2006 Mercury Mariner vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2006 Mercury Mariner — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tone ring snapped off of axle and caused the car to go into 2wd and apply the abs brakes when not actually being needed which almost ended up in rear ending a car when the failure occurred. Tone ring design needs looked it. This should not happen. Corrosion building up between the tone ring and…”
filed Aug 14, 2014
“Many times, either after a stop or letting my foot off the gas pedal and then trying to push the gas pedal again, the pedal would not move, and I could no longer accelarate and have been forced a few times to pull off to the side of the road until I could get it to press down. Sometimes waiting for…”
filed May 29, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Mariner years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Mariner | 15 | 17% |
| 2010 Mariner | 66 | 25% |
| 2009 Mariner | 41 | 13% |
| 2008 Mariner | 31 | 7% |
| 2007 Mariner | 4 | 12% |
| 2005 Mariner | 9 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Mercury Mariner
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.