2007 Mercury Mariner Engine Problems

“My son was using our car he drove it to work... All was fine...he used the car to go get lunch in the shopping center... Drove back from the shopping center to a parking spot outside his job location... He then completed his shift at dick's sporting goods where my wife and I met up with him...we all proceeded to our car and truck which were parked across from one another...my wife and son got in the Mercury I got in my truck... My son tried to start the Mercury but it would not turn over...my wife tried still would not turn over ... …”

“I was driving to work and car began to make a loud rattle noise, od light flashed (od off) and pulled over. I attempted to pull back on road and car would not shift into 2nd gear. Transmission problem. 1800.00 repair. Now 2013 exactly 3 years later and car begins same thing all over again. Diagnostic test states needs new transmission. Told these cars have had these problems from the get go. Ford knows this! The problem is coolant is located in radiator and does not keep trans from overheating. I am now told it will be 3650.00 for another trans. This is a total mess. …”

“The car just lost power while driving. Surged a bit then was operating at reduced power like it was limping eventually it just stalled and the gas would just rev the engine. Ford fixed the car under warranty. If this has happened at highway speeds in traffic it would have caused a severe accident as cars would have been dodging a stalled car at highway speeds-.”

“Car lost power while driving-- it operated at a limp at first-- just prior to that went forward quick, then it just stalled while driving while in gear. The gas just made the engine rev. The car the next day after getting towed operated and the same thing happened while the service station took the car for a test drive. They had to tow it back. This same problem was fixed under warranty (20,000 on approx. 03/2008). It happened again. Ford refused to agree that there is something wrong with the design etc. If this had happened on the highway at highway speeds the results could have been tragic. …”

“The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost power to all electrical components. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive home. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact did not call the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 20,000. The VIN was not available.”