Automatic Transmission Problems of Mercury Mariner

I was driving when it felt like the vehicle was reving in park then the "wrench" icon appeared on my dash. I went a couple blocks & my vehicle felt like it wasn't shifting automatically as it should. I pulled over & turned it off. It started right back up with no lights on, I went half a block & stopped at a stop sign but while stopped the engine reved up. I was worried I was going to be in an accident. Then the "wrench" light came back on, since I was close to home I figured I'd just try to get home. About another block, the check engine light came on & was making strange noises. I kept my vehicle at about 5-10 mph & got it home. My car was very jerky.

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My 2008 Mariner automatic transmission will not shift properly when cold (winter) or too hot. This also affects the idle when stopped. When vehicle tries to shift up, it will only shift if I let off the gas, then the transmission slams into the higher gear. The vehicle will hesitate when trying to use passing gear to pass other vehicles. This has led to some close calls/near misses when trying to over-take vehicles. Ford says they know there is a problem with this make/model but have not issued a recall. Ford says they can fix it with my money.

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2010 Mercury Mariner. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle hesitation intermittently at various speeds. The consumer stated she began noticing the problem in 2011, after a 2010 update of the transmission software in a factory recall. In addition to the hesitation when trying to accelerate, there were also a few instances where the cruise control seemed to either surge or back down, as if it didn't know quite how to respond, usually, but not always, when on a slight incline. The consumer stated on one occasion, when the vehicle was in park, with the motor idling, she was unable to get the vehicle to go into to gear on the first attempt, when it did shift, it shifted very hard and noisily into gear on the 2nd attempt. Also, the vehicle would shift rough in lower gears, typically from as top or accelerating after slowing to almost a stop. The consumer went to another dealer, after the dealer where she originally purchased the vehicle from, failed to address the problems she experiencing. The second dealer informed her, the transmission valve body was damaged even before the recall came out in 2012. The part was replaced. However, the consumer experienced a hesitation in January 2013. The consumer stated after reading about an investigation of Ford vehicle, which included her model year, she was concerned about the throttle body, which had not been replaced.

2005 Mercury Mariner. Vehicle running just fine, except starting sluggish. Needed new battery. I changed it. Right away it began to shift rough on 3 shift (automatic). Read manual and it stated to give time for computer to reset to drive conditions. After 3 weeks I set up appointment with dealership. They charged $119. 00, and stated that they updated the computer, but it still did same thing. They informed me they called Ford, and was told to replace the transmission for $3500. The technician did not seem convinced of that, and said fluid was fine and did not smell burnt. Said to drive longer. I have written to Ford to no avail. They also stated the reason it did not do it with the old battery was due to the computer covering the rough shift. I talked to a transmission expert. He just could not see that being possible.

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I was driving down the interstate for about 50 miles and exited at an off ramp. At the end of the ramp, my 2005 Mercury Mariner stalled causing loss of control. . My Mariner would crank, but would stall once engaged into forward gear. I was able to keep the vehicle from stalling by idling at high rate in neutral only. My vehicle stalls once placed into gear and coming to a stop at periodic times. I learned that Ford motor company produced technical service bulletins on this issue, but did not notify me or other owners of the defect with Mariners from '05-'08 equipped w/ a cd4e automatic trans axle built from 8/01/04-2/15/07. I contacted Ford and discovered that Ford does not notify owners of defects through service bulletins. Ford refuses to rectify issue.

Vehicle is a 2009 Mercury Mariner premium (fwd, ivct 2. 5 l i4 dohc, 16 valve, gasoline, automatic transmission [6f midrange], pfi). On 01/10/2010 the throttle body/powertrain indicator icon and service engine soon icon displayed solid illumination after engine warmup. On 01/14/2010, the dealership read the ombd-ii malfunction codes and notified owner that the entire automatic transmission assembly (Ford part no. 7000) needed to be replaced. At Ford parts web site, it states that this part is recalled, but no further information is provided; however, this part was received by the dealership and is being installed.

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I was driving down the interstate for 45 miles and exited at an off ramp. At the end of the ramp, my car stalled almost causing a crash. My car would crank, but would continue to stall once engaged into gear. I can keep the vehicle from stalling by mashing the accelerator, revving the rpm's. Ever since then my vehicle has continued to stall once placed into gear and coming to a stop at periodic times. I find my vehicle unsafe to drive, due to it happening out of nowhere and at intersections. I had a friend of mine in the automobile industry look at my vehicle and into the situation, and he has found that Ford has had numerous issues as far back as '07 with escapes and Mariners from '05-'08 equipped w/ a cd4e automatic trans axle and built from 8/01/04-2/15/07. Ford has enacted service procedures for correcting the problem dated 3/01/2007.

- 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.