2011 Mercury Mariner Electrical system Problems

“I was driving 65 MPH on the freeway when my engine stalled. I costed to the side, turned off my car, and restarted the engine. My SUV ran normal for the next 5 miles before the same problem occurred. This time I was at a light and was able to stop and restart the engine. The engine started, but was running slow and the gas pedal was non responsive. I coasted to a side street where I turned off the engine. Once I tried to restart the engine, it took about four times longer to start than normal. …”

“I was driving my vehicle at a low rate of speed on a city street on 10/16/15 and as I turned a corner, about to pull into a driveway, there was a complete loss of power steering ! The vehicle was very difficult to control and it took all my strength in both arms to complete the turn and pull into the driveway safely. The vehicle was towed to crest ford dealership in flat rock, mi and the diagnostic code they detected indicates they need to replace the entire steering column and is supposed to be covered under ford's recall 14s05. …”

“On june 6th, is as going approximately 35 miles per hour when the car went into idle mode. I pulled to the side of the road and the car restarted after cranking it several times. The problem continued but only when traveling at lower speeds. I made point of traveling the back roads when possible. On the 13th of august, I was on the freeway when it happened. I was only able to travel a few 100 feet and it continued this way till I got home going the back roads again. The car has sat there ever since. My husband has been out of town for three months and returned that night. …”

“Needs a new electric throttle due to the same issues reported in previous complaints. Exact issue referenced below. In two recent complaints to nccc, drivers reported intermittent vehicle stalls and surges as they enter traffic from a stopped position or while driving at highway speeds. As the problem was initially intermittent, the drivers continued to operate their vehicles in this condition, eventually progressing to the point of keeping one foot on the brake while stopped and the other on the gas pedal to keep the vehicle running.”

“If this is the wrong forum for this issue, please let me know. We purchased a 2008 Mercury Mariner new, so the car is less than 3 years old and while garage kept the vehicle mileage exceeds the new car warranty. We took the car back to the dealership and were changed $118.00 to diagnose a problem with the backup system/sensors and were informed that the sensors were fine but the electronic device which calculates distance was bad, to replace an additional $500.00. …”