2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: brake failure

Filed Dec 21, 2018 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact called on behalf of his daughter who owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. While driving 45 MPH, the re-gen brake disabled warning indicator illuminated and the brakes failed to operate as intended. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2018 · Brakes · 152,788 miles · MO

Heading west on the interstate I took the off ramp and came to a stop. As I was stopping a tone rang out, the ABS light, and brake warning light came on. The brakes didn't feel as stiff as they should have but I did come to a stop as I wasn't traveling very fast while approaching the stop sign. I turned left and proceeded over the overpass towards a side road when a car that had come up the off ramp from the eastbound lane rolled the stop sign and stopped with the nose of their vehicle in my lane. I nearly put the brake pedal through the floor and had little to no brakes to stop me. I and made a split second decision to swerve around the car, driving in the oncoming lane as I was able verify there was no oncoming traffic. Once I pulled over on a side road I noticed the display in the dash read "regen brake disabled" I drove slowly to a small car sales lot with an auto shop and they researched for a few minutes and told me I would have to take it to a dealer to replace a hydraulic pump. They were able to fix the issue by disconnecting the battery for a bit but said more than likely the fix wouldn't last. Next stop is the ford dealer but from what I've read tonight, many other users have experienced the same issue and have been quoted over half the book value of the vehicle to fix the issue. I was glad not to slam into the passenger door of the lady who pulled out in front of me, I was glad I had a clear lane to avoid her without having a head-on collision but I can see where this issue could happen at the wrong time and place and cause harm or loss of life for those involved. Because I had little to no brakes with the pedal pushed all the way to the floor

Filed Mar 18, 2018 · Steering · 154,000 miles · MD

I have a 14s05 hard steering, power steering control pump no longer works. This causes my brakes to seize up. The diagnostic also indicates codes c1480 r/f, c1478 l/f, c1313b r/f. Indicating. Brake failure. I am driving this car to commute 45 miles each way to work daily. I am very afraid because this car is a hazard. My VIN# does not show that this car is among the group that have a problem but. I do have it. Ford is aware, why should I have to pay for the cover up of their error? It is very difficult to drive, an extreme effort is needed to make any turn, the turn radius has increased I cannot safely turn a corner in the city or on an off ramp. The steering wheel and tires immediately snap back to the forward position

Filed Mar 24, 2017 · Brakes · 96,000 miles · OH

While driving the ABS and other warning lights came on indicating brake failure. Driving on highway 60 MPH.

Filed Oct 24, 2016 · Brakes · 131,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the brakes failed. The antilock brakes and regenerative brakes disabled warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of road. The vehicle was towed home. The contact also stated that the warning indicators illuminated approximately twenty times before the actual failure. The vehicle was taken to two different dealers, but they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000.

Filed Mar 3, 2014 · Brakes · 18,600 miles · OH

Regenerative braking system light appeared on dash, 2013. Took vehicle in to get checked. Was told that it was the master cylinder. Cost approx 1500.00. Went on line and found that other people had same experience and after paying for the replacement of the master cylinder they then had to replace the an ABS module to the tune of 4500.00. Took my vehicle to another dealership feb of 2014 and was told the ABS module needed replaced for 4,724.00 and then the master cylinder for 1360.00. The mechanic did not advise driving due to the potential brake failure. I only have 18,600 miles on this vehicle which makes it difficult to justify putting that much more money into it. It seems to a problem ford needs to deal with. It does involve a safety issue and I'm not sure if they are going to wait until some one dies before they decide to do a recall.

Filed Jul 21, 2010 · Brakes · 42,000 miles · MN

Failure of ABS brakes on 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. This has happened to my car twice. Summer of 2009 and the summer of 2010. Both times I have had to replace the master brake cylinder. Symptoms include inconsistent braking response and loss of brake fluid. Driver experiences overly sharp braking and a "grabbing" sensation as well as very soft braking and "coasting" sensation almost as if there are no brakes or very little braking. It is very hard to drive safely in this condition. Both times, repair included replacing the master cylinder with a $1500 bill. This resulted in $3000 in repair costs to avoid continuing to drive the vehicle in an unsafe condition. The master brake cylinder should not have failed once on a 2008 car much less twice and the dealership has as much told me they feel this may be a system design flaw that needs correcting through recall.

Filed Jun 28, 2010 · Brakes · 45,000 miles · OR · crash

In a hard-braking situation, brakes failed - no discernible deceleration at all, pushing harder than I've ever had to before. This made for rear-ending the guy ahead of me. Forensics investigator w/ mech found odb dtcs showed only p0a8d and b1318 - one of which shows a low voltage to ABS system. Multiple reports of this with escape hybrid owners. I wonder if it is related to the ford fusion hybrid failures? This occurred at 10-15 MPH. What happens at 60? Local dealership declares "your brakes check out fine and there's no evidence of brake failure." really? How about that radiator and grill that need repair and that quarterpanel sticking out of the right side? Evidence enough? I'd like to see this issue root-caused before somebody gets seriously hurt.