AirbagsElectrical
Filed Aug 18, 2019
SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES KEEP GOING OUT AND CAUSING SUV TO NOT START
- NHTSA ID
- 11244797
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2019
- Mileage
- 129,000 mi
2008 Mercury Mariner Airbags Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Aug 18, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 461 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Mercury Mariner submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Jul 27, 2015
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON, INDICATING THAT AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED,
- NHTSA ID
- 10743827
- Incident
- Jul 17, 2015
- Mileage
- 78,550 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 21, 2015
PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNINGLIGHT IN INSTRUNMENT CLUSTER STAYS ON. THE AIRBAG IS CURRENTLY DEACTIVATED. THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARANTY. WHY NOT?
- NHTSA ID
- 10735461
- Incident
- Jul 17, 2015
- Mileage
- 79,600 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 20, 2014
WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM WHERE THE AIR BAG IS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND IT IS CONSTANT EVERY TIME I AM AT A STOP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10648880
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2014
- Mileage
- 82,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 6, 2014
Crash reported
SEAT BELT WAS ABLE TO SAVE ME IN THE ACCIDENT BUT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING CONCRETE ALMOST HEAD ON. AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND LIGHT TURNED IN BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10596741
- Incident
- Jun 3, 2014
- Mileage
- 101,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 4, 2013
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS STRUCK BY A CHEVY ASTRO CARGO VAN GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY (D.C. BELTWAY) AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A MARYLAND STATE TROOPER (WHO SAW THE CAR) AND THE MECHANIC AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BOTH SAID THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. BOTH SAID IF THE AIRBAGS HAD WORKED, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE AS SEVERELY INJURED. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10541937
- Incident
- Aug 29, 2013
- Mileage
- 83,600 mi
Airbags
Filed May 17, 2011
Crash reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,635. UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS ENTERING A SMALL DRIVEWAY TO A STORE, THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. HE THEN HIT A CURB AND DAMAGED THE OIL PAN. UPDATED 12/05/11
- NHTSA ID
- 10401246
- Incident
- Oct 15, 2009
- Mileage
- 2,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 18, 2010
THE AIR BAG ON MY 2008 (PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST 2009) MERCURY MARINER DEPLOYED (NO ACCIDENT) FORD, IN EFFECT CALLED ME A LIAR BUT FARMERS INSURANCE FIXED THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT CHARGE THE INCIDENT AS AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE BUT AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE FORD WHILE BEING VERY POLITE SAID THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. THAT HAS THE EFFECT OF CALLING ME A LIAR BUT, THERE ARE ARTICLES THAT SHOW THAT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DOES HAPPEN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10343841
- Incident
- Oct 29, 2009
- Mileage
- 3,700 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .