Issue ID | 998112 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10531795 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | MERCURY |
Model | MARINER |
Model Year | 2006 |
File date | 21/07/13 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | While building speed via an on-ramp on ca freeway 680, the transmission began to fail. Within roughly 200 yards, the car lost power and, thankfully, i was able to get my car to the side of the freeway. The first time i was able to get the car to work again, i was only able to drive about 50 yards. I then let the car 'rest' for about 20-30 minutes (while i contact my roadside assistance company). After that amount of time, i tried the car again and was able to drive to the next off-ramp (industrial way, benicia, ca). At the stop sign of that off-ramp, the car failed again and i chose to have it towed instead of continue trying to make it work properly. My mariner is a 2006 with only 77,541 miles! My car eventually got to a transmission shop to be fixed, but it was in my research of the problem that i found failing/faulty transmissions to be a very common and known issue for mariners with low mileage (model years of 2005-2011, at least). My complaint is that there should be a recall issued because this is a well known problem. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 77541 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CARMEL, CA |
VIN pattern | 4M2CU57186KXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 08/09/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
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Vehicle speed | 50 |
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