NHTSA Complaint #10493457 — 2008 MERCURY MARINER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10493457
Vehicle	2008 MERCURY MARINER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	January 16, 2013
Date Filed	January 18, 2013
Mileage	108,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65 MPH, IMMEDIATELY LOSING ALL POWER. MESSAGE ON DASH READ "STOP SAFELY NOW". THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND IT HAS OCCURED 8 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. FORD HAS REPAIRED THE CAR FOR THIS 3 TIMES (IN 2009, 2010, 2013), THE FIRST 2 IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THIS LAST ONE THE REPAIR COST WAS $350. WHAT IS TERRIFYING ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS THAT IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND YOU HAVE ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO REACT, I'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME, BUT WHAT SURPRISES ME IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS SITUATION IS SO SERIOUS, I DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL NOW IT'S SO COMMON. I WILL BE SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR SOON, I HAD ENOUGH. I KEPT THE CAR THIS LONG BECAUSE OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE, I REALLY LOVE DRIVING IT. *TR

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