How many recalls does the 2011 Mercury Mariner have?

The 2011 Mercury Mariner has 2 NHTSA safety recall campaigns on record.

How do I check if my 2011 Mercury Mariner has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN at NHTSA's official recall lookup (nhtsa.gov/recalls) to see open, unrepaired recalls for your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free.

What do owners complain about most on the 2011 Mercury Mariner?

Of 121 NHTSA complaints on file, the most-reported component is power train.

2011 Mercury Mariner Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2011 Mercury Mariner has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,070,143 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 121 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 16V777000 2016-10-26 329,265 affected

Defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured February 25, 2009, to December 12, 2010. On vehicles with a 3.0L engine, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack, causing a…

Consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the FDM flange with one that has a redesigned fuel supply port, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 13, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may…

STEERING 14V284000 2014-05-29 740,878 affected

Defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could…

Consequence

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy,…

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Total complaints121

What owners report

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

“The contact owns a 2011 mercury mariner. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering became inoperable with no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft port sensor had failed and needed to…”

STEERING · reported 2026-05-19

“The contact owns a 2011 mercury mariner. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a strong fuel odor inside the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the fuel odor was noticeable all the way to the rear seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · reported 2025-11-11

“The contact owns a 2011 mercury mariner. The contact stated that while attempting to make a turn from a complete stop, the steering wheel became significantly difficult to turn. The contact was able to turn the vehicle by using physical force. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The…”

STEERING · reported 2025-01-24

“My dealer says my subframe needs to be replaced, and controll arm at a cost of 3600 dollars, I don't understand why my subframe needs to be replaced, I've owned cars for as long as 20 yrs and never had that problem. This sounds like a manufacturers problem.”

SUSPENSION · reported 2024-12-24

“The contact owns a 2011 mercury mariner. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to accelerate above 10 mph. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, after which the vehicle stalled. After restarting the vehicle,…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · reported 2023-09-22

“The contact owns a 2011 mercury mariner. The contact stated while entering a fast-food drive-thru, the power steering warning light illuminated, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact…”

STEERING · reported 2023-07-03

“While my wife was driving the vehicle, the power assisted steering failed and produced a "power assist fault code" on the display. The car became too hard for a 74 year old woman to be able to steer. I took the car to the ford dealer near me who confirmed it was the steering torque sensor had…”

STEERING · reported 2023-01-10

“The contact owns a 2011 mercury mariner. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. After turning off the vehicle and restarting the engine, the vehicle would operate normally. The vehicle was taken to and independent…”

STEERING · reported 2022-02-21

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…