Months back there were times the power steering would go out, it would be for short amount of times and always came back. As of 40+ days ago the power steering has totally gone out and has not once come back. The dash says "power steering assist fault" The other issue is the wrench on the dash. It's normally after driving for quite some time. Even if there has been a break on the car while grocery shopping etc. when it comes on the car goes into limp mode. VERY DANGEROUS as we cannot tell when it'll happen. There has been multiple times the light turns green we take off, get to about 15-20MPH and she just stops. The dash reads to safetly pull over and I believe it says to shut off the car. This has been happening for 5+ months. There is also random over heating when that happens. This is based on how I remember it. Because of the safety issues I have not driven the vehicle. My husband drives it because he can handle no power steering better then me... Not that it's better for anyone to use..
Mercury Mariner won't shift problems
29 of the 1,296 owner complaints about the Mercury Mariner describe stuck in gear or won't shift, most of them for the 2010 model year.
- owner complaints
- 29
- worst model year
- 2010
- typical mileage
- 57,000
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 6Loss of power 5Check engine light 4Transmission failure 2Power steering loss 2Overheating 1Hesitation 1
Trouble codes mentioned
P2112 2P2119 1P2111 1P0734 1P0732 1
What owners say
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
I have 2008 mercury marnier 1st gear starts off fine 2nd gear won't shift till it gets to 3750 RPM then shifts 3rd fine not in 4th it's giving me codes p0732 and p0734
I was driving at a speed of 40 miles an hour, stopped at stop light, as I proceeded on the green light, the car accelerated and then jolted. Suddenly, the wrench icon appeared on the dashboard. From that point the car seemed to idle, the car would rev RPM's and would not shift automatically to the next gear. I had to start in 2nd and shift into drive. Have had the sensors replaced, tranny fluid flushed and replaced and gasket seal and pan replaced. Still not repaired.
The vehicle had been driving perfectly normal all day. In the evening, while driving in a heavily-trafficked area, unexpectedly our mariner would not shift out of 1st gear - the engine revved, but the car would just barely move. It finally shifted into 3rd gear, but never would go into 4th. All the while, the o/d light on the instrument panel was going on and off. This pattern continued for several days while we had our mariner inspected at numerous repair shops; the end result was that we had to have the transmission rebuilt at a cost of $1700. At only 111,000 miles! All of the transmission repair shops that we talked with stated that this is a common occurrence in this year-model ford product, many times was far less mileage than ours had.
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.
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.
Driving home from work the car went into "limp mode", pulled over to side of road, called for tow and had car taken to shop for diagnostics and repair. Shop determined it was faulty throttle body ( there were over 700,000 orders for replacements on website at this time)part was on backorder---came in, was replaced and I paid the bill of $720.60 for parts, labor, towing and taxes. I got letter from ford that part is now a recall item so I take the bill to kerry ford in cincinnati, oh and they take all of my info and send me a check for $167.85 and tell me too bad for not having work done at ford store, that's all I am going to get. This does not even cover the cost of the part alone. So as a stranded motorist, I was supposed to think of a ford dealership first instead of safety first and getting my car repaired.
While driving the mariner at 45 MPH on a busy street, the engine went into limp mode, lost all acceleration and slowed to 5 MPH. I was nearly rear-ended by the truck behind me and was forced to pull up onto a sidewalk, damaging my tire. Pulled the codes on the car and got a p111 code. Did some searching on the internet and found that this is a common issue and an extreme safety hazard. I was very happy that I was the driver, and not my 16 year old daughter!!! This is the second safety issue we have had with this car in the last month -- earlier the power steering went out, again without any warning in traffic.
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.
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0L engine and have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between June 11, 2015 through July 15, 2015. These service repair part transmissions have a shift lever bolt that may not be properly tightened. As a result, the shift control lever could disengage from the transmission without warning.
- Risk
- If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmissions and either tighten the manual shift lever bolt or replace the manual shift lever assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S28.
Recall number 15V606000 · Recall details
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The model years with the most reports are 2010 (11 complaints), 2007 (6 complaints) and 2009 (6 complaints).
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