Brake Master Cylinder problems of the 2007 Mercury Milan

When the antilock brake system activates, the brake pedal goes to the floor causing a loss of braking. The only way I've found to stop the vehicle is to pump the brake pedal until the braking resumes. However, once the vehicle stops, the brake pedal will continue to go to the floor very easily. I would pull over, put the vehicle in park, then press the pedal down several times very firmly, continuing until the antilock brake system builds up pressure (or comes out of a fail mode). My mechanic has worked on other Milan's having the same problem and after changing master cylinders and brake boosters, he said customers are reporting the problem still exists. Apparently there is a serious problem with the antilock brake system on this model vehicle. This has happened several times since approximately 2014 and only happens when the antilock brake system activates. The last time this happened was on January 3, 2019.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that there was a failure with the brake pedal being applied as it had gone to the floorboard several times with no warning. The failure caused the contact to have to constantly pump the brake pedal to get it to respond to stop the vehicle. The brake master cylinder was replaced by an independent mechanic. Shortly after the independent mechanic repaired the vehicle, the failure of the brake pedal traveling to the floor board happened again so the part was replaced a second time but the problem continued. The dealer courtesy Ford Lincoln of rome, 101 us-411, rome, GA 30161, (706) 235-4453 was contacted however they had not provided any technical guidelines to then schedule an appointment to inspect and diagnose the vehicle so the contact was waiting on the dealer to provide a follow up response and was uncertain if the manufacturer had a permanent remedy to repair the brake system. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The contact was not included in NHTSA action number: ea18002 ( service brakes, air). The manufacturer was notified of the failure to determine the guidelines to repair the vehicle, had not issued any brake system recalls and no brake system TSB had been issued. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Brake pedal goes to floor most of the time. Have had brakes inspected. Replaced leaking master cylinder. Did not correct problem. Was told abs hydrolic control problem. $1300 to $1600 to repair. Can not afford to pay. Car only has 77450 miles. Have been told not to drive vehicle. Ford needs to stand by there product. This is a very bad safety issue. Please help in any way. You can contact me at 770. 561. 3629.

Soft brake pedal, pedal goes most of the way to floor to stop. Replaced master cylinder and pads. Informed that hydraulic control unit was bad as well(cost of an additional $1300. 00). Concerned about the cost of repair and stories of others that had repeated failures of the hcu. Ford should replace unit for free after the first occurrence. I will pay for the repair once, but don't want to be bleed repeatedly.

The abs system isn't working properly, and the brakes are very spongy, making it unsafe to drive the car. This started when I was braking at 40 mph and hit a mild bump in the road triggering the abs to activate briefly. The brakes have been inconsistently spongy ever since, and not consistently spongy rendering the brakes unpredictable as well as intermittently unresponsive. The brake fluid is fine, the master cylinder is not leaking, and the brake pads and calipers are functioning properly. This appears to be an abs pump/actuator issue.

While driving on a city street and braking to stop and slow down, brake pedal went to the floor. Was able to bring the vehicle safely to a stop without accident. The vehicle was towed to a nearby dealer who checked the brakes for air in the line and then determined that the master cylinder was defective and needed replaced. Master cylinder was replaced and corrected the problem.

Brakes continue to be an issue to the point I am not able to drive the car in bad weather or on rough road. I have borrowed a car to drive during snow etc. Brakes go to the floor and do not work definitely once abs system is activated. Brakes on a daily basis continually go to the floor and do not grab once applied. Brakes are working day to day driving on dry smooth roads, but typically they go to the floor and you can finally stop with ample space allowed. When brake is applied, you feel an initial grab, then let go, propelled forward, and then the final grab once petal is at the floor. This is unpredictable and uncomfortable to be using brakes in bumper to bumper traffic let alone day to day driving stopping behind another car. Must always leave lots of stopping distance in front of the car for enough space to stop. Brakes at times have to be pumped to get any pressure. All inspections are up to date, and brake parts are new (pads, rotors, master cylinder) and repeatedly checked over last few years. It has come to the point I cannot drive the car in the winter. I cannot afford a car payment. Mine car is paid for. And my car is kept impeccable and maintained constantly. I want my car fixed. I love my car. This has been ongoing for some time now and every garage assures me my brakes are soft but nothing wrong that they can find after hours and hours at different repair shops. What is being done to remedy this? I do not have scanning abilities for repair receipts to be uploaded. I do not have all the receipts for every time I had a brake inspection worried about my brakes. I do have most recent receipts for safety check 5/3/16, master cylinder replaced 8/8/16 (probably not needed), brake check 12/14/16, and brake check 1/17/17. Receipts are from different garages. This car is for sure not safe to drive in snow.

In oct 2011, while coming to a stop on an uneven surface of a shopping center, the abs kicked in, and brake pedal fell to the floor. Eventually the car came to a stop, when the emergency brake was pulled. Within a minutes the brake pedal resumed normal function. As a precaution, an independent repair shop bled the brakes. 8 months later abs engaged for a hard brake while traveling 45. The brake pedal fell to the floor board, and the car did not stop. (I ran over the armadillo). The next day, the pedal did not resume normally, so I took it to the dealership. Ford diagnosed a bad abs module. Had a new, genuine module replaced. About one year after the module was replaced, ran over railroad tracks and depressed the brake going less than 10 mph and the pedal fell to the floor, but a few minutes later it returned to normal. March of 2015, the pedal fell to the floor while hitting a pothole at less than 10mph, and coming to a stop. Pedal did not resume normal pressure. Went to an independent repair shop and they diagnosed a bad master cylinder. After the part was replaced, I drove around the parking lot and the problem was not fixed. (when the car is in park, I could slowly pump the brake and pressure would build, but while driving, the pedal was still squishy. ) repair shop stated it was a bad part, and replaced another master cylinder. The second part still has not fixed the problem and my brakes continue to be squishy. Because of this issue, my brakes and rotors are being worn abnormally, which is going to cause more need for repair. It has been suggested by others with this same problem(there are a lot!) that I buy a new car because this one is unsafe. Until I can afford that, I hope others come forward with their issues. This should not be happening, and Ford is responsible!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, the brakes pedal was depressed and travel abnormally to the floorboard. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken again to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Ak.