Coming to a stop at a red stop light and then trying to accelerate from red to green light at an intersection my vehicle went into limp mode, it lost power. It would not accelerate pass 10mph. An engine light came on as a orange wrench light. I drove as I could and made to auto zone. They plug in the hand held car computer and it gave the code p2119. Which stands for throttle body.
2010 Mercury Mariner transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury mariner. The contact stated while stopped at an intersection, the vehicle started to jerk violently. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the axle seal was leaking fluid from the transmission. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the axle seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repair at this time. The failure mileage was 76,537.
During normal driving on the highway the engine lost power, the wrench light on the dash lit. The vehicle sputtered and suddenly decreased in speed, making for hazardous driving conditions. I moved to the side of the 4 lane highway and into the breakdown lane. I placed the vehicle in park, the engine idled roughly. I turned off and restarted the car and the symptoms were gone. A week later the same trouble returned. Please press fmc to resolve at no-cost to consumer the obvious and dangerous manufacture defect with a recall on the affected parts/system.
Was going home from work, about 20 MPH, car sputtered and stopped accelerating on ramp, engine and wrench light came on. This had happened before so I knew to turn the car off and back on to get my car to work again. But alas, I am driving at about 30 mpg for only 2 minutes and it happens again! I was again on another ramp, completely blocking traffic. Thank god I was not yet on I-95 going at a high speed, or even worse with my child in the car. If I ever get in an accident with my child and we are injured because of this, my family will sue the heck out of ford. Has to call my husband to drive the car to the dealer after I pulled off the road, I was shaking too bad to drive.
Loss of all power, went to limp mode. Happened after next 10 restarts in residential traffic then cleared. Engine threw p2112 code, sticking throttle body. Please issue recall.
My 2010 mercury mariner has started jerking when I attempt to slow down. It is jerking unbearably hard. I took it to a local garage, had both front and back brakes replaced. That did not fix the problem. While the backend of the car is jacked up, the back right wheel will still turn while holding the brakes??? The jerking of the car is almost as if the car is skipping a gear or trying to switch gears. The car is also making a whinning sound. I feel as if this is a safety issue that ford should be responsible for. This is my second ford SUV with my first being a 2002 ford escape and I had a lot of "mystery" problems with it that no one could fix!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury mariner. The contact stated that the power train and check engine light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the internal transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage 62,307.
Vehicle surged slightly for a few seconds then accelerator would not work. Wrench light came on. Had to pull over to side of the road, shut vehicle off, restart and it then worked the 10 remaining miles to home. I had just read about this happening a cpl days previous so I knew what it was immediately.
Throttle opens and closes inadvertently.
I was trying to accelerate at a stop light and the transmission (?) did not engage. When I came to a stop light the car jerked like it was it could not switch gears.
Twice in two days while speeding up to get on highway my mariner looses complete power and the wrench light comes on. Lucky for me it was just before I was turning on to merge. Seconds later it would have been a serious accident, due to the sudden stop. I had to shut the car off and start it back up in order to get going again. After reading #pe13003 has been file for the same exact problem with same make and model. Someone better react before someone looses a life. This is horrible.
While traveling at 65, wrench powertrain light came on. Able to get to side of road. Called ford roadside, wrecker towed to dealership. Found faulty throttle body. Replaced under extended warranty. Scary situation.
Was driving on the freeway going about 70 when I lost all power to accelerate. I noted the wrench symbol also had just came on. I was able to pull over to the shoulder and turn my car off. Before it turned off the car shook quite a bit. I let the car sit for about a minute re-started and noted the wrench was gone and I could accelerate. Later that day it happened to me again. Car is in shop and they told me it is a bad throttle body.
Loss of power on highway..so thankful I didnt get hit by other vehicles..was so scared..the wrench came up on dash...ford said either drive train or throttle. ..let me say, I have 48000 miles ..if have to pay for this, may call lawyer..have so many complaints and ford had not anything about it...are they waiting for a death??? My SUV was taken to ted russell ford parkside drive knoxville tennessee. ..have not heard the problem yet..very dissappointed with ford product...if not took care of..will never by another ford ever...
While driving upon a roadway in our neighboring community at approximately 30 MPH, my 2010 mercury mariner suddenly stopped traveling at speed, and went into 'limp mode'. I was able to slowly pull the vehicle into a parking lot. I called my wrecker service and they towed (flatbed) my vehicle back to the ford dealer where I bought it. I purchased the 2010 mercury mariner new from the same dealer. They examined it and determined that the 'throttle body' needed to be replaced. They declined to repair it under warranty, stating that the part was no longer covered. They also stated that a recall had not been issued. I paid a total of $409.27 for the repair. The tow bill was covered under my membership in aaa.
While driving approx. 45 MPH the wrench-shaped warning light came on and I lost propulsion...engine still running, radio, A/C still operating but 0 rpms. I coasted to a stop on a side road and called a tow truck. Mechanic tells me it is a failed throttle body and will be pretty expensive to replace.
Driving when wrench symbol came on dashboard and rpms dropped to under 1 and speed dropped. Coasted into a parking lot at which point car completely shut down. Could turn car back on. Had towed and throttle body replaced.
When driving at a slow speed of 20-25 MPH, the vehicle stopped accelerating and bucked a little. The wrench (powertrain) signal light up on the dash, so I proceeded to pull over, put the car in park, and shut it off. After a few minutes I turned it on again and all seemed fine, though the car was now slow moving and less smooth through shifting. The same thing occurred 9 days later, with the vehicle responding even more slowly afterwards.
Driving at 50 miles per hour the SUV lost all power and had to pull to the side of the road. Turned off vehicle and then restarted and ran fine. Three days later it happened again. Took it to the dealer and they told me it was the throttle body on the motor was bad. They said it wasn't covered under my drive train warranty and charged me 300.00 dollars. The SUV only has 17,000 miles on it.. I read there is 27,000 complaints about this problem. Why is there not a recall on these vehicles? Some one is going to get hurt or killed because of this problem.
I was driving on the highway at bout 70 MPH and all of a sudden, the gas pedal went limp and I couldn't accelerate anymore. I slowed down to about 45 MPH with cars flying past me. I was able to move to the shoulder and turn the car off. I had no idea what happened so I called my boyfriend and he came and checked the oil and a few other things but everything seemed to be ok. I got back in the car and it started fine and I was able to drive it home. I am afraid to drive my car on the freeway again knowing this problem could and probably will keep happening until I get the part replaced.
I was driving along on the highway (I-77 n) and all of a sudden my car started to jerk. The wrench tool light lit up on the dash board and the car immediately began to loose speed. The change in power and speed was quick and I had to quickly check the surrounding traffic and pull the car over to avoid and accident. After pulling over to the side of the road I cut the car completely off and it started back up. I took the car to the dealer where I purchased the car and I was advised to replace the filter. I purchased a filter from ford and my car ran smoothly for about 2 weeks. I would push on the accelerator but it would not accelerate. Each time the wrench tool would appear and the engine light would come on. I have lost speed in the middle of an intersection. After my car started to cut off again following the installation of the new filter I took the car back to the dealer and was instructed to purchase throttle body spray. They cleaned out the throttle body and the car drove fine for a few days until I began experiencing the same problem. Some times I would have to cut my car off a few times and restart it on one round trip. I keep regular maintenance on this car, changing the oil and rotating the tires, etc. I purchased the car in december 2012 because the car I had over $2,500 of needed maintenance. I needed a reliable car to get around as the primary transportation for my family. I took the car back to the dealer a few times and they explained the code and explanation of the problem: trouble code p2111, throttle body actuator stuck open and closed. I really hope this investigation is expedited and that ford recalls the mercury mariner 2010 due to the faulty throttle bottle. I have had zero maintenance issues with my vehicle other than the throttle body issues.
Driving to work on 1431, the car felt as though it hit a bump, lost all ability to drive. Pulled over to side of road, turned car off for about 10 to 15 seconds and then back on. At this point it seem to operate properly. Then about three miles down the road it did the same thing again. This time there was no shoulder to pull off on, so traffic was tied up. Was traveling at about 40 MPH this time. Did the same thing, turned off and then back on and seemed to work normal. Later that evening going home from work the car did the same thing, two more times before I reached home. One time as I was going from palmer to 1431 on a curve. The next time it was on a slight incline going home. The icon on dashboard was a wrench which indicates it had something to do with the throttle control. Took to dealer and they confirmed it was a defective throttle control unit, and charged $650 to repair. Believe that this is/was a serious problem safety wise and should have been covered by ford.
9/8/2013 driving 60mph I felt a slight jolt and notice a yellow wrench light came on dashboard.then the mercury mariner decelerated and stalled to where I was able to move to shoulder off road, and turn engine off. At this point not knowing what to do I just turned car off for about 5 minutes and then re-start. There was no wrench light, but I did notice a hesitation for the car to catch. I drove home about 20 miles and the car drove rough as if it was having a hard time shifting and notice the RPM dancing back and forth from 3-1 on road inclines. Took it to mechanic and had a diagnostic test read no stored codes.what??? This happen within a 2 day period, car would stall, yellow wrench light would appear on dash. Took it to a ford authorized dealer, and he knew exactly what is was throttle body malfunctioning. Paid. $301for parts and labor.
I was leaving a soccer game and the car went to about 40 mps and the wrench light came on and the pedal went limp. I pulled over and stopped the car and the car started shaking like it was out of time. I put it in part and shut off the car when I turned the car back on the light was off. I was able to drive 20 miles back and forth and then it did the same thing again. I have taken it to run the codes and there were none. Today 8/31/13 it did the same thing again and now finally the engine light came on. Codes were ran at autozone and p1212 throttle body sensor finally showed up. I had already checked the web the first time that it did it after talking with a mechanic that works at ford and he told me what it was and that there was no recall. I am very upset. I just purchased this car less than three months ago!!! Single mom someone help!!!
I was driving my car merging on to the expressway in a construction zone and as soon as I got on the car completely lost power. I could not push on the gas or anything. Luckily there was an opening in some cones for me to barely have enough power to get out on one lane of traffic in a construction zone in morning rushing hour traffic. I had to turn my car off and luckily it came back on. I have read online that this has been happening to so many people that the part is on national back order. This is crazy! I had my 1 year old daughter in the car and we could have been hit. This is completely unsafe!
Driving at approx 40 MPH car engine reacts abnormally and "wrench" warning light appears and car "stalls" out and, although fully operational will not drive. Turn the car off and back on and the engine eventually will turn over but again repeats the same issue of "stalling" out. After having the car towed, the diagnosis is a defective "throttle-body".
While my wife were going out to dinner we were driving on the highway at 45 MPH. I noticed a yellow wrench warning light appear on the dash. The car started losing power and began jerking. I could not accelerate and the speedometer dropped to 0. I coasted to the shoulder and stopped. I had to have aaa tow the car to my mechanic. He ran different tests and the readout he got from the computer was the throttle body assembly. He has a priority order for the part and said there is a national backorder on this part. I have an extended warranty with (nac) and they told him they will not pay for the part. I have to pay close to $820 for the part and labor. Ford has known about this problem with the 2010 mariner but will not have a recall. Do people have to die before ford motor company acts? This is a disgrace for the consumer.
Throttle body,,,, driving down the street..all of the sudden a wrench appears and the car does not go... Have to try and safely pull over...have to shut the car off and restart it,,, this has happened 6 times in the past week...going approx 30 MPH---. Also happened about a month ago on the freeway going about 70 MPH....very scared..this car is going to get me killed!
My 2010 mercury mariner went into limp mode and would not respond to throttle inputs. I researched this issue and learned that this problem appears to be related to a faulty throttle body or electronic control panel for the throttle body. This an extremely dangerous condition as it appears at random without warning. I believe this must be a defect that has been known to ford for some time and needs to be the subject of a recall.
Driving at 45 MPH and car went into limp mode. Called for a tow truck to my dealer where I bought the car only 6 months ago. They said it was the throttle body. Did lots of research to find this is a huge issue that needs to be recalled. Ford needs to take responsibility before more get injured! My dealer refuses to cover this repair nor can give me an eta because this is on national backorder. Because this happens so much. Too, once the new throttle body comes, I'm sure I'd have the same issue as the part is a defect.
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