2008 MERCURY MARINER Complaints

TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING FLUID CAUSING GEAR SLIPPAGE DURING ACCELERATION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED IT WOULD REV UP THEN SLAM INTO GEAR OR NOT EVEN GO INTO GEAR AT ALL AND STALL. INITIAL RESEARCH INDICATED A COMMON FACTORY DEFECT FOR MERCURY MARINERS AND FORD ESCAPES. LEAKING BEGAN AT 43000 MILES, WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36000 MILES. ADVISED BY DEALER REPAIR COST WOULD BE $975.00. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD SORRY IT COSTS SO MUCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,635. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS ENTERING A SMALL DRIVEWAY TO A STORE, THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. HE THEN HIT A CURB AND DAMAGED THE OIL PAN. UPDATED 12/05/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,034. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ THE DEALER INFOEMED THE CONSUMER THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS BAD. UPDATED 08/18/11

VEHICLE'S GAS ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ONLY THE ELECTRIC MOTOR TO POWER IT. THE REDUCED THE MAXIMUM SPEED TO 25 MPH. DEALER SAID FAILURE OF THE MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLING PUMP CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTART THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR DURING THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

I HAVE A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. SOMETIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WITH MEDIUM PRESSURE THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE SO HARD IT RATTLES THE TRIM IN THE STORAGE AREA. IT IS AS THOUGH THE ABS IS OPERATING ONLY ON THAT WHEEL BUT MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED THAN WHEN THE ABS NORMALLY ACTUATES. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY AS TO WHEN OR WHERE THIS CONDITION OCCURS. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS, THEN WILL OCCUR EVERY TIME I BRAKE FOR A TIME PERIOD (NO PARTICULAR LENGTH). *TR CONSUMER STATED HE TRADED IN ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NO MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE VEHICLE LEFT ALL OF THE RECORDS HE HAD IN THE VEHICLE WHEN HE TRADED IT IN. UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, IMMEDIATELY LOSING ALL POWER. MESSAGE ON DASH READ "STOP SAFELY NOW". THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH & LOSING ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED IS VERY SCARY. MAKING MATTERS WORSE, THIS OCCURRED DURING A POURING RAINSTORM & IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT THEN SHUT DOWN REPEATEDLY EVERY 2 MILES. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART WAS TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I GIMPED IT TO THE CAR DEALER. NOW HAVE A $700 BILL TO FIX THE AIRFLOW MODE DOOR ACTUATOR AND THE MOTOR COOLING PUMP. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS A SHORT THAT WAS KEEPING THE COOLING PUMP FROM WORKING. THUS THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND SHUTTING OFF. HAVING READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID WHEN THE STOP SAFELY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DIED INSTANTLY. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55 MPH AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE RAPID DECELERATION AT THAT TIME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE IN A SAFE MANNER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, RESTARTED AND PROCEED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ANYWHERE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. *TR

2008 MERCURY MARINER WITH TIRES BALDING ON ONE SIDE. CONSUMER STATES THE TIRES ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ARE GOING BALD. *KB THE DEALER STATED THE SHOCK WAS LEAKING AND THE CAMBER WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW CONTROL ARM. IT WAS BROUGHT TO NORMAL, BUT NOT TO WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE DEALER THEN STATED THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT TO THE CAMBER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

FAILURE OF ABS BRAKES ON 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR TWICE. SUMMER OF 2009 AND THE SUMMER OF 2010. BOTH TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE INCONSISTENT BRAKING RESPONSE AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. DRIVER EXPERIENCES OVERLY SHARP BRAKING AND A "GRABBING" SENSATION AS WELL AS VERY SOFT BRAKING AND "COASTING" SENSATION ALMOST AS IF THERE ARE NO BRAKES OR VERY LITTLE BRAKING. IT IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE SAFELY IN THIS CONDITION. BOTH TIMES, REPAIR INCLUDED REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER WITH A $1500 BILL. THIS RESULTED IN $3000 IN REPAIR COSTS TO AVOID CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ONCE ON A 2008 CAR MUCH LESS TWICE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS AS MUCH TOLD ME THEY FEEL THIS MAY BE A SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS CORRECTING THROUGH RECALL. *TR