2010 Mercury Mariner: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Jun 3, 2018 · 78,000 miles · MA

I had just gotten off the highway and my wrenc symbol illuminated and the car immediately went into limp mode. I crawled to a safe spot. It was a very dangerous situation. No warning at all

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 30,000 miles · AR

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.

Filed Jun 11, 2014 · Fuel system, Transmission · 50,900 miles · TX

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.

Filed Nov 21, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 48,717 miles · MO

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.

Filed Jul 25, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 52,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Jul 19, 2013 · Transmission · 41,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed Jul 16, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 51,000 miles · GA

Car went into 'limp mode" at about 25 MPH and the orange wrench warning light came on. Had to stop, turned off the engine and then restarted. Warning light went off but it occurred again in about 5 miles. Went to ford dealer the next day and they could not find anything wrong nor duplicate the problem. Problem happened again a couple of miles after leaving the dealership. I immediately returned to the dealer and they once again couldn't find anything wrong. Two days later on I-95 the car went into "limp mode" the orange light came on and I drove to the side. The traffic was backed up so I was going about 25 MPH when this occurred. When I restarted the engine this time, the "wrench" warning light went off but the "check the engine" light came on and remained on. Next day returned to the dealer and this time they said they found the problem and it was the throttle body. In researching on line I found that this is occurring with some frequency and would certainly like to see ford take responsibility for issuing a defective part. As of now it looks like I will have to pay the bill and hope that the new part is not defective also. It is a real safety issue and hopefully this will be resolved.

Filed Jul 11, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 41,000 miles · MI

The engine suddenly went from 70 MPH to limp mode at about 900 RPM's or so. I was able to get to the shoulder and turn the engine off. I restarted the engine, and it worked normally allowing me to accelerate and leave the expressway. I was not sure what had happened so I did not think anything of it. This has happened four more times since. I thought at first that I had bad gasoline because the engine light went on for the second incident and the car was low on gas. I limped to a gas station that time and filled the tank. After restarting the car everything worked normally, and the engine light turned off. In the subsequent incidents, I did not notice the engine light going on. I just turn off the engine and restarted the car. This is very dangerous to lose power at 70 miles per hour. In one case I had just past a truck on a two lane highway. I noticed that this seems to fall under your the federal safety agency action #:pe13003.

Filed Jul 5, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 36,000 miles · OH

I was driving on the highway and all of a sudden lost throttle. The vehicle went into limp mode. I had to pull over and power cycle the vehicle. This happened 8 times in 40 miles. Each time the wrench indicator would display on the dash. I checked the error codes and there were several occurrences of p2111 and p2112. This happened to a relative driving my vehicle a couple days ago, and my wife a month ago. The issue seems to be happening more frequently.

Filed Jul 5, 2013 · Fuel system · 37,000 miles · MO

Car lost power during turn..apparent stall ..accident narrowly averted by surrounding traffic reacting to situation. Diagnosed as faulty throttle body. Also lost power on highway previous week. Vehicle goes into limp mode.part replaced by dealer ..shortage of parts necessitated wait for new part...dealer is apparently aware of this problem but pleads ignorance..that there is a problem...recall should be initiated before some one is seriously hurt.

Filed Jun 26, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 64,000 miles · MI

Car stalled multiple times and went into what the dealership calls limp mode. I was informed I have a bad throttle body and motor asy - [ds7z9e926a], it is my understanding there is a nationwide back ordered on this part. The vehicle is used primarily on the freeway at speeds in excess of 65 miles per hour. It is my understanding there has only been a few hundred complaints. I wish to add one more to the list. I am being told no eta on when ford will get the back order of parts cleared up. 6 ? 8 weeks without my primary vehicle.