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Mercury Mariner

Every Mercury Mariner model year on file, 2001 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,29644 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122001 to 2012
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins204Summed across model years
By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 461, 36% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0200400600200120022003200420052006200720084612009201020112012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Mercury Mariner complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
557
Powertrain
231
Engine and cooling
192
Speed control
179
Fuel system
146
Electrical system
105
Brakes
66
Airbags
31
Visibility and wipers
25
Suspension
24
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercury Mariner model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercury Mariner by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2012Not decoded0NoneNone001
2011SUV872.32853327
2010SUV2702.27613334
2009SUV3153.21,4322231
2008SUV4612.67954231
2007SUV333.0493115
2006SUV637.91524027
2005SUV6711.9993035
2004Not decoded0NoneNone103
2003Not decoded0NoneNone100
2002Not decoded0NoneNone100
2001Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercury Mariner

  • 16V-777 Oct 26, 2016
    On vehicles with a 3.0L engine, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack, causing a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 329k vehicles
  • 15V-606 Sep 29, 2015
    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…
    Powertrain · 57 vehicles
  • 15E-045 Jun 3, 2015
    Affected wheel bearings have incorrect dimensions of a 42mm bore, 76mm outer dimension, and 39mm width, instead of a 42mm bore, 78mm outer…
    Suspension · 576 vehicles
  • 14V-526 Sep 3, 2014
    Coolant pump for the hybrid system may fail resulting in the hybrid electronics overheating
    Hybrid and electric propulsion · 70k vehicles
  • 14V-284 May 29, 2014
    Affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input
    Steering · 741k vehicles
  • 06V-111 Apr 7, 2006
    Certain sport utility vehicles equipped without side air curtains or moonroofs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle…
    Seats · 134k vehicles
  • 05V-520 Nov 9, 2005
    On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to…
    Visibility and wipers · 200k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.