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2008 Mercury Mariner steering problems reports

52 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on the 2008 Mercury Mariner — roughly 11% of all complaints for this model year.

52
Steering problems reports
11%
share of complaints
130,000 mi
median mileage in steering problems reports (45 with odometer)

Steering problems in other Mariner years

2010 Mariner5
2009 Mariner38
Mariner steering problems by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2008 Mercury Mariner report before drawing conclusions.