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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid fuel/propulsion system problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid15% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
15%
share of all complaints
66,700 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • We bought vehicle in jan, 2018 from a private party, as a work vehicle for my husband, who is a usps rural route carrier. Two weeks after purchase, the anti-lock brake light went on, and the car would not stop when it was supposed to, which was very dangerous in winter. We believe the prior owner…

    filed Jan 15, 2019

  • 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.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Mariner Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2009 Mariner Hybrid314%
2007 Mariner Hybrid26%
2006 Mariner Hybrid39%
Mariner Hybrid fuel/propulsion system 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.