2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STEERING
8
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
1crashes
ENGINE
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
Total complaints30

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Vehicle steering is intermittently going out and driver is unable to turn the vehicle. I have contactted ford and there is an existing recall (14s05) for this very item and my vehicle (year, make & model) is listed but they say my specific vehicle does not qualify.”

STEERING · reported 2019-05-20

“Power steering went out, couldn't turn vehicle fast enough to avoid crash. Recall 14s05.”

STEERING · reported 2019-02-07

“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercury mariner hybrid. While driving approximately 25 mph, the power steering failed without warning and the steering became difficult to turn. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000…”

STEERING · reported 2018-10-24

“Electronic power steering module failure, replace entire module & column for $1698.89. Said previous recall was performed and ford bears no responsibility.”

STEERING · reported 2018-09-27

“I was on my way to drop my 3 month old off at daycare and then to work. I was driving down the highway going 60 mph with the cruise control set when I feel the car start to jerk back and forth a little. I look at my gauges all are normal except the rpm gauge is jumping up and down then all of a…”

ENGINE · reported 2017-08-29

“I was on my way to drop my 3 month old off at daycare and then to work. I was driving down the highway going 60 mph with the cruise control set when I feel the car start to jerk back and forth a little. I look at my gauges all are normal except the rpm gauge is jumping up and down then all of a…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2017-08-29

“I was on my way to drop my 3 month old off at daycare and then to work. I was driving down the highway going 60 mph with the cruise control set when I feel the car start to jerk back and forth a little. I look at my gauges all are normal except the rpm gauge is jumping up and down then all of a…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2017-08-29

“Steering torque sensor is failing, resulting in loss of steering control. This vehicle was not included in the recall that ford already issued for the problem in 2014 but should be.”

STEERING · reported 2017-02-01

Defect investigations

Investigation DP15001 Opened 2015-04-01 · closed 2018-06-14

Loss of power steering while driving

On May 27, 2014, amended June 2, 2014, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a safety defect that may result in a sudden loss of power steering assist while driving in approximately 746,067 model year (MY) 2008 through 2011 Ford Escape vehicles equipped with…

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.