general problems of the 2007 Mercury Milan

Tl the contact's sister owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. The contact's sister received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact's sister stated that on two separate occasions, the vehicle failed to stop in a timely manner while depressing the brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's sister took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who refused to repair the vehicle since the vehicle was under recall. The vehicle was towed to quirk Ford (540 southern artery, quincy, MA 02169) where an inspection was performed that confirmed that the brakes were defective as mentioned in the recall. Despite the diagnosis, the vehicle was not repaired because the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN number was not available.

While first driving my car from a standstill, I noticed the "wrench idiot light" on. The car seemed to buck as it went through it's gears. Also, the speedometer registered "0" at this time. Upon entering the highway, the car would not go into what I think is 4th gear. Several times, the car lurched forward and then throttled back to a low rpm, before responding to the gas pedal. Eventually, I could run at 55 mph @ 3000 rpm's, but it wouldn't shift any further, even when I went faster. At this time, the speedometer needle finally registered my true speed. A couple of times, the rpm's suddenly shot-up and then the engine throttled back. However, the car felt like it should have gone into it's final forward gear but couldn't. On local roads. It shifts extremely hard into it's gears. The whole time, the car's "wrench" light was on.