Model year record
2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid recalls & problems
The 2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 21 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is steering (8 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
Crash test ratings
2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid 4-DR. w/SAB
| Frontal crash | Not Rated |
|---|---|
| Side crash | Not Rated |
| Rollover | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover risk | 20.4% |
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (New Car Assessment Program). Ratings are comparable only between vehicles of similar size and weight, and ratings from 2011 on use tougher tests than earlier years. Photos: NHTSA.
Fuel economy
Mariner Hybrid FWD Hybrid
| City / highway | 34 / 31 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
2.5 L · 4 cyl · Automatic (variable gear ratios) · Front-Wheel Drive · about $2,100/year to fuel
Mariner Hybrid 4WD Hybrid
| City / highway | 29 / 27 mpg |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Regular Gasoline |
2.5 L · 4 cyl · Automatic (variable gear ratios) · 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive · about $2,400/year to fuel
EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Steering | 8 | 107,500 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 6 | 81,590 mi |
| Engine | 4 | 103,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 3 | 75,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 3 | 123,250 mi |
| Service brakes | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, electric | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | — |
| Electronic stability control (esc) | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Steering
VEHICLE STEERING IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT AND DRIVER IS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTTED FORD AND THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL (14S05) FOR THIS VERY ITEM AND MY VEHICLE (YEAR, MAKE & MODEL) IS LISTED BUT THEY SAY MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY.
- SteeringCrash
POWER STEERING WENT OUT, COULDN'T TURN VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID CRASH. RECALL 14S05.
- Steering
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V284000 (STEERING). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
- Steering
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE FAILURE, REPLACE ENTIRE MODULE & COLUMN FOR $1698.89. SAID PREVIOUS RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND FORD BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY.
- Engine
I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP MY 3 MONTH OLD OFF AT DAYCARE AND THEN TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN I FEEL THE CAR START TO JERK BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE. I LOOK AT MY GAUGES ALL ARE NORMAL EXCEPT THE RPM GAUGE IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS KICK OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, AND I LOSE ACCELERATION AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY 2 VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSE ON SPEED. AS I WAS LOSING ACCELERATION, I WAS TRYING NOT TO BRAKE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO DIE. IT DID NOT DIE BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO ANY FASTER THAN 25 -30 MPH. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO MY MECHANIC AND GOT THE CODE P2112. THIS IS FOR THE…
- Steering
STEERING TORQUE SENSOR IS FAILING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT FORD ALREADY ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM IN 2014 BUT SHOULD BE.
- Steering
WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN ON A CITY STREET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY! I BARELY AVOIDED A COLLISION. APPARENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR FAILURES. WHY HASN'T FORD PAID FOR A REPAIR ON A SYSTEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY FLAWED AND DANGEROUS WHEN IT FAILS!
- Fuel/propulsion system
THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER AND BARELY MADE IT HOME. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO RAMEY FORD IN PRINCETON, WV THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY BUT I HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS CAR WAS PART OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE ARRANGEMENT WORKED OUT WITH NHTSA BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED FOR COST OF REPLACEMENT . THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT ANY CHARGE SINCE OTHER VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO OFFER TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY TOW SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DISABLED. THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT FORD AND THE NHTSA WERE AWARE OF AND MY…
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
- Pedestrian alert soundsClosedLed to recall 22V063000
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review…
- Loss of power steering while drivingClosed
On May 27, 2014, amended June 2, 2014, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a safety defect that may result in a sudden loss of power steering assist while driving in approximately 746,067 model year (MY) 2008 through 2011 Ford Escape vehicles equipped with electric power assisted steering (NHTSA 14V-284, Ford 14S05). Ford's DIR described the defect condition as a poor signal to noise ratio [SNR] in the torque sensor within the Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) system [which] does not allow the PSCM to determine the driver's steering input. When the system detects this fault condition, it transitions the EPAS system to the fail-safe/manual steering mode.Ford's DIR indicates that loss of power steering assist while driving would require higher steering effort at lower vehicle speeds, which may result in an increased risk of a…