2008 Mercury Mariner electrical system problems
27 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Mercury Mariner, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 115,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 115,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the electrical system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
New 2008 mercury mariner intermittent will not start or hard to start and when starts emits heavy black smoke from exhaust. When car did not start left daughter in a unsafe environment. Took car to local dealership, service department admitted ford was aware of the problem there is a service bulletin out on the car bulletin # 6023000 and # 20140. Dealership also admitted ford has no fix for the problem at this time. Car is unsafe and can leave the driver in a deadly situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner. The contact stated that the ignition switch module went out and caused the vehicle to become inoperable. The vehicle was towed to barber ford in holland, mi (640 e 8th). The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 180,000.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Mercury Mariner
- Steering 300 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 55 complaints
- Brakes 36 complaints
- Cruise control 31 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints