. NEUTRAL AND HAD TO DO SHOULDERS TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY. VERY DANGEROUS! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AFTER STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ UPDATED 8/21/2017*CN

CAME TO A STOP, BEGAN TO TURN LEFT, STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO ONE SIDE THEN POWER STEERING GAVE OUT MID TURN, ON A BUSY STREET, CROSSING OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED A HANDFUL OF TIMES AT THIS POINT. FORD DEALER CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT, SO I'M STUCK WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. HOW HAS THIS VEHICLE NOT BEEN RECALLED!? IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S SMALL ISSUE LIKE RADIO PROBLEMS, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! IF YOU PARK THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTART IT, THE STERLING WILL THEN WORK AGAIN (UNTIL NEXT TIME IT GIVES OUT) IT'S ALMOST LIKE RESTARTING THE CAR IS REBOOTING THE SYSTEM. EITHER WAY, VERY SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AND YOU HAVE NO WARNING THAT YOUR POWER STEERING IS GOING TO FAIL. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POP/CRACKING NOISE ON START-UP AT FIRST. THE WHEEL WOULD OSCILLATE IN PLACE AND ONLY STOP IF I PUT PRESSURE ON IT TO TURN IT OFF CENTER. THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT ON START-UP. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN UNTIL IT RETURNED. THIS WAS FINE FOR A WEEK OR SO, BUT THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS, THE CAR IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *TR

I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN "CLICK" AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T STEER AND THERE WAS NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED UP OK. HOWEVER, THE RSC WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEVER PRESSED THAT BUTTON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. THAT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND I CAN'T IMAGINE I NEED A NEW BATTERY THAT OFTEN - THAT SIMPLY NEEDING A NEW BATTERY WILL CAUSE MY CAR TO FAIL! IN DOING SOME RESEARCH I'VE COME ACROSS SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE SAME ISSUE NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE WITH TROUBLE CODES P2111 AND P2112 AND, IN FACT,THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMERS COUNCIL (NCCC) HAS OFFICIALLY PETITIONED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES IN 2005-2012 FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES SHARING THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PART. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ON SURFACE STREETS AND NOT THE FREEWAY. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY! IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER TURNS OFF. WHEN THE STEERING TURNS OFF IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY. IT DOES NOT REACT LIKE A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING, IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE STEERING THE WHEELS THROUGH CEMENT. YOU NEED TO PUT ALL OF YOUR FORCE AND ENERGY INTO TURNING THE WHEEL EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT AND WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP THE CAR WANTS TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TURN THE WHEEL IF THIS HAPPENS TO HER. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ISN'T A SAFETY HAZARD AND HASN'T BEEN RECALLED SOONER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS ALMOST $2,000 DOLLARS. *TR

DRIVING THE TRUCK THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AT A MCDONALDS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN BACKSEAT AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS PROCEEDING THRU DRIVE THRU, ALMOST HITTING THE BUILDING HAVING NO CONTROL OVER TRUCK. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL/THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE WILL END UP AS A CASUALTY IF THIS PROBLEM WITH STEERING NOT RECALLED BY FORD. I AM A 280 GUY AND COULD BARELY STEER THE TRUCK UNTIL I SHUT IT OF AND RESTARTED IT. ALSO OIL LEAK ON ENGINE FOR MOST OF THESE V6 MARINERS AND ESCAPES IS ABOVE OIL PAN BY HARMONIC BALANCER,FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THEY DID A HORRIBLE JOB PUTTING TOGETHER THE BOTTOM END OF THESE ENGINES.OVERALL FORD NEEDS TO RECONSIDER WHAT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I AM A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED SUCH PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE. *TR