2007 Mercury Mariner

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY NORMAL ALL DAY. IN THE EVENING, WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVILY-TRAFFICKED AREA, UNEXPECTEDLY OUR MARINER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR - THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR WOULD JUST BARELY MOVE. IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, BUT NEVER WOULD GO INTO 4TH. ALL THE WHILE, THE O/D LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS GOING ON AND OFF. THIS PATTERN CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE WE HAD OUR MARINER INSPECTED AT NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS; THE END RESULT WAS THAT WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $1700. AT ONLY 111,000 MILES! ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS THAT WE TALKED WITH STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR-MODEL FORD PRODUCT, MANY TIMES WAS FAR LESS MILEAGE THAN OURS HAD. *TR

MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MERCURY MARINER, WHEN IT STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES AND SHAKING LIKE CRAZY, HE WAS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING TO GET HOME. WHEN MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND SAW WHAT IT WAS DOING, HE THINKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON IT. WE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE TO CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING (SAME DAY) AND THERE WAS NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF ANY KIND OF PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, AND IT HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO...MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOMETHING SWEET SPILLED INSIDE OF THE SHIFTER, HOWEVER, I DRIVE THE VEHICLE 99.9% OF THE TIME AND I DRINK WATER...... AFTER RESEARCHING AND READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE ON THIS WEBSITE, I DO REALIZE THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SHIFTER. HOW AND WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES? WHY DIDN'T SOME OF THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON? WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED BEFORE NOW AND CAUSED US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *JS

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

COMING OFF A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND, COULD FEEL IT FINALLY JUMP INTO 3. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO 2 AND 4TH GEARS. UPON LOOKING ONLINE, TRANSMISSIONS AND POWERTRAINS ARE KNOWN DEFECTS WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR. JUST HAD TO SPEND $2000.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS FORD IGNORED PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,845. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD ENGAGED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *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 20 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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.