2008 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING THEN IT JERKS REAL HARD AND TAKES OFF SO I HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AFTER COMING TO A STOP BEFORE I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE IT TAKES OFF SO I RIDE THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN VERY SCARE PLEASE HELP. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD, AT 65 MPH, STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO VIBRATE,AND IS MAKING A CHATTERING NOISE AT BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN. STOP VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES MORE WITH BRAKE ON. NEXT TIME I START VEHICLE, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTART, THEN THE POWER STEERING WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I TALKED TO SERVICE MANGER AT 2 DEALERS, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ONE DEALER WAS GOING TO E-MAIL FORD TO FIND OUT, WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM HIM. I LOOK UP, MERCURY MARINER STEERING PROBLEMS ON INTERNET, THERE ARE THOUSAND OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS APPARENTLY AN ELECTRONIC STEERING SENSOR, IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS BAD. WENT TO FORD DEALER, TALKED TO PARTS PERSON, AND SERVICE MANAGER, THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY FIND A PICTURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT CAN'T FIND A PART NUMBER, SO CAN'T TELL ME A COST OF THE PART. FRUSTRATED. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT. *TR

REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, 2013. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GET CHECKED. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. COST APPROX 1500.00. WENT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD SAME EXPERIENCE AND AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER THEY THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE AN ABS MODULE TO THE TUNE OF 4500.00. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FEB OF 2014 AND WAS TOLD THE ABS MODULE NEEDED REPLACED FOR 4,724.00 AND THEN THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR 1360.00. THE MECHANIC DID NOT ADVISE DRIVING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE. I ONLY HAVE 18,600 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY PUTTING THAT MUCH MORE MONEY INTO IT. IT SEEMS TO A PROBLEM FORD NEEDS TO DEAL WITH. IT DOES INVOLVE A SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOME ONE DIES BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO DO A RECALL. *TR

THE 2008 MERCURY MARINER STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE AT LOW MPH OR STOPPED COMPLETELY. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. CONCERN THAT IT WILL LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING THOUGH IT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET. HOPE THERE IS ENOUGH AWARENESS THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THIS AND ISSUES A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK BEFORE SEIZING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND IT LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800. RK

OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AN INCREASINGLY SEVERE "SHAKING" OF OUR STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT IS WORKING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE PART ALONE IS $900, $1,400 WITH LABOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS QUITE A COMMON ISSUE FOR '08 ESCAPES AND MARINERS (HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2008/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML). IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT HAS NOT GONE OUT MID-DRIVE FOR US YET, BUT HAVE READ OF THAT HAPPENING TO PEOPLE. FOR US, WHEN WE TURN THE VEHICLE ON, THERE WILL BE NO POWER STEERING AND WE HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN 1-3 TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK. AND THEN THERE IS A SEVERE "SHAKING" WHILE DRIVING. I AM SHOCKED THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THESE VERY POPULAR CARS. WE DRIVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND 5 MONTH OLD IN OUR CAR. WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS TYPE OF REPAIR, BUT CLEARLY CANNOT AFFORD TO DRIVE OUR CHILDREN IN THE CARS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING AND POWERING ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE FROM REST. PRESS GAS PEDAL - VEHICLE DOES NOT GO - THEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT TAKES OFF. DANGEROUS SCENARIO AT STOP LIGHTS. DEALER SAYS ISSUE IS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER TO HAVE CAR INSPECTED WAS TOLD ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING UN EVENLY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER WHEN EVER IT NEEDED INSPECTION OR OIL CHANGES UNEVEN WEAR WASN'T SEEN UNTIL WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT THE CAR HAD LEST THEN 2000 MILES ON SINCE LAST INSPECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES IN PAST PINS THAT BRAKE PADS RIDE ON HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE CAUSE. THEY ARE CORRODED. *TR