WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE RED TRIANGLE CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW." THE CAR COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS BUT TO NO AVAIL. I PULLED OVER, SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND MAKE IT HOME. I HAVE 64,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I SEE THAT THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM, BUT AM UPSET THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE WARRANTY GOES TO 60,000 MILES. *TR
2007
ENGINE
TRAVELLING ON ILLINOIS I-55 SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 6 EXIT CAR LOST POWER AND I NOTICED "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE. I PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. I WENT ABOUT A 2 MILES AND CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I WAS REAL CLOSE TO THE GOLF COURSE AND MADE IT THERE. NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY HOME OR SINCE. CAR NEVER ACTED OR SOUNDED ?FUNNY?. CAR REPAIRED BY LOCAL LINCOLN FORD DEALER. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED AN ENGINE COOLANT PUMP ($695 INCLUDING LABOR AND TAXES) THAT IS UNIQUE TO HYBRID. THEY SAID I WAS THE THIRD HYBRID THIS WEEK-END--PROBABLY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH COLD WEATHER. COOLANT PUMP HAS A DIFFERENT DESIGN SO THEY MAY HAVE HAD ORIGINAL DESIGN PROBLEMS. *TT