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2008 Mercury MARINER HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1154019
Internal NHTSA #	10680340
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MARINER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	01/01/15
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The abs tone rings on the 2008 model mercury mariner and ford escape are defective in design - they are thin metal, but put under stress by being forced onto the half-shaft (different metal, different expansion rate), and therefore prone to cracking/breaking. When cracked/broken, they cause the abs brake system and regenerative braking to fault out, sometimes intermittently and with no warning. The part itself is cheap (~$10 each), and apparently should be, but the dealer will not sell them separately, and instead requires the owner to replace the half-shaft, with estimates from the dealership and independent mechanics of between $400 and $1000 to replace both front half-shafts. Simply making the part thicker, or of the same metal as the half-shaft, would fix the problem - instead, ford forces owners to choose between an unsafe vehicle and robbery, with no guarantee that the problem wouldn't recur within a month of driving (the cracking seems to be more related to temperature than mileage). This should be recalled and ford should be forced to replace these at their own cost - i bet they'd then "discover" a way to prevent recurrence if they were paying out of their own pocket for any that failed before 100,000 miles. A cursory search on the internet will turn up thousands of results for this problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	84000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALEXANDRIA, VA
VIN pattern	4M2CU39H98KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercury MARINER HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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