general problems of the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Four problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid based on all problems reported for the 2006 Mariner Hybrid.

1 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2016

After having a new water coolant pump (the fourth one in my Mariner Hybrid) and a new throttle body being put into my car by a Ford dealership, my car is still having the same problems. Now a "service emission sys" warning has come on, and being under 150,000 miles still I contacted Ford to see what could be done since it was "fixed" by them but still has a problem related to the electrical hybrid powertrain, and Ford says there is nothing else that can be done, even though it clearly is under the warranty that they created due to the failures of both parts.

2 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2013

My son was driving to his work as an emt. I allowed him to use my mariner. Traveliing approx 65mph on the 5 freeway south in sunland, he heard the rod go and saw the lights on the dash indicate the engine overheating. He pulled off the 5 freeway and parked wear it was safe and called for help. I had aaa pickup the vehicle and bring it to the mechanic in westlake village CA. They indicated to me that the engine had thrown a rod and would need to be replaced. They thought it might have run out of oil or something else, but bottom line was that the engine was destroyed. They quoted me a price of $15,000 minimum to fix, so I had it towed to my driveway where it has remained since. It wasn't' for 10 months later we would get any indication that something else might have caused this to happen. I last serviced my mariner in March & may of 2013. My new concern putting 2+2 together, is that though the car was due for an oil change, could this catastrophic event have been due to the overheated coolant system that as yet hadn't been recalled? id like to see if any other Mercury/Ford customers experienced this.

3 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 10/26/2012

Traveling on the highway, reached a speed of 65, " stop safely now " warning showed up on the electronic dash. Saw thousands of complaints about the same. Serious safety issue.

4 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 03/22/2012

Car would not move at all after coming to a stop when making a left turn in the middle of an busy intersection. With the car idling at 1000 rpms, it would not move when I pressed the accelerator. I had to shut the vehicle down completely, restart it, and then it would move forward only if I pressed the accelerator immediately after restarting. If traffic did not allow immediate travel, the car would not move forward as previously described. If you could not proceed immediately this cycle would continue multiple times. This has happened on over 30 separate occasions with this vehicle. This problem caused multiple safety risks from side or rear end collisions.


Other Electrical System related problems of the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Electrical System problems
4
Wiring problems
2
Battery problems
1


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