Mercury MARINER electrical problems
40 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
1,296 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
90,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,086 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
40 of 1,296 complaints match this topic (3.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10366751 · 2010-11-18 (November 18, 2010)
2005 MERCURY MARINER. VEHICLE RUNNING JUST FINE, EXCEPT STARTING SLUGGISH. NEEDED NEW BATTERY. I CHANGED IT. RIGHT AWAY IT BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGH ON 3 SHIFT (AUTOMATIC). READ MANUAL AND IT STATED TO GIVE TIME FOR COMPUTER TO RESET TO DRIVE CONDITIONS. AFTER 3 WEEKS I SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED $119.00, AND STATED THAT THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER, BUT IT STILL DID SAME THING. THEY INFORMED ME THEY CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3500. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT SEEM CONVINCED OF THAT, AND SAID FLU…
Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10366751 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10916250 · 2016-10-15 (October 15, 2016)
MY 2005 MERCURY MARINER PREMIER HAS A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR SHOWS THEY ARE AJAR. AND IT CYCLES BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE DASH BOARD, YOU HEAR A BEEP THEN THE MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD . WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND LOCKED THE ALARM GOES OFF BETWEEN FIVE AND 10 TIMES A NIGHT DRAINING THE BATTERY. THIS HAS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 27,20016 TO BE REPAIRED. I HAD THE CAR IN THEIR CAR CARE FOR TWO AND ONE HALF WEEKS ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PART FOR TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10916250 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11042251 · 2017-11-01 (November 1, 2017)
AS OF MONDAY OCT 23RD 2017. MY 2005 MERCURY MARINER STARTED STUTTERING, HESITATING, LOSING POWER, SPITTING, SUFFERING, HOW EVERY YOU WOULD PUT IT. WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS. IT DID THIS OFF AN ON THIS DAY. LATER THIS DAY IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN FLOORED THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT FLASHED AT THE SAME TIME IT DONE THIS. IT DOES IT WITH IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND GOES BACK TO SPITTING AN SPUTTERING AND THE RADIO VOLUME GOES DOWN AND BACK UP OFF AN ON AS THIS IS H…
Owner-reported narrative. 176 miles reported. Look up ODI 11042251 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10512290 · 2013-05-15 (May 15, 2013)
WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOS ANGELES, CA THE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE ABS FEATURE HAD SHUT DOWN AND I WAS LEFT WITH ONLY BASIC HYDRAULIC BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT INDICATED THEY NEED TO JUMP ONE WIRE IN THE SYSTEM. I HAD THAT DONE AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN. BOTH TIMES THE CODE READER INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALER. THE CHECK BRAKE MESSAGE CLEARS AFTER YOU TURN THE VEHI…
Owner-reported narrative. 67,972 miles reported. Look up ODI 10512290 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10851084 · 2016-03-22 (March 22, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE PULL OVER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10851084 at NHTSA ↗