2010 Mercury Mariner problems
Owners have filed 394 complaints about the 2010 Mercury Mariner with NHTSA. Vehicle speed control accounts for 17% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 15.5%.
Complaints394
Crashes4
Fires4
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Vehicle speed control 17.0% · 67
Engine 15.5% · 61
Power train 15.5% · 61
Steering 15.5% · 61
Fuel/propulsion system 14.5% · 57
Electrical system 7.4% · 29
Unknown or other 2.8% · 11
Fuel system, gasoline 1.8% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 4 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Mercury Mariner in this data, 2010 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 30 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 58,849 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and mileage was 88,000. Updated 10/17/13*cn the vehicle was repaired on sept 6, 2013 Vehicle speed control · reported at 89,687 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled twice and without warning. The contact stated that the power train warning light illuminated on the instrument panel after the failure occurred. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mielages were 35,500. Vehicle speed control · reported at 35,500 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle failed to respond to acceleration attempts as the mil warning light illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 100,595. Vehicle speed control · reported at 100,595 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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