There are 7 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2010 Mercury Marinerin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
AS I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON A US ROUTE (NO OVERPASSES IN THE AREA), I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND THEN THE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF SHATTERING. THE INTERIOR SHADE WAS CLOSED SO I COULD NOT SEE THE DAMAGE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE SUNROOF GLASS AND THE GLASS WAS RAISED UPWARDS AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN IMPACTED FROM AN OBJECT THROWN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OBJECT THAT MIGHT HAVE IMPACTED IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR
MY WIFE WENT TO SHUT THE BACK LIFT GATE AND WINDOW EXPLODED IN TO SMALL PIECES. *TR
2010 MERCURY MARINER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REAR WINDOW ISSUES AND DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR WINDSHIELD MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW HAD TO BE PULLED UP MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY RAISED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 03/04/16*LJ UPDATED 03/14/16.*JB
WENT TO SHUT BACK DOOR ON VEHICLE AND THE BACK GLASS JUST EXPLODED. GLASS WENT EVERY WHERE ME AND MY CHILDREN WERE HIT WITH GLASS BUT NO INJURIES. *TR
VIN IN THIS FORM WOULD NOT LET ME ADD THE 17TH DIGIT. THE 17TH DIGIT IS A 6. I SHUT REAR DOOR OF MERCURY MARINER AND REAR WINDOW SHATTERED-EXPLODED INTO LITTLE PIECES NO LARGER AND 1 INCH. TEMPERATURE 40 DEGREES. CLOUDY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. SHATTERED PIECES FELL ONTO A PARKING LOT.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR WINDOW ON THE LIFT GATE HAD SUDDENLY EXPLODED . A GLASS COMPANY REPLACED THE WINDOW ON 03/07/2010, ONE WEEK LATER AFTER CLOSING THE REAR LIFT GATE THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AGAIN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A COLLISION CENTER AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHOCK WAS BROKEN AND WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,800. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF UPDATED 06/06/11
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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