2008 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING. THIS WAS A REPORTED ISSUE MANY YEARS AGO ON THESE CARS BUT FORD NEVER ISSUED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BRAKING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF YOUR BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING LOCK UP. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND FORD CORPORATE AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP. I ALSO FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH FORD CORPORATE #CAS31601808.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT INITIALLY SPOKE TO ALLAN VIGIL FORD (6790 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER RIVERSIDE FORD (2089 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON, GA 31204) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I HEARD SOMETHING CLICK, VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN, GOT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IN PARK, THEN TRIED TO GO DRIVE, NOTHING ,MOVED IT TO DR2,IT MOVED, WENT BACK TO PARK,TRIED GOING INTO REVERSE NOTHING, IT WILL MOVE IN DRIVE BUT NOT REVERSE.

DRIVING, COMING TO A STOPLIGHT, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING I WAS ABLE TO GET JUST ENOUGH BRAKES TO STOP BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE SERVICE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER THE NEAR COLLISION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE HCU UNIT HAD FAILED. THIS IS A $4,000 PART THAT WE HAD ALREADY REPLACED AT 76,000 MILES,. THE NEW PART FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING ONLY 22,000 MILES LATER.

OUR MERCURY MARINER STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS DOING THIS BOTH AT IDLE AND WHEN DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THE WHEEL IT WILL STOP BUT THEN YOU ARE ALSO TURNING THE VEHICLE SO THAT IS NOT AN OPTION WHEN DRIVING.

MY POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT IN 2016 AND I HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL (14V284000 FROM NHTSA 05/29/2014) AT THE FORD STORE SAN LEANDRO. THE SAME POWER STEERING ASSIST JUST WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE AGAIN 3 DAYS AGO (03/06/2021)

MY VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING, NEEDING THE PEDAL TO BE PRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT STOPPED. I CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. THE BRAKES PERIODICALLY WOULD WORK PROPERLY, BUT ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. I STOPPED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE 2008 MERCURY MILAN WAS RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT, HOWEVER, MY 2008 MARINER WASN'T ON THE LIST TO BE RECALLED. THE DEALERSHIP ADDED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. I STILL DRIVE THE CAR BUT CAUTIOUS WHENEVER I NEED TO BRAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED ADDITIONAL BRAKE TRAVEL TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TORRINGTON FORD (1350 E MAIN ST, TORRINGTON, CT 06790, (860) 489-4133) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS A ONE-TIME FREE REPAIR AND ANY SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,900.