2008 Mercury Mariner Fuel system Problems

“I pulled into a gas station to turn around. When I came to a complete stop and pressed the gas pedal to go, my gas pedal wouldn't budge it was like it was stuck. When I pulled on the highway it done it again but it took longer to get my gas pedal to press down. When I come to stop now I have to keep my foot on the break and the gas pedal to insure that it will go when I press the gas pedal.”

“My wife and I were driving home on the interstate. We had just merged to the passing lane to allow traffic merging from an on ramp to enter the interstate a vehicle next to us was doing the exact speed as we were which was 72 MPH set cruise control. I had vehicles approaching from the rear and since I was in the passing lane decided to speed up and get in front of the car beside us I pushed the accelerator on our 08 Mercury Mariner with a 3.0l engine to the floor and the car accelerated in front of the other car, when I lifted my foot off the accelerator the car continued to accelerate. …”

“Accelerator gas pedal difficult to depress when weather gets cold (below 50f). It requires a harder press to engage and have the car move. It is dangerous when crossing an intersection after a stop. For the failure to work right keeps us in the intersection as we try to move out of the way of oncoming traffic. Having to press harder results in loss of control as we maneuver the car when turning at an intersection. We took the car to the dealer and they added a lubricant . It helped a little , but it was again difficult the next cold front that we had (temperatures below 50f). …”

“Was traveling home for lunch, turning corner and vehicle suddenly went to idle. Pushed gas pedal and it went to the floorboard, but engine remained at idle. Was unable to accelerate at all. Was able to idle home blocking traffic as I went. Checked gas pedal and found that throttle cable had broken. The wire itself had broken. The rubber grommet and crimped end remained in-tacked. This could have been very dangerous if for instance I had been pulling onto freeway or crossing a busy intersection, or in heavy traffic. I believe this part should be inspected on all vehicles of this year and make. …”

“The vehicle will stall when it comes to a stop, mid turn, slowing down, and sometimes accelerating. Several websites show 100's of complaints from people with the same issue. It is a may safety concern because it dies at any point while driving.”