general problems of the 2006 Mercury Mariner

Vehicle sub-frame broke at point where lower control arm attaches, causing right front wheel to suddenly turn right. Sub-frame rusted through!.

Tl-the contact is speaking on behalf of his daughter who owns a 2006 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that while his daughter turned into a parking lot going about 15 -20 mph, the vehicle collapsed without warning on the front passenger side. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road out of the way of vehicle and contact an independent towing company, who came out and towed the vehicle to a lot. The technician inspected the vehicle and noticed the subframe, cb-joint were fracture. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 14v165000 structure as a possible soultion to the failure. However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact also stated that NHTSA campaign number: 15e045000 suspension was replaced about a 1 year ago as the wheel collapsed on front driver side. The vehicle was also repaired by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000. Ck.

2 issues that the local Ford dealer said they could not assist. (jordan Ford)upper shock busing from p/s rear shock came out causing shock rod to make excessive noise and contact body, as well as rust from p/s inner wheel wheel. Only that location. Appears to be a rustproofing issue. Rest of truck in great condition. Soon to be a safety issue if I do not have repaired.

The front sub-frame has completely rusted out. We live in a salt zone (michigan). There is also visible corrosion throughout the exterior. We were driving and the front passenger wheel started bowing out and we started vibrating. We got to safety before anything happened.

Brought the car in to correct a bent strut, put it on the lift and pronounced it undriveable! the whole back frame had rusted out. They pulled the inspection sticker. How can this be?.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the tort converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000. Kmj.

: the contact stated while driving 25 mph the steering pulled hard to the left and got worse at higher speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. They aligned the front wheels and elongated the bottom bolt of the strut to the knuckle, however the problem still exists. The manufacturer was alerted. After four attempts to correct the problem, the dealer finally stated that was the way the vehicle was designed. Updated 03/20/06.