2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE COMES ON AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON SITTING STILL. LOSE BRAKING POWER, CAUSING DRIVER TO PUSH BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. DEALER COULDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS SAID ITS OKAY TO DRIVE IN "MANUAL MODE", HOWEVER MANUAL MODE ONLY USES REAR BRAKES AND WILL TAKE VEHICLE A LONG DISTANCE TO STOP IN RAINY CONDITIONS.(I WENT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION IN THE RAIN AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT SO LEFT IT AT THE DEALER). DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR ALMOST SIX WEEKS, REPLACED THE ABS HUC TWICE, FINALLY CALLED FORD. FORD ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE HOSES "DUE TO RESTRICTIONS". DEALERS ARE TELLING OWNERS THEY HAVE TO REPLACE ABS HCU AND PART ALONE COST $4700.00. HOWEVER, FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT PUTTING OUT A BULLETIN OR RECALL, UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED. OWNERS ARE TRADING THE UNSAFE CAR BECAUSE THE DEALER IS MISDIAGNOSING THE REAL PROBLEM WHICH COST APPROXIMATELY $300.00

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PRESSED BRAKE PADEL TO FLOOR WHILE AVOIDING COLLISION WITH OTHER CARD. THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE CONTROL THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THAT CONTROL BRAKING. INFORMED TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF THE EXTREME UNSAFE BRAKING CONDITION WHEN ABS MODULE FAILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,129. FORD MOTOR COMPANY CHARGE $4,000 FOR THE ABS MODULE CONTROL. THEY ARE GOUGING THE AMERICAN CONSUMER WITH EXCESSIVE PRICING WHO WANTS TO DRIVE SAFELY.

AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDDLE, THE ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE IS OVER 90 DEGREES. ONCE IT HAPPENS, BRAKING REQUIRES A HARD PUSH OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING TAKES LONGER. IT IS INDEED DANGEROUS. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND REGENERATIVE BRAKES DISABLED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES BEFORE THE ACTUAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

APRIL 2016 THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE REGEN BRAKES." WHEN BREAKING THE VEHICLE TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL TO SLOW AND STOP. THE REPAIR FOR THIS WAS $4100 ($4800 WITH LABOR). I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I CHOSE TO HAVE THE REPAIR SINCE I NEED THE VEHICLE FOR WORK AND STILL OWE MONEY ON IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APEARS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA AND OTHER FORUMS ATTEST TO. I CONTACTED FORD AND ASKED THAT I BE REIMBURSED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY DECLINED MY REQUEST.