Wheel Bolts problems of the 2005 Mercury Mariner

One problem related to wheel bolts has been reported for the 2005 Mercury Mariner. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Mercury Mariner based on all problems reported for the 2005 Mariner.

1 Wheel Bolts problem

Failure Date: 10/08/2006

- the contact stated that on 10/08/06 while d at a speed of 40 mph driver's front tire wheel studs broke off. The vehicle had an odometer reading of 16,002 miles on the vehicle at the time of the incident. The contact stated that on the day of this incident the weather was clear and so were the road conditions. The contact had the vehicle towed to dana motors in staten island, NY, and the dealership replaced 4 lug: nuts and 4 wheel studs. The contact stated that on 12/10/06 the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed to dana motors ,and at that time the vehicle had 17,642 miles on it. The contact stated that the repair order stated that dealership replaced parts and gears. The dealership informed the contact that the transmission box was opened and found that the tray had pieces of metal in the transmission tray. Ak the inside cargo light was not working, the windshield was leaking, the steering wheel would vibrate when the consumer reached a speed of 70 mph. Updated 03/07/jb.




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