Mercury MARINER engine problems
166 complaint narratives mention engine 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.
Engine operation evidence
166 of 1,296 complaints match this topic (12.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10252344 · 2008-12-20 (December 20, 2008)
2005 MERCURY MARINER. SUDDEN STALLING OF ENGINE AT SPEEDS UP TO 40MPH AND LOSS OF POWER (THEN RECOVERS) AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NOTIFIED FORD AND SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE TWICE - DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND FORD RESPONSE IS THAT "EVERY CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE MATTER....UNABLE TO FURTHER REVIEW CONCERN" WE HAVE YET ANOTHER SERVICE CALL SCHEDULED WITH ANOTHER DEALER BECAUSE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC. PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF IN JULY 2008 AND NO REGULAR CONSISTENT PATTERN TO IT BUT HAPPENING MORE OFT…
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10252344 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10272405 · 2009-05-30 (May 30, 2009)
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FOR 45 MILES AND EXITED AT AN OFF RAMP. AT THE END OF THE RAMP, MY CAR STALLED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. MY CAR WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL ONCE ENGAGED INTO GEAR. I CAN KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM STALLING BY MASHING THE ACCELERATOR, REVVING THE RPM'S. EVER SINCE THEN MY VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO STALL ONCE PLACED INTO GEAR AND COMING TO A STOP AT PERIODIC TIMES. I FIND MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DUE TO IT HAPPENING OUT OF NOWHERE AND AT INTERSECTIONS. I HAD A FRIEND OF MINE IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUS…
Owner-reported narrative. 87,304 miles reported. Look up ODI 10272405 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10361317 · 2010-10-20 (October 20, 2010)
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND EXITED AT AN OFF RAMP. AT THE END OF THE RAMP, MY 2005 MERCURY MARINER STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.. MY MARINER WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD STALL ONCE ENGAGED INTO FORWARD GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM STALLING BY IDLING AT HIGH RATE IN NEUTRAL ONLY. MY VEHICLE STALLS ONCE PLACED INTO GEAR AND COMING TO A STOP AT PERIODIC TIMES. I LEARNED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME OR OTHER OWNERS OF THE DEFECT WITH MARI…
Owner-reported narrative. 95,455 miles reported. Look up ODI 10361317 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10575271 · 2014-03-27 (March 27, 2014)
CAR ACCELERATED AS I TRIED TO STOP. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO GO, I PRESSED THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT GO BUT THE RPM'S WENT REALLY HIGH. THEN THE CAR DIED AND I HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO TURN IT BACK ON. 2ND INCIDENT- I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR AND TRIED TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED SO I HAD TO KEEP BREAKING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, NOTHING WORKED (HAD NO POWER AT ALL THEREFORE I COULD NOT TURN ON MY HAZARDS TO SIGNAL TO PEOPLE THAT …
Owner-reported narrative. 168,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10575271 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10615259 · 2014-07-22 (July 22, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD BE RESTARTED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COVER FOR THE IGNITION WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10615259 at NHTSA ↗