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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid power train problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid14% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Power Train complaints
14%
share of all complaints
66,700 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • We bought vehicle in jan, 2018 from a private party, as a work vehicle for my husband, who is a usps rural route carrier. Two weeks after purchase, the anti-lock brake light went on, and the car would not stop when it was supposed to, which was very dangerous in winter. We believe the prior owner…

    filed Jan 15, 2019

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury mariner hybrid. When the contact placed the vehicle in park, it began to roll. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited the same symptoms as listed in nhtsa campaign number: 15v606000 (power train). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or…

    filed Aug 28, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Ford: some hybrid vehicles may exhibit an intermittent red triangle on and stop safely now message displayed on the message center, accompanied by a sudden rpm loss/no start with a diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p1a0c…

    TSB-09-19-12 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2010
All 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid TSBs →

Power Train problems in other Mariner Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2009 Mariner Hybrid15%
2007 Mariner Hybrid310%
2006 Mariner Hybrid515%
Mariner Hybrid power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.