2008 Mercury Mariner Engine cooling Problems

“I was attempting to exit a parking lot and vehicle stalled and would not accelerate. I coasted back into a parking space, shut off engine and made a few more attempts with the same result each time. I shut vehicle off and waited for roughly twenty minutes and tried again. Vehicle did engage and I was able to exit parking structure however, vehicle stalled in the middle of the road. Fortunately, there was light traffic and I was able to coast back into parking lot. Problem was subsequently diagnosed as bad binding throttle cable. The cable was replaced at my expense. …”

“2008 Mariner just serviced for oil change, safety, and new air filter. Not more than twelve miles, vehicle lost power on freeway. Was able to coast off highway onto off ramp. Vehicle would start, but failed to stay running. Vehicle has gas and towed to south pointe lincoln Mercury.”

“There is an open space in the front grill measuring 30-1/2' long x 4' high x 2-1/2 ' 3-1/2' deep that is 15' from the road, which has no guard or shield to protect it from something like rocks flying off of the road. There is also another gap above this where debris can hit the A/C condenser that is 28' long x 1-1/2' high. Dealer claimed a rock flew off the road an put a hole in the A/C condenser. The vehicle only had 3,000 miles and was a couple months old. Dealer would not replace or repair condenser. Claimed it was not a covered under warranty.”

“The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Mariner. While driving approximately 10 MPH on normal road conditions, the vehicle came to a complete stop and stalled when attempting to accelerate. The vehicle restarted after several attempts and the transmission made a loud noise. There were no warning indicators illuminating on the instrument panel. In addition, there was an excessive oil leakage coming from the gasket. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on four occasions, but they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. …”

“The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Mariner. While driving approximately 10 MPH on normal road conditions and proceeding to a stop, the engine stalled unexpectedly. The vehicle restarted after several attempts with a loud noise coming from the transmission. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. In addition, there was excessive oil leakage from the gasket. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on four occasions, but they were unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. …”