2005 Mercury Mariner Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 6%of 67 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,088miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2005 Mercury Mariner, 6% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,088 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The car is parked in my office parking lot. The car alarm goes off. I can see out the window there is no one around the car. I use the remote to turn it off. Happens intermittently, a few times a day. I even took the keys out of my pocket and just have them sitting on my desk...it still happens....update 9/15/15 updated 12/13/2017”
NHTSA complaint #10744547, filed 2015-07, 90,000 miles“As of monday oct 23rd 2017. My 2005 Mercury Mariner started stuttering, hesitating, losing power, spitting, suffering, how every you would put it. When you push on the gas. It did this off an on this day. Later this day it felt like someone pressed on the brakes and then floored the gas at the same time. When this happened the anti-theft light flashed at the same time it done this. It does it with in about 10 seconds then the light goes out and goes back to spitting an sputtering and the radio volume goes down and back up off an on as this is happening. …”
NHTSA complaint #11042251, filed 2017-11, 176 miles“Dt: 2005 Mercury Mariner. Consumer's vehicle was involved in an accident on august 5, 2005. The vehicle was driven off the road and went into a ditch. Then, the vehicle went airborne and landed in another ditch. The consumer did not remember what exactly happened, but the police department verified the accident. Upon impact, the driver's seat collapsed. The bracket on the 60/40 back seat dislodged, causing the child safety seat to become dislodged from the vehicle and consumer's daughter was thrown into the passenger door head first. …”
NHTSA complaint #10134747, filed 2005-08Related service bulletins
- 10018934Jan 1, 2006Neutral tow capability -- service kit requirements.
- 10018057Oct 7, 2005Slow fuel fill - repeat filling station pump shut-off.
Other or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Mercury Mariner
15 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsTires
5 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Mercury Mariner
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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