| Issue ID | 813919 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10353411 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MARINER HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 31/08/10 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Vehicle shut down while driving on the interstate, immediately losing all power. Message on dash read "stop safely now". This is a very dangerous issue. Driving on the interstate at 65 mph & losing all ability to accelerate or maintain speed is very scary. Making matters worse, this occurred during a pouring rainstorm & in a construction zone. I pulled over and turned off ignition. I was able to restart the vehicle. It then shut down repeatedly every 2 miles. The only way to restart was to pull over and turn off the ignition. I gimped it to the car dealer. Now have a $700 bill to fix the airflow mode door actuator and the motor cooling pump. We were told there was a short that was keeping the cooling pump from working. Thus the engine was overheating and shutting off. Having read similar complaints, i am concerned that this is a common issue with this vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 80000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OMAHA, NE |
| VIN pattern | 4M2CU29H58KXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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