2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID Problems & Recalls

VEHICLE STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT AND DRIVER IS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTTED FORD AND THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL (14S05) FOR THIS VERY ITEM AND MY VEHICLE (YEAR, MAKE & MODEL) IS LISTED BUT THEY SAY MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY.

Mileage: 160,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, COULDN'T TURN VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID CRASH. RECALL 14S05.

Mileage: 128,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERI...

Mileage: 96,000

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE FAILURE, REPLACE ENTIRE MODULE & COLUMN FOR $1698.89. SAID PREVIOUS RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND FORD BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY.

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP MY 3 MONTH OLD OFF AT DAYCARE AND THEN TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN I FEEL THE CAR START TO JERK BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE. I LOOK AT MY GAUGES ALL ARE NORMAL EXCEPT THE RPM GAUGE IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN THEN ALL OF A SUD...

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP MY 3 MONTH OLD OFF AT DAYCARE AND THEN TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN I FEEL THE CAR START TO JERK BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE. I LOOK AT MY GAUGES ALL ARE NORMAL EXCEPT THE RPM GAUGE IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN THEN ALL OF A SUD...

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP MY 3 MONTH OLD OFF AT DAYCARE AND THEN TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN I FEEL THE CAR START TO JERK BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE. I LOOK AT MY GAUGES ALL ARE NORMAL EXCEPT THE RPM GAUGE IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN THEN ALL OF A SUD...

Mileage: 128,000

STEERING TORQUE SENSOR IS FAILING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT FORD ALREADY ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM IN 2014 BUT SHOULD BE.

Mileage: 119,000

WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN ON A CITY STREET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY! I BARELY AVOIDED A COLLISION. APPARENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR FAILURES. WHY HASN'T FORD PAID FOR A REPAIR ON A SYSTEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY FLAWED AND DANGEROUS WHEN IT FAILS!

Mileage: 130,000

THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER AND BARELY MADE IT HOME. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO RAMEY FORD IN PRINCETON, WV THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY BUT I HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS CAR WAS PART OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE ARRANGEMENT WORKED OUT WITH NHTSA BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED...

Mileage: 40,000

THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER AND BARELY MADE IT HOME. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO RAMEY FORD IN PRINCETON, WV THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY BUT I HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS CAR WAS PART OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE ARRANGEMENT WORKED OUT WITH NHTSA BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED...

Mileage: 40,000

2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID WITH 93000 MILES DRIVING 50 MPH ON A SIX-LANE BLVD. HESITATES BRIEFLY, THEN ACCELERATOR CEASES TO FUNCTION COMPLETELY. DESPITE THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WE MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. WARNING LIGHT (TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT) AND W...

Mileage: 93,000

THE ABS SYSTEM TURN OFF, TOOK TO SHOP THEY COULD NOT FINE TROUBLE IT HAD RESET. TODAY SAME THING ABS TURN OFF. WILL TAKE IT IN IF IT DOES NOT RESET. BOTH TIMES THAT IT TURN OFF CAR WAS PARKED AND I WAS JUST STARTING IT TO LEAVE..*I WOULD SEE A WARNING THAT SAYS 'REGEN BRAKE FAILURE.' *THE ABS JUST ...

Mileage: 105,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER 5 TO 20 MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF T...

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND THE APPLIED THE BRAKE. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO STEER AROUND A CAR IN THE INTERSECTION TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THREW THE CAR INTO PARK TO STOP IT.

Mileage: 88,181

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF T...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THEN THE BREAKS FAILED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY AFTER GOING OFF THE ROAD. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPAIR SHOP THEY RESET THE CODES AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, NO PARTS TO REPAIR. LESS THAN ...

Mileage: 123,250

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THEN THE BREAKS FAILED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY AFTER GOING OFF THE ROAD. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPAIR SHOP THEY RESET THE CODES AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, NO PARTS TO REPAIR. LESS THAN ...

Mileage: 123,250

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THEN THE BREAKS FAILED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY AFTER GOING OFF THE ROAD. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPAIR SHOP THEY RESET THE CODES AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, NO PARTS TO REPAIR. LESS THAN ...

Mileage: 123,250

VEHICLE LOSES ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE THROTTLE BOTH WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. "WRENCH" FAULT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE ISSUE REAPPEARS. THERE IS NO FAULT CODE ON OBDII READER AFTER ...

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE LOSES ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE THROTTLE BOTH WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. "WRENCH" FAULT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE ISSUE REAPPEARS. THERE IS NO FAULT CODE ON OBDII READER AFTER ...

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE LOSES ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE THROTTLE BOTH WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. "WRENCH" FAULT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESTORES NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE ISSUE REAPPEARS. THERE IS NO FAULT CODE ON OBDII READER AFTER ...

Mileage: 75,000

MY CAR, ON 4-5 OCCASIONS NOW, HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE OF THE ASSEMBLY PLANT THAT THE CAR WAS BUILT AT. I CAN ATTEST THAT...

Mileage: 148,000

MY CAR, ON 4-5 OCCASIONS NOW, HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE OF THE ASSEMBLY PLANT THAT THE CAR WAS BUILT AT. I CAN ATTEST THAT...

Mileage: 148,000

MY CAR, ON 4-5 OCCASIONS NOW, HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE OF THE ASSEMBLY PLANT THAT THE CAR WAS BUILT AT. I CAN ATTEST THAT...

Mileage: 148,000

THE STEERING LOCKED FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 MONTHS LATER WITH THE STEERING LOCKING FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS ON A LEFT HAND TURN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. *TR

Mileage: 21,300

THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST BRAKES 3 TIMES. MY NOW 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS THE DRIVER! THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND PUMPING IT WOULD NOT HELP. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR. A NON-FORD CAR TECHNICIAN TOLD US IT WAS A POS...

Mileage: 37,850

POWER STEERING CUT OUT, QUIT WORKING, ON LEFT TURN, SPEED ABOUT 10 MPH. OUTAGE LASTED ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. BELIEVE WOULD HAVE HIT FAR SIDE CURB IF STEERING HAD NOT SPONTANEOUSLY RECOVERED. THIS WAS FIRST OCCURRENCE. DROVE CAR DIRECTLY TO DEALER FROM INCIDENT; DIAGNOSIS TBD. AFRAID TO DRIVE. AT...

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKES AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. AFTER HITTING THE VEHICLE THE RPMS CONTINUED T...

Mileage: 14,143

MERCURY MARINER HYBRID 2009 HAD IT FOR 18 MONTHS AND AUGUST 3, 2010 UPON AN APPROACH TO A STOP LIGHT ENGAGING THE BRAKES I HEARD AN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND AND LOOKED AT MY CONSOLE TO SEE THE WARNING TO CHECK BRAKES, AT THAT MOMENT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR, I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENC...

Mileage: 40,000