2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Brakes Problems

IN STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 1 MILE AN HOUR I BRAKED BUT MY MARINER DIDN'T AND I SLOWLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY ABS SENSOR WENT ON THEN OFF EVENTUALLY AN ABS REGEN LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO BRAKES SO I DROVE ,VERY CAREFULLY, 83 MILES TO MY FORD DEALER ( WITH NO BRAKES) TO FIND OUT THAT I NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF MY ABS HYBRID BRAKING MODULE. $3900! MY MECHANIC AND I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT JUNK YARDS WHERE WE RECEIVED REPLACEMENTS AND THEY WERE INSTALLED BUT WHEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE FORD DEALER THE UNITS WOULDN'T TAKE THE COMPUTER CODE AND THE (USED) SYSTEMS FAILED. $3900 IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR A VEHICLE, WITH 158,000 MILES ON IT, THAT I BOUGHT USED FOR UNDER $5000. THAT SAID IS THERE ANYWAY THAT THIS ABS HYBRID BRAKE MODULE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A RECALL LIST. ARE OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES? IS THIS WHY THEY QUIT MAKING HYBRIDS AT THIS TIME? I DON'T KNOW BUT I'M THINKING THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE AT THAT PRICE.

NHTSA ID

11204696

Incident

Jan 15, 2019

Mileage

157,500 mi

WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN ON A SUBURBAN STREET, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. (IT HAD SHOWN NO PRIOR PROBLEMS.) WE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED - BOTH FRONT HYDRAULIC LINES HAD BROKEN.

NHTSA ID

11181998

Incident

Feb 22, 2019

Mileage

185,000 mi

I PUT MY 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. I APPLIED A LITTLE GAS AND BEGAN ROLLING DOWN THE INCLINE TOWARDS THE STREET. AS I APPROACHED THE STREET I PUT ON MY BRAKES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AND I FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. A CODE DISPLAYED ON MY DASH READING, "REGEN BRAKES" THE LAST WORD WAS EITHER FAILURE OR DISABLED. I CAN'T REMEMBER BECAUSE I WAS IN A PANIC ABOUT MY BRAKES NOT WORKING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH AND THOUGH I TRIED WITH ALL MY STRENGTH, IT DID NOT STOP THE CAR. MY HUSBAND THEN PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO COLLECT MYSELF, HOPING THE FAILURE WAS SOME WEIRD FLUKE, AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT IMMEDIATELY DID THE SAME FAILURE. AT THIS POINT, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND MY HUSBAND OFFERED TO DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND BACK INTO THE GARAGE. IT NEVER SHOWED ANOTHER CODE AFTERWARDS. WE LEFT THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN CAUTIOUSLY DROVE IT TO THE GAS STATION. NO MORE CODES OR ISSUES. HOWEVER, WE NO LONGER FEEL WE CAN SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR AS WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE BRAKES COULD GO OUT AGAIN. NEXT TIME WE MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE AS TO BE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

11099106

Incident

May 31, 2018

Mileage

172,000 mi

THE WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON A FEW DAYS AGO STATING TO CHECK THE BRAKES. TODAY, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE MESSAGE STOP SAFELY NOW CAME ON. THIS DOES NOT TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT I NEED TO DO AND HOW CRITICAL THIS ERROR IS. CAN I DRIVE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP OR SHOULD I HAVE IT TOWED? WHAT HAS TO BE REPLACED? THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY SON WHO IS AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER, SO THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN.

NHTSA ID

10732165

Incident

Jul 6, 2015

Mileage

77,948 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID FANS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FANS WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAULTY ABS MODULE THAT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE ABS WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10694871

Incident

Sep 20, 2014

Mileage

106,000 mi

WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND CAR SHUTS OFF AND WARNING SAYS PULL OVER AFTER DOING SO I TRY TO START IT CAR DIDN'T START TILL THE 3RD CRANK AFTER IT STARTED I STARTED TO DRIVE WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WAS REALLY HARD AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER SHIP IN NAPERVILLE IL AND THEY DIAGNOSE THAT THE HCU (HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR ABS) IS BAD $3900 SMART JUNCTION BOX AND POSSIBLY THE MASTER CYLINDER IS BAD GAVE ME A $5200 ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583718

Incident

Apr 2, 2014

Mileage

65,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MARINA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN. THE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 267,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10516115

Incident

Jun 10, 2013

Mileage

267,000 mi

I HAVE A MERCURY MARINER HYBRID 2006. COMING UP TO RED LIGHT AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT PUSH IN EITHER. NO LIGHTS HAD EVER COME ON AND NO WARNING SIGNS WERE EVER RECEIVED. THE CAR WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND WAS REGULARLY TAKEN CARE OF AND HAD PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE. UPON FAILURE TO BRAKE I HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS JUST TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. LUCKY FOR ME THIS TIME DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. AFTER REPLACING THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER (AS PER FORD RECOMMENDATIONS) I AGAIN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME, NARROWLY AVOIDING CRASHING INTO MY OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS AGAIN, WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR WARNINGS. NOW, BY RESEARCHING ONLINE I FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EXISTING AND MERCURY / FORD WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE NO SERIOUS INJURY HAS OCCURRED YET? I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE HCU, SO I WILL BE TRADING IN FOR ANOTHER TYPE OF VEHICLE...SAD TO SAY. I WOULD HAVE STAYED A LOYAL CUSTOMER, IF NOT FOR THE SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10471208

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

Mileage

99,000 mi

ABS AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT; INDICATIVE OF A KNOW PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355389

Incident

Aug 2, 2010

Mileage

32,000 mi

DRIVING 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID IN NORMAL TRAFFIC. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE; HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TOT HE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334817

Incident

Jun 4, 2010

WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND THE ANTI-LOCK/SKID KICKED IN ON DRY PAVEMENT. CONTINUED TO OCCUR THROUGH DAY WITH SERVICE BRAKE WARNING AND SERVICE 4X4 WARNING COMING ON. BRAKES WERE REPLACED, ROTORS TURNED & SYSTEM BLED. AL/S STICK KICKS IN WHILE GOING SLOW ON OCCASION. IT'S LIKE THE BRAKES LOCK-UP AND RELEASE THREE OR FOUR TIMES THEN EVERYTHING IS NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. VEHICLE IS A 2006 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID WITH 36900 MILES. HPA PUMP WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330478

Incident

May 13, 2010

Mileage

36,857 mi

WITH THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOFTWARE GLITCH ON THE FUSION AND MILAN HYBRIDS, I HAVE HAD SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ON MY 2006 MERCURY HYBRID, WHERE IT FELT LIKE I WAS TRYING TO STOP ON WET LEAVES. IT SEEMED LIKE BRAKING WAS FINE INITIALLY, THEN IT FADED (AS I DESCRIBED ABOVE) BUT WITH MORE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL, IT DID RETURN TO "NORMAL" BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES OF THE 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, AND I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO WET BRAKES, AND THOUGHT NOTHING FURTHER OF IT. BUT GIVEN THE RECENT RECALL BY FORD, I THOUGHT IT WAS NECESSARY TO AT LEAST REPORT THE OCCURRENCES. DATE INDICATED IS AN APPROXIMATION OF ONE OF THE OCCURRENCES, WHICH WAS JUST AFTER I HAD SURGERY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310790

Incident

Aug 3, 2009

Mileage

51,000 mi

THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWED: BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ITEM WAS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED THROUGH DEALER. THE ITEM THAT WAS FOUND TO CAUSE THE CODE IS THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES STILL FUNCTION, BUT DO NOT PROTECT FROM LOCKING UP IN AN EVENT OF EMERGENCY BRAKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10293351

Incident

Nov 23, 2009

Mileage

45,213 mi