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Mercury Mariner Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 1,296 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Mercury Mariner (2001–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2008.

6
safety recalls, all years
1,296
owner complaints, all years
2006
year with most recalls
2008
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercury Mariner model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2011 Mercury Mariner287
2010 Mercury Mariner2270
2009 Mercury Mariner1315
2008 Mercury Mariner3461
2007 Mercury Mariner233
2006 Mercury Mariner363
2005 Mercury Mariner267
2004 Mercury Mariner10
2003 Mercury Mariner10
2002 Mercury Mariner10
2001 Mercury Mariner10

What Mercury Mariner owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1,296 complaints with NHTSA. The 2008 model year has the most, with 461.

All Mercury Mariner recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercury Mariner, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 16V777000 Reported 329,265 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured February 25, 2009, to December 12, 2010. On vehicles with a 3.0L engine, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack, causing a fuel leak.

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the FDM flange with one that has a redesigned fuel supply port, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Interim notices were mailed to owners on…

    Model years: 2010, 2011

  2. Floor shift (power train) and gear position indication (prndl) (power train)

    NHTSA 15V606000 Reported 57 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0L engine and have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between June 11, 2015…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmissions and either tighten the manual shift lever bolt or replace the manual shift lever assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

  3. Hybrid propulsion system

    NHTSA 14V526000 Reported 70,209 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Ford Escape hybrid electric vehicles manufactured October 13, 2003, to June 20, 2008, and 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner hybrid electric vehicles manufactured June 10, 2005, to June 20, 2008. The coolant pump for the hybrid system may fail resulting in the hybrid electronics…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the original Motor Electronics Coolant (MEC) Pump with an improved brushless pump, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on October 27, 2014.…

    Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008

  4. Electric power assist system (steering)

    NHTSA 14V284000 Reported 740,878 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

  5. Head restraint (seats)

    NHTSA 06V111000 Reported 134,365 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Certain sport utility vehicles equipped without side air curtains or moonroofs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." during testing, the free motion head form registered a measurement above the permitted limit at the left hand a-pillar trim area.

    Remedy: Dealers will make modifications to the energy absorbing material located above the headliner in the affected area free of charge. The recall began on may 19, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Model years: 2005

  6. Motor (visibility)

    NHTSA 05V520000 Reported 199,942 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the wiper motor for the presence of grease and grease the wiper motor gears if necessary. The recall began on november 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at…

    Model years: 2006

Other Mercury models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.