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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid engine problems

28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid24% of all complaints for this model year.

28
Engine complaints
24%
share of all complaints
67,545 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to andy mohr ford located at 2713 e. Main st, plainfield, in 46168 however, the…

    filed Jun 11, 2020

  • Stop safely now chimes and displayed on dash followed by no acceleration until vehicle stalls and stops.starts right back up but continues to happen especially in la rush hour traffic. Very dangerous! Had recall work done on the mecs 3yrs ago but problem has continued. This happens while in motion…

    filed Dec 6, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Ford/mercury: some vehicles may set diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0a81 (battery pack cooling fan 1 control circuit) and/or p0a96 (battery pack cooling fan 2 control circuit) in the traction battery control module…

    TSB-09-15-3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 1, 2009
All 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid TSBs →

Engine problems in other Mariner Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2009 Mariner Hybrid419%
2007 Mariner Hybrid413%
2006 Mariner Hybrid1132%
Mariner Hybrid engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.