2009 Mercury Mariner

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR JERKED AS IF I HIT MY BRAKES AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE ANYMORE SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS VIBRATING REAL ROUGH SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND TRIED STARTING IT AND IT TOOK A COUPLE TRIES AND I GOT DOWN THE ROAD AND PULLED INTO WHERE I WAS GOING AND IT DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I REALLY HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN GET RESOLVED SOON WITH NO COST IV DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO MY CAR TO KEEP IT IN GOOD CONDITION AS IN GETTING THE OIL CHANGED IN IT EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES AND EVEN PUTTING THE BEST GASOLINE IN IT AT $3.65 CENTS A GALLON SO ITS TIME FOR FORD/MERCURY TO SUPPORT THERE SIDE OF THE SITUATION. *TR

WHEN BEING AGGRESSIVE WITH THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE STALLS AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING FORCING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. WHEN BRING THE CAR TO A STOP IT JERKS FORWARD UNTIL IT IS PUT INTO PARK, STILL THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT WORK NO MATTER HOW PUSHED. AFTER TURNING IT OFF START UP TAKES LONGER THAN USUAL AND EITHER THE LITTLE WRENCH OR THE ENGINE SYMBOL APPEARS. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC IT IS DIAGNOSED THAT IS HAS A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACE. PRIOR TO THIS THERE HAS NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, INSTANCE OR WORK DONE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT ABOUT 50MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUMPED AND I THEN WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT SO I WAS BRAKING AND BEHIND A CAR. AT THE RED LIGHT I WAS A FEW INCHES FROM HITTING THE CAR BECAUSE MY CAR KEPT JUMPING FORWARD. I THEN GOT SCARED AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS DRIVING FINE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DID THE SAME THING AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS AND MY CAR WAS JUST SHAKING AND LOSING SPEED AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THANKFULLY I DIDN'T DRIVE THE HIGHWAY HOME THAT DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BUT NO DEFECT WAS FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR AT CARMAX IN OCTOBER 2012 THAT THE CAR HAS "SHUT OFF" WITHOUT WARNING AT LOW SPEED WHEN CLOSE TO PARKING OR DRIVING SLOW--WITHOUT RHYME NOR REASON--I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT CARMAX TO NO AVAIL, THEN CHEROKEE FORD TO NO AVAIL (WHERE I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY), THEN AT CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AUTO WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL.( I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO MY COST WAS 200DOLLARS) THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEE THE THROTTLE BODY IS MOST LIKELY THE CULPRIT AND A SAFETY ALERT IS ON THE WEB FROM CONSUMER REPORT AND FORD FORUM AND NORTH CAROLINA SAFETY BOARD---I AM HAVING THE TROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE--MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND I WANT IT SAFE! APPARENTLY THIS INVOLVES THIS MODEL 2009-2012. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN DECREASING IN SPEED, IT APPEARED MY GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. THE CAR WAS STILL ON SO I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. FOR A MONTH BEFORE HAND MY CAR WOULD MAKE A LOUD BANG AND JOLT WHEN EVER I SWITCHED BETWEEN DRIVE, REVERSE, PARK ETC. WHEN PRESENTING THE PROBLEM TO FORD THEY WERE VERY RUDE BUT EXPLAINED I HAD HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE. THEY FINALLY LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR ME AND WERE GIVEN AN ERROR CODE (OF P101 I BELIEVE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE INDEPENDENT ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

UPDATE TO 01/30/13 COMPLAINT. I PURCHASED CAR ON 10/22/12 WITH 58,398 MILES FROM A DEALER. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES LATE DECEMBER 2012. I WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH CAR JERKING INTO GEAR OR BEING SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 01/29/13. RESEARCHED CARFAX INFORMATION AND FOUND OUT THAT ON 01/05/10 - TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND STATED AS REPLACED. 18,588 MILES. 08/09/10 - TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE COOLER. 28,372 MILES. ON 01/29/13 MECHANIC ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING BADLY AND THAT "PRESS REGULATOR VALVE STICKING". 01/30/13 - TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACED. 63,356 MILES. 6 WEEKS AFTER VALVE BODY REPLACED CAR STARTED JERKING AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 03/18/13...DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY SAID NO...WOULD ONLY PAY FOR TRANSMISSION REBUILD. 65,951 MILES. THIS ENTAILED DAY AND HALF OF DEALER/WARRANTY COMPANY HAGGLING OVER REPAIRS. MECHANIC BEGAN WORK ON 03/21/13 AND FOUND LOTS OF MELTED PLASTIC THAT HE HAD TO REMOVE. TRANSMISSION WORK COMPLETED ON 03/23/13 BUT REPAIR REVEALED STARTER PROBLEM. DEALER CURRENTLY WAITING ON APPROVAL FROM WARRANTY COMPANY TO REPAIR STARTER. MECHANIC ADVISED IF STARTER NOT REPAIRED WILL CAUSE FLY WHEEL PROBLEM. MECHANIC IS ANNOYED THAT TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS SO SOON AFTER 2010 "REPAIRS" AND THAT WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, ENGINE BALKED LIKE BAD GAS. AFTER TWO OR THREE TANKFULS AND THE VEHICLE DYING IN TRAFFIC, I LEFT IT WITH MY DEALER TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER A WEEK, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT DIED FOR THEM SO I BROUGHT IT HOME, ONLY TO CONTINUE WITH THE SAME DYING AND HESITATING WHEN ACCELERATED. A MONTH OR SO LATER THE DEALER KEPT IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS AND IT STILL DID OKAY FOR THEM. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE "PROBLEM" IS. WE HAVE PARKED THE CAR IN OUR GARAGE BECAUSE SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING REAR-ENDED, WHEN TURNING CORNERS, CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN AND THEY DO NOT "HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES" AND DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. MECHANICS IN TWO OTHER GARAGES HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT LOCATED THE PROBLEM. HELP!! *TR