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Mercury Mariner · 2001

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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Severity pendingNHTSA·15V606000·2015-09-29
Ford Recalls 2001-2008 Escape and Mariner for Transmission Shift Lever Defect
Ford is recalling 2001-2008 Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles with specific remanufactured transmissions because the shift lever bolt may not be tightened, risking vehicle rollaway.
Product
MERCURY — MERCURY, FORD MARINER, ESCAPE
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

2010 · powertrain — 60 complaints, median 52,000 mi
Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2008 · powertrain — 53 complaints, median 62,000 mi
2010 · cruise-control — 50 complaints, median 52,170 mi
2009 · powertrain — 39 complaints, median 69,000 mi
2008 · brakes — 30 complaints, median 100,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

163 manufacturer service bulletins across 7 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

2011: 3.6/5 · 87 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
2010: 3.4/5 · 279 complaints · most complained-of: steering
2009: 3.4/5 · 315 complaints · most complained-of: steering
2008: 3.1/5 · 461 complaints · most complained-of: steering
2007: 3.9/5 · 33 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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