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2008 Mercury Mariner electrical system problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2008 Mercury Mariner6% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Electrical System complaints
6%
share of all complaints
115,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Power steering goes out at regular intervals. in the same type of issue as the following Recall notice 14S05/NHTSA Or the Electric assist system as bad.

    filed Dec 9, 2021

  • The car was driving down the road (a city street, not a highway) and a triangular light came on the dash, along with a message to stop safely. The engine shut down and I had to coast into a parking lot. This had happened previously and I had paid a dealership to replace the hybrid cooling pump. I…

    filed Mar 31, 2020

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

Related service bulletins

  • Ford: the wrench light will illuminate when 4x4 function is inoperative due to active torque coupling solenoid coil wiring being broke, but a kit is available to service rear axle assembly/rear drive unit (rdu), at…

    ASI-44427 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2014
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Electrical System problems in other Mariner years

YearReportsShare
2011 Mariner67%
2010 Mariner2911%
2009 Mariner227%
2007 Mariner721%
2006 Mariner46%
2005 Mariner1015%
Mariner electrical system 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.