2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid steering problems
24 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
I have a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid 4 wheel drive. On occasion the steering will loose power assist while turning. The loss of power lasts for a few seconds before the power assist returns. This problem is dangerous as I have to compensate for the loss of steering assist by turning the steering wheel harder, then when the power assist returns the vehicle turns more than I want because the wheel is easy to turn as I am applying a lot of pressure to the steering wheel.
Vehicle was in middle lane of interstate 95 with traffic moving at 65-70 MPH when there was (according to ford tech) a failure of the motor electronics cooling pump. This caused the vehicle engine to shut down and could have caused accident/death if wife wasn't able to get to shoulder weaving through lanes of traffic. I see online at [link removed] that this has been reported as a major complaint for awhile. Why is this not a recall? Someone will sure get killed. Our car has only 57k miles.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
- Engine 41 complaints
- Brakes 35 complaints
- Electrical system 22 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 15 complaints
Steering problems in other years
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006