2002 Mercury MarinerProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 0 owner complaints about the 2002 Mercury Mariner. It is covered by 1 safety recall, and for recall 15V-606 the manufacturer reports only 21% of affected cars repaired.

2002 Mercury Mariner

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through September 29, 2015. Updated daily. Photo: SsmIntrigue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2002 Mercury Mariner has problems

0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

1 recall

2002 Mercury Mariner recalls and how many were fixed

Each ring shows the share of affected cars repaired, from the manufacturer’s latest quarterly report to NHTSA. Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.

21%repaired · 2017 Q1

Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)

Recall 15V-606 · Sep 29, 2015 · 57 vehicles · 12 repaired

Risk. If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear…

Problem, fix and repair progress →

Recalls apply to specific cars. To see whether a recall is still open on yours, enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with Mercury.

Best & worst years

2002 vs. every other Mariner year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Mariner median. How we score

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