2008 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS STRUCK BY A CHEVY ASTRO CARGO VAN GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY (D.C. BELTWAY) AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A MARYLAND STATE TROOPER (WHO SAW THE CAR) AND THE MECHANIC AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BOTH SAID THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. BOTH SAID IF THE AIRBAGS HAD WORKED, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE AS SEVERELY INJURED. *JB

AROUND OCT 2009. MY SENSOR WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THEN AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2010 OR 2011 WITH AROUND 60000 MILES GOING DOWN I-75 AROUND 70 MILES AN HOUR A RED TRIANGLE CAME ON TELLING ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY NOW. I NEED A MECS PUMP SOMETHING ABOUT A PUMP TO COOL THE BATTERY AFTER AGAIN ANOTHER COSTLY BILL ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS SPRING THE RED TRIANGLE CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME INSTEAD OF TAKING THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC IT SAVED ME AROUND $100.00 ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING PUMP. I WAS DRIVING IN CONSTRUCTION AUGUST 22, 2013 AND THE RED LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TELLING ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY I DID HAVE MY AIR ON AND I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC SO I PULLED OVER. IN THE HEAT I HAVE NOT HAD MY AIR ON AGAIN AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT I DO NOT TRUST MY CAR AND I NOW NEED TO GO TO MY MECHANIC AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. . *TR

DURING BRAKING TO STOP OR TURN, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND RELEASED AT LOW SPEED THEN REENGAGED, CAUSING A LURCH. THIS PROBLEM WAS ONGOING BUT INTERMITTENT. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND AFTER SEPARATE SERVICE VISITS TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS, WITH MY INPUT FROM ONLINE FORUMS, THE TONE RINGS ON BOTH FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED, RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THESE RINGS WERE CRACKED AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I THINK THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

STALLING, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ON FREEWAY, OR MAKING A CITY TURN, OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, OR GOING UP EVEN A SLIGHT INCLINE, SUCH AS A DRIVEWAY TO A HOUSE. ONLY IN THE SUMMER. DO NOT DARE USE AIR CONDITIONING, WHICH MAKES IT OCCUR QUICKER AND MUCH MORE OFTEN. 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE, 113 DEGREES IN CAR - CANNOT AND DO NOT USE AIR CONDITIONER, BUT STILL HAPPENS ON TRIP OVER 15 MINUTES LONG. TOTALLY UNSAFE. LIKE OTHER CONTRIBUTORS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. JUST TODAY, JULY 10, 2013, 18-WHEELER BEHIND ME (CLOSE) ON 45 MPH CITY STREET, AND I STALLED. I STUCK MY LEFT HAND OUT OF MY WINDOW IN A "PLEASE STOP" GESTURE, AND DRIVER DID STOP, BUT I WAS TERRIFIED. MUST COME TO FULL STOP, PUT CAR IN PARK TO RE-START IT. BUT SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AT NEXT LIGHT OR SIGN OR CHANGE OF SPEED, WHETHER IN 5 MINUTES OR 30 SECONDS, CITY STREET OR FREEWAY. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 250 TIMES. YES, THAT IS NOT A TYPO. NO QUESTION FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. ONE OF THOUSANDS OF MARINERS AND ESCAPES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. COSTS $1400 TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *TR

TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP, ONTO A MAJOR STREET, ACCELERATING FELT CLICK IN WHEEL AND ALL OF THE POWER ASSIST WAS GONE. I COMPLETED THE TURN AND CONTINUED SLOW ACCELERATION TO AROUND 35MPH, THE WHEEL STILL OPERATED LIKE DRIVING A PRE-SIXTIES PICKUP TRUCK BUT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE ANOTHER RIGHT TURN I REALLY HAD TO PUT MY SHOULDERS INTO IT TO COMPLETE. I RETURNED HOME AND GOT ON LINE TO SEE IF I NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND THIS SITE. THIS JUST HAPPENED AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 3 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO CRASH INTO A TREE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR