Check Engine Light On Problems of Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Experienced two in-traffic drive-train shut-downs as dangerous as the g. M. Ignition switch malfunctions. . . Traveling in 60mph-70mph night-time valentine's night freeway traffic on the I-405 in santa ana, CA. In the #3 lane of 5 lanes, the check engine warning light suddenly flashed on - accompanied by the `screech' of the `check gauges' tone - and the drive-train lost all power -- along with the absolutely worthless text "stop safely now". With no power steering, and limited brake booster reserves, I activated the hazard flashers - and thanks to alert and courteous traffic, was able to stop in a "reverse gore-point" between the freeway lanes and an outside transition road. Things could have come out far-worse if overtaking drivers had been inattentive - or we had to cross the path of a big-rig with limited braking- or steering capabilities. As an accident reconstructionist, this is unacceptable. This is the second of our family's fomoco hybrids to experience such in-use drive-train shut-downs that provide the driver with no usable warnings of impending doom - not even "limp-away power" . . . The "after-it's-too-late" message-panel might as well display "kiss your a$$ goodbye". The idiot fomoco engineers who decided to "protect" the hybrid battery by "stalling" the vehicle on the freeway obviously never considered what a freeway-speed rear-end impact would do to their precious battery. . . Or to the "replaceable" living occupants of the vehicle.

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The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the stop engine warning light. The vehicle was unable to be restarted and was towed to a mechanic. After performing a diagnostic, they could not find a failure with the vehicle. The contact picked up the vehicle from the mechanic and on her way home the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was able to be restarted and taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting further diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified o the issue. The failure mileage was 108,850 and the current mileage was 108,890.

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