Table 1 shows nine common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid. The number one most common problem is related to the engine and engine cooling (14 problems). The second most common problem is related to the engine cooling system (seven problems).
Just after starting my car and driving down my street at ~5mph, there was a warning symbol (red triangle) and then message saying "stop safely now. " the vehicle then lost power steering, and power to the engine. I restarted the car and made it ~100ft and the same thing happened again. Read details...
While traveling on an interstate highway, car lost power, speed declined to 25 mph and went into hybrid mode. "pull over safely" light went on. We pulled over and turned off engine. After a few minutes it restarted and we were able to drive the car at normal speed. Read details...
Stop safely now chimes and displayed on dash followed by no acceleration until vehicle stalls and stops. Starts right back up but continues to happen especially in la rush hour traffic. Very dangerous! had recall work done on the mecs 3yrs ago but problem has continued. Read details...