2007 Mercury Mariner

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 forced to coast to the side of the road, which is extremely dangerous in traffic. This happens after the vehicle has been driven for a short period of time. The cooling fans appear to be running, but the hybrid electronics system overheats and triggers the shutdown safety mode. After waiting for the vehicle to cool down, it will restart, but the problem continues every time the car reaches normal driving temperature. This issue matches the symptoms covered under Ford’s previous safety actions and customer satisfaction programs for the 2005–2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid (hybrid electronics overheating and shutdown). The dealership states that no recall appears under my VIN, but the safety failure is identical. The vehicle becomes unsafe and inoperable with no advance warning beyond the brief “Stop Safely Now” message. This defect poses a serious risk of a crash, injury, or death due to the sudden loss of propulsion in traffic.

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 PROCEEDED TO OUR CAR AND TRUCK WHICH WERE PARKED ACROSS FROM ONE ANOTHER...MY WIFE AND SON GOT IN THE MERCURY I GOT IN MY TRUCK... MY SON TRIED TO START THE MERCURY BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER...MY WIFE TRIED STILL WOULD NOT TURN OVER ... CHECKED THE BATTERY ALL WAS GOOD SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THE STARTER? HAD IT TOWED , AND A STARTER REPLACED? STILL NOTHING ... MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR ? AND I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR !!! SO I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND SOMETHING ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING MERCURY MARINER 2005 TO 2008 MINE IS A 2007 ? CALLED THEM BUT THE SAID I HAVE TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY MY SELF ???? SO THAT IS WHAT LED ME TO YOU!!! CAN YOU HELP?

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 THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE. THEY HAD TO TOW IT BACK. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY (20,000 ON APPROX. 03/2008). IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD REFUSED TO AGREE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN ETC. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE PROBLEM... THE CAR LIMPS JUST AS EVERYONE AS COMPLAINED ABOUT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WAS ACTUALLY FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE PARTS MEAN NOTHING. PISTONS, GASKETS, SENSOR TURBI, HUB PLATE ASY, SEALS, AND MANY OTHER PARTS. *TR

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 ACCIDENT AS CARS WOULD HAVE BEEN DODGING A STALLED CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-. *TR

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. DIAGNOSTIC TEST STATES NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. TOLD THESE CARS HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS FROM THE GET GO. FORD KNOWS THIS! THE PROBLEM IS COOLANT IS LOCATED IN RADIATOR AND DOES NOT KEEP TRANS FROM OVERHEATING. I AM NOW TOLD IT WILL BE 3650.00 FOR ANOTHER TRANS. THIS IS A TOTAL MESS. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER WHO STILL OWES 16,000.00 ON THIS CAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH THE HOPES OF REPAIRING MY DAMAGED CREDIT AND MADE ALL ROUTINE SERVICE AND FLUSHES AS SCHEDULED ON TIME. NOW WHAT TO DO? I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, AND AM WITHOUT A CAR AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A CAR PAYMENT OR MY CREDIT THAT I HAVE FINALLY GOT BACK ON TRACK IS RUINED ONCE AGAIN! CAN ANYONE OFFER ME ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO? HELP! *TR

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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 ONLY ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A REDUCED RATE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE EXACT REPAIR THAT WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000 MILES. UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF UPDATED 07/31/12