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2008 Mercury MARINER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	943442
Internal NHTSA #	10478001
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MARINER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	29/09/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This would be the second un-warned total loss of power on a freeway. Having coasted out of traffic on the first unwarned engine / propulsion system shut-down in fast-moving freeway traffic, managed to find wide-enough section of outside shoulder to come to a stop. But being stuck in 10pm darkness on a narrow shoulder was too dangerous to consider remaining there. Once stopped, i shifted the transmission to park, cycled ignition off then to start ? Engine restarted, dash warning lamps came on- then cycled off normally, engine ran smoothly. Note: the only way to attempt to restart the hybrid drivetrain is to shift the transmission into park .. It doesn't work in neutral .. And there was no way i was going to try to put the trans in park in 72-75 mph freeway traffic in 10pm darkness. Accelerated moderately into merging lane, entering gap in n/b traffic to re-enter i-5 traffic ? Hoping to get past sr-2 to more-familiar exit ? Within 2 minutes, and at speed ~ 55 mph ? Drive train died again (same warning tone and light... And same "too little too late" stop now warning text). Again had to hunt for a wide-enough section of outside shoulder to stop and take stock of dangerous situation. Shut off engine, moved trans into park tried restart - again, engine started and settled to normal operation - no warning lights remained on. Able to re-enter traffic and transition off i-5 fwy .. But only escape was to another freeway (sr-2). Kept speed below 45mph on that freeway until able to exit freeway. This was the second un-warned total loss of power on a freeway.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	66700
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LONG BEACH, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Mercury MARINER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercury MARINER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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