2006 Mercury Mariner Vehicle speed control Problems

“Many times, either after a stop or letting my foot off the gas pedal and then trying to push the gas pedal again, the pedal would not move, and I could no longer accelarate and have been forced a few times to pull off to the side of the road until I could get it to press down. Sometimes waiting for 5+ minutes for it to work. I had someone look at it, it's the throttle body. It gets build up in it and can't compress, seems to be worse in the cooler weather (vs summer). …”

“While building speed via an on-ramp on ca freeway 680, the transmission began to fail. Within roughly 200 yards, the car lost power and, thankfully, I was able to get my car to the side of the freeway. The first time I was able to get the car to work again, I was only able to drive about 50 yards. I then let the car 'rest' for about 20-30 minutes (while I contact my roadside assistance company). After that amount of time, I tried the car again and was able to drive to the next off-ramp (industrial way, benicia, ca). …”

“I was entering the interstate 430 at the maumelle, arkansas on ramp and began accelerating to merge with rush hour traffic. I noticed that I had accelerated faster than normal...70 MPH. I took my foot off the accelerator to slow down, but I didn't slow down. I thought I must have hit the cruise control button, so I hit the off button and brake and slowed slightly...60mph the cruise control was not on. I let off the brake and car began accelerating back up to 65 MPH very quickly. By this time, I was entering the interstate 40 on ramp/crystal hill exit in north little rock, arkansas. …”

“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.”

“I purchased my Mercury Mariner 2006 in 2005. While under warranty, I brought in the vehicle several times to the dealership for service due to the gas pedal sticking. I would try to accelerate and it would stick and not accelerate. After several visits they determined it was a fluid problem or it needed to be cleaned. The problem still persisted after maintenance was performed. At my last visit, the part was replaced. The pedal still sticks, but I am now out of warranty and cannot afford to play guessing games with my dealership at costs to me. …”