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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid engine problems

The 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid has 41 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

41

Engine complaints

23%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Mariner Hybrid engine complaints by model year41 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 10 complaints2008: 41 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 2 complaints
Mariner Hybrid engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE "MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLING PUMP." THE PART WAS REPLACED BUT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN NOVEMBER 2008 CONCERNING THIS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 7, 2011

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid engine — 23% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.