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2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid steering problems

The 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid has 24 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Steering complaints

14%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Mariner Hybrid steering complaints by model year24 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 2 complaints2008: 24 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 2 complaints
Mariner Hybrid steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT APPROX 35 MPH WHEN SYSTEM HORN SOUNDED THEN STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP, CAUSING NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RECALLS OR REASSESS RECALLL UNDER NHTS CAMPAIGN 14V284000 FOR STEERING WHERE THEIR FIX APPEARS TO BE TO REPROGRAM SOFTWARE. APPEARS THAT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · April 7, 2017

Common questions

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

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid steering — 14% 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.