Mercury Mariner 2008

• Recall 117060 [USA]: If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "park" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "park" gear position. if the vehicle is not in the "park" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. a vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 ford escape and mercury mariner vehicles manufactured march 31, 2001, to september 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3l or 3.0l engine and have had their cd4e transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between june 11, 2015 through july 15, 2015. These service repair part transmissions have a shift lever bolt that may not be properly tightened. As a result, the shift control lever could disengage from the transmission without warning.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmissions and either tighten the manual shift lever bolt or replace the manual shift lever assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on october 23, 2015. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15s28.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 117611 [USA]: Use of an incorrectly sized wheel bearing can adversely affect the braking and steering of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
  The timken company (timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from january 22, 2015, to may 21, 2015, to be used as service parts on 2001-2012 ford escape, 2001-2011 mazda tribute, and 2005-2011 mercury mariner vehicles. The affected wheel bearings have incorrect dimensions of a 42mm bore, 76mm outer dimension, and 39mm width, instead of a 42mm bore, 78mm outer dimension and a 45mm width.
  timken has begun notifying distributors who will offer purchasers replacement wheel bearings, free of charge. The recall began on may 21, 2015. Owners may contact timken customer service at 1-866-984-6536.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 105540 [USA]: If the hybrid electronics system overheats, it may shut down the powertrain, resulting in a stall-like condition, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 ford escape hybrid electric vehicles manufactured october 13, 2003, to june 20, 2008, and 2006-2008 mercury mariner hybrid electric vehicles manufactured june 10, 2005, to june 20, 2008. The coolant pump for the hybrid system may fail resulting in the hybrid electronics overheating.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the original motor electronics coolant (mec) pump with an improved brushless pump, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on october 27, 2014. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14s19.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 104380 [USA]: If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 ford escape and mercury mariner vehicles manufactured august 18, 2006, through september 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the electric power steering (eps) assist.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (pscm) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the pscm when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on july 18, 2014. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14s05.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Pedestrian alert sounds investigation # DP22005

  Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11486072.Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.The petitioner asserts that hybrid and electric vehicles to which the standard does not apply should be found to contain a safety defect. In support of the petition, the petitioner includes findings contained in a bill introduced in the house of representatives in 2009, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2009, h.R. 734, 111th cong. (2009). A related bill, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2010, became law in january 2011 (pub. L. 111-373). The petitioner requests that nhtsa require all electric and hybrid vehicles comply with fmvss 141, regardless of production date.The defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition.The associated product list is not exhaustive and may contain vehicles that are equipped with pedestrian alert sounds.
  

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• Loss of power steering while driving investigation # DP15001

  On may 27, 2014, amended june 2, 2014, ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing a safety defect that may result in a sudden loss of power steering assist while driving in approximately 746,067 model year (my) 2008 through 2011 ford escape vehicles equipped with electric power assisted steering (nhtsa 14v-284, ford 14s05). Fords dir described the defect condition as "a poor signal to noise ratio [snr] in the torque sensor" within the electric power assisted steering (epas) system [which] "does not allow the pscm to determine the drivers steering input." when the system detects this fault condition, it transitions the epas system to the fail-safe/manual steering mode.Fords dir indicates that loss of power steering assist while driving would require higher steering effort at lower vehicle speeds, which may result in an increased risk of a crash.Fords remedy instructs dealers to check the power steering control module (pscm) for diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) to determine the proper repair procedure. If no dtcs are present, dealers are to update the pscm and instrument cluster module software. The updated pscm software changes the torque sensor fault strategy so that the snr condition does not result in a loss of power steering assist while driving.In addition, audible and visual warnings are provided for torque sensor faults.If dtcs indicating faults in the torque sensor, pscm or power steering motor (motor) are present in the initial recall inspection, the dealer performs the following repairs: 1) replaces the torque sensor for torque sensor faults (dtc B2278); or 2) replaces the steering column for faults related to the pscm (dtc B1342) or motor (dtc B2277).Continued in attachment pages
  

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• Tire valve cracking investigation # PE08060

  On october 14, 2008, odi opened pe08-060 to investigate allegations of cracked and leaking snap-in tire valves in model year (my) 2007 vehicles manufactured by ford motor company.The valves were supplied to ford by topseal auto-parts, a subsidiary of the shanghai baolong automotive corporation in china.Valves made by topseal for aftermarket sale were the subject of two recent safety recalls by tech international (08t-018) and dill air controls (08t-028), the latter of which was investigated by odi in pe08-036 and ea08-022.The defect conditions addressed by the aftermarket tire valve recalls both involved inadequate resistance to ozone cracking due to issues with the supply of anti-ozonant chemicals to topseal for a period from july to mid-november 2006.The aftermarket valves were compounded with a blend of epdm and natural rubber, using a relatively low percentage of epdm (epdm provides inherent resistance to ozone cracking).Hence, the need for anti-ozonant chemicals and the problems with cracking when those chemicals were missing or out of specification in some lots of valves.Both recall campaigns involved inspection programs to identify and replace valves with visible surface cracking.Although the topseal valves supplied to ford also appear to have been affected by the anti-ozonant supply issues in mid to late-2006, ford indicated that its valves were made at a different topseal production line and were compounded with a higher percentage of epdm rubber to meet more stringent specifications from ford.Odis analysis of complaint and warranty data provided by ford showed that problems with cracked tire valves were significantly higher for my 2007 vehicles produced from december 2006 through march 2007.Ford responded by implementing changes in its material specifications for snap-in rubber tire valves and also increasing the quality and acceptance standards for valves imported for use in its vehicles.While the complaint and warranty claim rates are elevated for subject vehicles produced from december 2006 through march 2007, the rates of leaking valves are well below one percent of production for each of the peak months for all of the affected models.A substantial majority of the subject vehicles are equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems (tpms) which warn the driver when any tire pressures drops below 25 percent of recommended inflation pressure. As outlined in a letter to odi dated april 6, 2009, ford has agreed to send letters to owners of certain my 2007 and 2008 ford, lincoln and mercury vehicles to provide information about the cracking concern. Letters will be sent to owners of vehicles built from november 2006 through may 2007.Owners can opt for a free dealer inspection.Valves exhibiting surface cracks or air leakage related to ozone attack will be replaced by ford under its normal warranty terms.Ford expects to send the letter by approximately mid-may 2009. Based on the use of tpms in the majority of subject vehicles and the relatively low rates of repairs associated with leaking valves and resultant tire damage, odi believes that the actions ford has agreed to take will provide effective and expeditious resolution for vehicles that were built during the period when valves with inadequate resistance to ozone cracking were most likely to have been used in vehicle production.Further investigation of this matter would not be an efficient allocation of agency resources.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will continue to monitor complaints and other information relating to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles and take further action in the future if warranted.
  

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2008 mercury mariner. The vehicle sporadically and intermittently brakes while driving and accelerating. This was a reported issue many years ago on these cars but ford never issued a recall even though there are a number of braking issues with this vehicle. This makes the vehicle extremely dangerous to drive if your brakes without warning lock up. I contacted the local dealer and ford corporate and they were of no help. I also filed an incident report with ford corporate #cas31601808.

I was driving the vehicle and i heard something click, vehicle started slowing down, got to side of the road, put in park, then tried to go drive, nothing ,moved it to dr2,it moved, went back to park,tried going into reverse nothing, it will move in drive but not reverse.

I was driving the vehicle and i heard something click, vehicle started slowing down, got to side of the road, put in park, then tried to go drive, nothing ,moved it to dr2,it moved, went back to park,tried going into reverse nothing, it will move in drive but not reverse.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. Additionally, the vehicle failed to operate while in reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The local dealer riverside ford (2089 riverside dr, macon, ga 31204) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 260,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. Additionally, the vehicle failed to operate while in reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The local dealer riverside ford (2089 riverside dr, macon, ga 31204) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 260,000.

Driving, coming to a stoplight, the brakes suddenly failed, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Pumping i was able to get just enough brakes to stop before colliding with the car in front of us. The service abs and emergency brake service warning lights came on after the near collision. I took the car to a ford dealership and was told the hcu unit had failed. This is a $4,000 part that we had already replaced at 76,000 miles,. The new part failed again without warning only 22,000 miles later.

Driving, coming to a stoplight, the brakes suddenly failed, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Pumping i was able to get just enough brakes to stop before colliding with the car in front of us. The service abs and emergency brake service warning lights came on after the near collision. I took the car to a ford dealership and was told the hcu unit had failed. This is a $4,000 part that we had already replaced at 76,000 miles,. The new part failed again without warning only 22,000 miles later.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. The contact stated that at start-up, the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that extra effort was needed to steer the vehicle while driving various speeds. The contact initially spoke to allan vigil ford (6790 mt zion blvd, morrow, ga 30260) where she was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The contact called the manufacturer and was referred to the nhtsa for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. The contact stated that at start-up, the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that extra effort was needed to steer the vehicle while driving various speeds. The contact initially spoke to allan vigil ford (6790 mt zion blvd, morrow, ga 30260) where she was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The contact called the manufacturer and was referred to the nhtsa for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C1478 [1] C1478
• C1479 [1] C1479
• C1480 [1] C1480
• C1481 [1] C1481
• B2278 [4] B2278
• P0A81 [1] Hybrid Battery Pack Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit/Open
• P0A96 [1] Hybrid Battery Pack Cooling Fan 2 Control Circuit/Open
• P1A0C [2] P1A0C
• P0451 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Pressure Sensor Range/Performance
• U2062 [1] U2062
• C1526 [1] C1526
• B2572 [1] B2572
• B1342 [1] ECU Is Defective
• B2277 [1] B2277