2006 Mercury Mariner Brakes Problems

“The traffic light turned yellow, I applied the brakes which worked momentarily then released as the brake pedal went all the way to the floorboard. No warning lights illuminated in the instrument panel. Using the emergency brake I stopped short of blocking the intersection. Upon stopping it was determined that on level ground with the vehicle idling in drive and the brake pedal fully depressed there was not enough brake force to keep the vehicle from moving forward. …”

“L/h tone ring on axel cracked and threw an ABS warning, brake service warning and 4wd light blinking. At approx 65,000 the r/h tone ring cracked as well but was small enough that it did not trip the sensor. I noticed a clicking sound when turning into parking spaces. This was fixed under my extended warranty. From searches on the internet this seems to be a design flaw of this weak part. Dealers try to get you to replace the entire axel which is not needed as did the ford dealer in margate. …”

“While driving in the los angeles, ca the brake system message came on indicating that the ABS feature had shut down and I was left with only basic hydraulic brakes. I took it to the ford dealer and they found a technical bulletin that indicated they need to jump one wire in the system. I had that done and paid for the repair. Several days later the check brake system message came on again. Both times the code reader indicated there was nothing wrong with the vehicle at the ford dealer. The check brake message clears after you turn the vehicle off for a period of time. …”

“Recall for coolant pump on hybrid system could result in hybrid electronic overheating causing a stall like condition recall was addressed by dealership back on 7/20/2015 2nd owner has had vehicle for 9 mnths - have had 3 incidents of vehicle shutting down with dash light advising to pull over for safety and the system shutting down directly after - brakes /steering etc. …”

“Tone ring snapped off of axle and caused the car to go into 2wd and apply the ABS brakes when not actually being needed which almost ended up in rear ending a car when the failure occurred. Tone ring design needs looked it. This should not happen. Corrosion building up between the tone ring and axle seems to be what caused the force of snapping this ring. Just a poor design.”