2007 MERCURY MARINER Problems & Recalls

90sWhile driving, the vehicle will suddenly display a warning message that says “Stop Safely Now”. When this message appears, the hybrid system overheats and the vehicle immediately loses power. The gasoline engine and electric motor both shut down without warning, even at highway speeds. I am f...

REAR-ENDED A SNOW PLOW GOING 30-35 MPH WHEN I WAS GOING 60 MPH AND THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*DT*JB*JB*DT*JB*JB*DT*JB*DT

Mileage: 168,000

WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR THE VEHICLES WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND REGEN DISABLED SHOW UP AND THE VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE. I CAN SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL GO AWAY FOR A COUPLE MILES THEN BACK ON WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS

Mileage: 196,000

THE RECALL THAT FORD IS RECALLS 2007MERCURY MARINER WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF I WAS WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH ALL 4 LANES THE ENGINE GETS HOT TEMPTER GAUGE READING NORMAL IT STAYS IN THE MIDDLE TURN VEHICLE TTB BACK ON PRESS PEDAL NO POWER PUMP T...

Mileage: 205,567

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WENT INTO OTHER GEARS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, IT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE ON ITS OWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT'S SON STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE DRAG...

Mileage: 152,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS ON THE EXPRESS WAY IN MOTION AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN MEANING THAT ALL OF THE GADGES SHUT DOWN. THEN THE CAR JUST COAST UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING HURT OR HURTING OTHER DRIVERS. NOTHING SHOWED UP JUST SHUT DOWN.

Mileage: 116,245

I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE LOST 2ND GEAR AND 4TH GEAR IS ON ITS WAY OUT ON MY CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT AT LEAST SINCE 2012, ACCORDING TO AN ONLINE FORD MOTOR COMPANY PUBLICATION, MAYBE EVEN EARLIER. THE PUBLICATION STATES THAT IT AFFECTS 2007-2008 FORD ESCAPES ...

Mileage: 124,746

MY SON WAS USING OUR CAR HE DROVE IT TO WORK... ALL WAS FINE...HE USED THE CAR TO GO GET LUNCH IN THE SHOPPING CENTER... DROVE BACK FROM THE SHOPPING CENTER TO A PARKING SPOT OUTSIDE HIS JOB LOCATION... HE THEN COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AT DICK'S SPORTING GOODS WHERE MY WIFE AND I MET UP WITH HIM...WE ALL...

Mileage: 100,006

MY SON WAS USING OUR CAR HE DROVE IT TO WORK... ALL WAS FINE...HE USED THE CAR TO GO GET LUNCH IN THE SHOPPING CENTER... DROVE BACK FROM THE SHOPPING CENTER TO A PARKING SPOT OUTSIDE HIS JOB LOCATION... HE THEN COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AT DICK'S SPORTING GOODS WHERE MY WIFE AND I MET UP WITH HIM...WE ALL...

Mileage: 100,006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND MANEUVER THE KEY IN ORDER TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WA...

Mileage: 10,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY NORMAL ALL DAY. IN THE EVENING, WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVILY-TRAFFICKED AREA, UNEXPECTEDLY OUR MARINER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR - THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR WOULD JUST BARELY MOVE. IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, BUT NEVER WOULD GO INTO 4TH. ALL THE ...

Mileage: 111,225

MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MERCURY MARINER, WHEN IT STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES AND SHAKING LIKE CRAZY, HE WAS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING TO GET HOME. WHEN MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND SAW WHAT IT WAS DOING, HE THINKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON IT. WE HAD DRIVEN T...

Mileage: 87,765

THE CAR JUST LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. SURGED A BIT THEN WAS OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER LIKE IT WAS LIMPING EVENTUALLY IT JUST STALLED AND THE GAS WOULD JUST REV THE ENGINE. FORD FIXED THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. IF THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDE...

Mileage: 20,000

CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING-- IT OPERATED AT A LIMP AT FIRST-- JUST PRIOR TO THAT WENT FORWARD QUICK, THEN IT JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING WHILE IN GEAR. THE GAS JUST MADE THE ENGINE REV. THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AFTER GETTING TOWED OPERATED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE THE SERVICE STATION TOOK TH...

Mileage: 100,000

COMING OFF A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND, COULD FEEL IT FINALLY JUMP INTO 3. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO 2 AND 4TH GEARS. UPON LOOKING ONLINE, TRANSMISSIONS AND POWERTRAINS ARE KNOWN DEFECTS WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR. JUST HAD TO SPEND $200...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 49,845

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD ENGAGED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER...

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD RATTLE NOISE, OD LIGHT FLASHED (OD OFF) AND PULLED OVER. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON ROAD AND CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. 1800.00 REPAIR. NOW 2013 EXACTLY 3 YEARS LATER AND CAR BEGINS SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. DIAG...

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD RATTLE NOISE, OD LIGHT FLASHED (OD OFF) AND PULLED OVER. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON ROAD AND CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. 1800.00 REPAIR. NOW 2013 EXACTLY 3 YEARS LATER AND CAR BEGINS SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. DIAG...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRANSM...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER TO ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. ...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL LIGHT ...

Mileage: 73,000

INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE; NEEDS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. HAD DONE ALL FACTORY RECOMMENDED SERVICES WHEN DUE INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS MILEAGE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT CAR WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. HAVE HAD NU...

Mileage: 100,757

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND A LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH SAYING "STOP SAFELY NOW". I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO A AN AUTHORIZED FORD REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR 9 MON...

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. I KEPT UP MY NORMAL MAINTANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THINGS WHEN NEEDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO WALLACE DEALERSHIP OF WHICH THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. T...

Mileage: 84,735

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. I KEPT UP MY NORMAL MAINTANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THINGS WHEN NEEDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO WALLACE DEALERSHIP OF WHICH THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. T...

Mileage: 84,735

THE "VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR" FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE ABS TO DISABLE. ITEM WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A FORD MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THIS WAS PREMATURE FAILURE NOT CAUSED BY ABUSE. *TR

Mileage: 63,329

THE "VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR" FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE ABS TO DISABLE. ITEM WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A FORD MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THIS WAS PREMATURE FAILURE NOT CAUSED BY ABUSE. *TR

Mileage: 63,329

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY OIL COOLER, VALVE, GASKETS, DRIVE PLATE STEEL, PISTONS, SEALS, AND SCREENS NEEDED TO BE ...

Mileage: 42,000

PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. WE HAVE HAD THEM PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED BY FORD MECHANICS AND THEY CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE FAILED BY 60K. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

STICKY GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I RECEIVED A NOTICE DATED MAY, 2009 ON JUNE 3, 2009 FROM FORD REGARDING REPORTS OF TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKS AND AIR LEAKS ON 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A RECALL. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE TIRE ON FEBRUARY, 23 2009 ON MY WAY TO THE AIRPORT IN THE EARLY A.M. AND HAD IT REPAIRED - WAS...

2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID NO CRANK. VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGED HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS. HARNESS RUNS ALONG UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CABIN. HARNESS IS PARTIALLY ENCASED PVC. PVC WAS DAMAGED POSSIBLY DUE TO ROAD HAZARD HITTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HIGH VOLTAGE HARNE...

Mileage: 37,900

I HAVE A 2007 MERCURY MARINER I PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES NOW. 3 OF THE 4 TIMES BECAUSE SOMETHING HAS "GONE OUT" ON THE VEHICLE I.E. THE GAS PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE TENSION PULLEY. I ALSO FOUND OUT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THAT MANUFACTURER NEVER PUT TH...

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE A 2007 MERCURY MARINER I PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES NOW. 3 OF THE 4 TIMES BECAUSE SOMETHING HAS "GONE OUT" ON THE VEHICLE I.E. THE GAS PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE TENSION PULLEY. I ALSO FOUND OUT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THAT MANUFACTURER NEVER PUT TH...

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE A 2007 MERCURY MARINER I PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES NOW. 3 OF THE 4 TIMES BECAUSE SOMETHING HAS "GONE OUT" ON THE VEHICLE I.E. THE GAS PEDAL, THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE TENSION PULLEY. I ALSO FOUND OUT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THAT MANUFACTURER NEVER PUT TH...

Mileage: 17,000

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON MY 2007 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID WITH LESS THAN 2,500 MILES. WHEN THERE IS A FRONT SEAT ADULT PASSENGER THE LIGHT ON THE DASH INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTS TO STATE "PASS AIRBAG OFF". THE ONLY OTHER TIME THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IS BRIEFLY DURING START UP. IT IS THE INTERMITTENT NATUR...

Mileage: 150

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON MY 2007 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID WITH LESS THAN 2,500 MILES. WHEN THERE IS A FRONT SEAT ADULT PASSENGER THE LIGHT ON THE DASH INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTS TO STATE "PASS AIRBAG OFF". THE ONLY OTHER TIME THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IS BRIEFLY DURING START UP. IT IS THE INTERMITTENT NATUR...

Mileage: 150

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL VIBRATES FREQUENTLY WHEN BEING ACCELERATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THIS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER.*AK