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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid engine and engine cooling problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid11% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
11%
share of all complaints
66,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. While driving at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the coolant pump…

    filed Sep 14, 2015

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact indicated that after the incident the high temperature sensor light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was…

    filed Jun 13, 2014

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 and Engine Cooling problems in other Mariner Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2007 Mariner Hybrid619%
2006 Mariner Hybrid13%
Mariner Hybrid engine and engine cooling 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.