2009 Mercury Mariner Consumer Reviews

Thousands of these cars are still driving around without power steering, because Ford failed miserably with the recall repairs. The company opted for the cheaper of the three options with most of the cars, and once that repair option was performed, no further repairs were legally required, even if that first repair failed, which most did. That's quite the scam indeed.

I may be a bit biased as I always wanted one and the one I got came fully loaded, black leather interior, moonroof. I absolutely love this vehicle. Got over 20 miles to the gallon, ton of space for its size, all wheel drive. Had an AUX port. Had the sound system upgrade from the factory. I'm a huge music fan and almost always drove with the sound system at max volume unless I had passengers. Never had an issue with distortion or blowing my speakers. It's a fun little vehicle, had the luggage rack on top. I drove it for work and I filled it from floor to ceiling with tools and equipment and supplies and materials. Hauling lumber on top. Never slowed me down, didn't affect my mileage all that much. Negligible. I always wanted one and I loved it, although all it takes is one of them whitetail wood rats they call deer just smack into the front end of it at 40 miles an hour to junk the thing. Man oh man do I miss that vehicle. Love the heated seats, love the interior. All black. Not on the outside, just interior. Loved having all-wheel drive and had excellent control in the winter. Had room for my kids and when they were in the vehicle I could fold the seats down for a ton of storage for equipment in the back. I would recommend that or the Ford escape which are basically the same vehicle. This year was back when they actually looked like SUVs.

If you fill your gas tank you cannot open windows or moon roof, it suck the fumes into your car until it hits ¾ tank. At 180,000-225,000 miles be prepared for head gasket oil leaks, it starts to eat your belts 1 at a time. Moon roof drain has to be cleaned out often or it leaks back into your car and causes interior roof damage. Wish I had found these things out so I could have headed them off before it happened. I LOVED it when I first got it, it was great gas mileage and not bad on long rides at all, rides smooth as well.

We had this car last us over 300,000 miles. We put it through a lot of work in a decade because we were a single-car family and made quite a few road trips in it around the country. We had to replace the transmission around 220,000 miles and did some front end work after that. We were planning on running it until it finally gave out but ended up getting in an accident and it was totaled. The steering column was going out towards the end but we never fixed it. All in all, it was a great car. The interior was nice and the car was sporty. And it handled well in snowy conditions.

I got this as a pre-owned used suv in 2012 with 57k miles. I've driven it thru most of the Northeast and South United States. It handles great in all weather conditions, does better than expected in gas economy & I drive a lot (45min commute M-F, plus weekend driving ). I fill up the 11gal tank 2x a week(so $30 still fills it). I've kept regular upkeep with no major issues. Still hoping to reach 250k miles before I have to buy another suv. The mechanic tells me the engine is tired,so only reason I'm looking to buy a new one, wouldn't be worth the $$ to put in new engine. It's just getting a few pings of rust around tire wells, hood,and back trunk gate. I removed the car racks, for easier snow removal. I removed the iron spare wheel cover originally under the suv. Saved 40lbs.of wasted weight for something the weather had corroded shut with all the salt on the roads here in New England. I have AAA so wouldn't have used it,even if I had been able to get under the suv. Best vehicle I've ever owned. This suv still going strong, mechanical upkeep is reasonable. You just have to take care of what you own.

Vehicle run's great. Like any vehicle if you take care of it the vehicle will take care of you. The only issue I have had with my Mariner is I have replace all the cables in the power windows. With the age of my vehicle 99K I recently replaced the AC and Heater unit. Other than that I have not had any major issues with it. Rides smooth and very dependable. Engine is quiet and if you need to pass the V6 power kicks in. Great vehicle to purchase for a used SUV. The do not make them any more.

I always wanted a Ford escape and this is a little upgrade. Reliable vehicle, pretty good in the snow if it's all wheel drive, never got to use the towing package but it is an option. Mine was fully loaded. I love the leather interior, couldn't live without the heated seats. The sound system was excellent. I ran at max volume with the base above midrange for 2 years almost every day as I drove it alone for work. Storage options pretty good, back seats fold down. If you fold the seat above the gas tank up you can access the fuel pump without dropping the tank. Big plus. I was never disappointed with this vehicle. I always wanted one and I absolutely love the one I have. Gas mileage was 21 to 22 miles a gallon average.

I bought my Mariner Hybrid in Feb 2015 used with 30,000 miles on it. I now have over 220,000 miles and it is still going strong. It has never left me stranded and I have only had it in the shop twice for maintenance stuff other than oil changes. Highly recommended this vehicle if you are on a budget.