general problems of the 2007 Mercury Milan - part 2

"takata recall. " I went for my car inspection at motor vehicle 4/9/18 and was told by the inspector that, not only are my two (2) airbags recalled, but are extremely dangerous! also, I was told that there is another issue regarding my anti lock 'brakes, from same manufacturer!' I am a senior citizen, please help!! I wld sincerely 'appreciate' very much ASAP!.

The brake went to the floor when driving thru wet surface. Abs problem, cannot stop the car in time.

Spongy brakes after driving over rough road. Was make a right turn in to gas station where terrain and road uneven. Scared me because my car wouldn't stop as I pushed down on brake. Brake was pushed to the ground completely.

Two incidents, both light rain days, traveling speed limit, on a city street - while driving I came upon a situation where I was required to quickly apply my brakes. Once brakes were applied, the car did not stop as soon as it should have and hit the other car. Afterwards, anytime I had to try to stop, the brake pedal had to be almost to the floor before it would stop. The first time, I took it to be looked at and was told that the brakes were fine. The second time, I was coming upon a light that was about to turn red. I put on my brake and the car once again did not stop in the time that it should have. I was almost in the middle of the intersection before the car stopped. I had already had my brakes and rotors looked at so I knew that it was neither of those. For the remainder of my drive, I had to press the brake almost to the floor before it would stop. When I drove it again after work, 8 hrs later, the brakes were back to normal.

I was driving on country roads with snowy conditions, and when I started braking to make a turn,abs engaged because of slippery roads, immediately thereafter I experienced a lack of braking power /a soft sinking brake pedal with little to no braking power. This is a traffic safety hazard, upon doing some online research I discovered that this is a common problem , the abs control module, or the hydraulic control assembly has a sticking valve in the abs system, routing the brake fluid through the abs system instead of to the brakes, where it should go. Ford motor company should be issuing a recall for the safety of the vehicle owners, and for the integrity of their own company the abs control module needs to be updated and replaced.

While backing the vehicle down a snowy driveway the abs engaged briefly. Moments later, I had to brake to allow an oncoming car to pass, and the brakes were suddenly very soft, pedal went almost to the floor and I had to take evasive maneuvers onto a curb to avoid collision. The brakes remained very soft and spongy, though they improved a bit with pumping.

After the abs activates, the brakes go soft all the way to the floor and braking is difficult. It has happened on ice patches as well as hitting a rough patch of road. The malfunction makes driving incredibly scary as I do not know how long it will take to stop.

Multiple times while trying to brake it takes longer than it should. If braking over man hole covers, it will feel like the brakes are skidding. Two times I have been in accidents where I had plenty of braking space and had the brake to the floor but still did not have time to stop. Both times were on highways.

When depressing the brakes and engaging the abs the pedal becomes spongy and goes to the floor. Sometimes pumping the brake brings up the pressure again but not always. I've heard it could be the abs module gone bad.

When I apply my brake, the pedal goes to the floor and is hard to stop, after stopping I will pump them and get pressure back, but as soon as I brake again the pedal goes to floor and is hard to get to stop.

While driving on April 29, 2016 the brake pedal suddenly went to the floor when attempting to brake on a city street. Car would still stop , but not very safely. Took car to mechanic. Mechanic bled and adjusted brakes, charging $35. 00. On 4/7/17 the same thing happened. Will take back to mechanic along with article from 12/27/16.

The anti lock brakes came on when I was sliding in snow . Then my brakes went soft . I had to stop and put my car in park and pump the brake peddle to get them to come back up. Very scary this is the second time it has happened!.

On 02-09-2017 I was on my way home from work and when I was slowing down to stop at a red light to turn right on a two lane rural highway that has the max speed of 55 is when the brake pedal started to feel like it was pulsating and spongy and then it went to the floor and I had to push the pedal harder to keep it from going into the intersection. I tried pumping it to see if it would bring the pedal bake up but it never did. And the brake pedal stayed that way until I got it home. There are no leaks of any kind from the brake system and I was told at the dealership that it sounded like it was the hydraulic control unit because they have had people come in before with the same problem.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The contact had to pump the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. While driving approximately 10 mph, the contact attempted to stop at a red light and the brakes malfunctioned. The contact rear ended another vehicle and caused minor damage. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. An independent mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure; however, the brakes and hydraulic control were replaced. The mechanic diagnosed that the brakes collapsed and there may be a leak in the anti-lock brake system. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 120,000.

When driving and a pothole is struck, brakes go out completely for a few seconds. As a whole, the brakes now operate at only approx. 25% effectiveness. The issue was confirmed to be related to the hydraulic control unit (hcu) by allstate insurance CO. , woltz and wind Ford (local dealer), and apex autobody (local autobody).

In 2016 on a wintry day I had an abs event and the pedal fell to the floor. It came up again by itself hours later. January 10th 2017 had another abs event and the pedal fell to the floor. It cost me $387. 00 to fix it. The abs system has a safety issue and I urge you to please take a look at this. Hundreds of people have had this problem. Takata recall Ford sent me a letter stating I have takata but they haven't fixed it.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that the brakes did not decelerate the vehicle even when the brake pedal was depressed to the floor. The dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

I was driving forward at about 15 mph on a snow covered road (residential city street). I came upon an uncontrolled intersection when I noticed a car coming from my right side, I then attempted to slow down and stop. While trying to slow down my brake pedal lost all pressure and went to the floor, causing an inability to slow down properly. Resulting in my car hitting the rear driver side of the other car in the middle of the intersection. My brake pedal has lost pressure 3 times previously all in the same winter conditions (snow and icy road) and while trying to slow down. I took my car to 2 different mechanics, with no issues found with the brake system. 1 of the previous times I had to use my emergency brake for the car to stop completely the other 2 times took an extended amount of time for the car to stop. When my brake pedal loses pressure I immediately park my car, the pressure on the brake pedal with go back to normal after letting the car sit for at least 5 hours if not longer.

After hitting a patch of water and braking the brakes went out. Dealer is reporting to me that the abs hydraulic control unit is suspected as the issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph an attempted to stop the break pedal went all the way down to the floor. No warning indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that the same failure occurred three other times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000. Bp.

When driving the brake peddle will go almost to the floor. Brake peddle goes soft and goes to floor after the abs has been used. Peddle has to be pump up to get braking back. Does not corrects problem for it will reoccur in a few days.

Several times over the years I have noticed while breaking the pedal goes soft. It happens sporadically. When it happens we check break fluid level which is always good. When hearing about the current investigation, it all makes sense. I believe my car has a defect with the anti-lock system.

After abs engaged, brake pedal sunk to floor on subsequent stops. Found cause on internet. Concensus was that there is a defective abs hydraulic control unit. This is a big time safety issue. Dealer wants 1,000 dollars to replace. Ford should cover this repair as a recall.

Two occurrences of failed brakes. The first occurred in a highway construction zone going over the rough road. Vehicles in front had begun to slow in front of me, requiring the brakes to be applied. After an estimated half second of initial braking, the pedal went to the floor and lost nearly all breaking capacity. After letting off the pedal and reapplying several times the brakes recovered enough to slow the car. Estimated speed at time of initial breaking was 50-55 mph. They did not fully recover to full capacity until a several more breaking cycles. The second occurred while turning onto a rough turn lane adjacent to the highway traveling at about 65 mph. After a moment of initial braking, the pedal went to the floor and had zero braking capacity. The car continued to coast as I was applying the emergency brake but caused the car to run through the intersection at about 55-60 miles an hour. The car is currently at the Ford dealer, diagnosed as a failed abs hydraulic control unit.

In two separate instances, I had to brake hard on slippery surfaces. Both times the anti-lock brakes engaged and stopped me, but in each case the next time I applied the brakes the pedal went soft, nearly touched the floor and the braking was less effective. In both instances the vehicle was in motion, on a street.

When attempting to stop on a city street, at an intersection, the brake pedal went to the floor requiring me to use the emergency brake to stop. Even doing this, we wound up in an oncoming traffic lane. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the brakes were repaired. I have a service order from the private repair shop describing what was done to repair the system.

Break pedal goes to floor intermittently with very weak brakes. Believe this to be abs pump problem after reading up with many other owners having same problem. Have replaced entire brake system (except abs pump) thus far and problem still exists. How has this not been recalled yet?.

12/9/16 after abs activated on ice, the brake petal went to the floor. Now it takes several pumps of the brakes to stop quickly. Also, it can start to roll back when starting the car if the brake petal isn't firmly pressed down. Car at Ford dealer now. They said it needs a new hydraulic control unit which isn't being manufactured.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph attempted to stop at a red light the brake pedal went all the way down to floor. The contact had to pump the pedal several times in order to stop. The contact also stated that the same failure occurred too many times when the weather gets cooler and or hit a bump on the road. The vehicle had been taken to an independent mechanic and they are not able to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000. Bp.

I loose anti lock brakes completely/partially when stopping suddenly. The brakes become very "loose" meaning all they way to the floor. I noticed this starting last year, then again this year.

Roads were snow covered and when went to brake, the pedal went to the floor. The abs did not kick in but had no brakes. Pumped several times but pedal would just go to the floor. This is as reported by my mother.

Extended braking distance this is now the second time this has happened to my car, the first time was last winter. It was a little slippery on the roads so I was not at all going fast, coming to a stop sign in my neighborhood braking, the antilock brakes kicked in, made a little noise, I stopped and then went on my way. The next time I came to stop after that I could barely stop and had to press my foot to the floor to do so. It was like it wanted to stop at the normal time but then released a little to have my foot go all the way down to then stop. I took it to the local neighborhood auto place, and they didn't know what it could be but they bleed the brakes and did something else that actually fixed it. Fast forward to this year December, same thing, turning into a store parking lot, so again going slow, slippery out, anti lock brakes kick in. I didn't think anything of it because the car had been fixed last year. However, when I went to park I almost crashed right into the front of the store because I was not prepared to not stop on time. I was able to stop finally, scared to death. Took it back to the same place they still can't figure it out and tried what they did last time but it didn't work. Around this same time I came across the article about the investigative recall about this very issue, forwarded it to the Lincoln Mercury dealership I got my car from and was told yes they know what it is and have had to repair several already this winter but since it is not an actual recall I would have to pay to get it fixed. It involves the hci (hydrolic control unit) and eci (electrical control unit). So now I'm stuck, still scared until this recall happens or until I can come up with the $900+ they say it will cost.

When the car is under braking (light or heavy) conditions over rough or uneven surfaces, such as a manhole cover, or on slippery roads, the anti-lock braking system does not work properly. This increases the distance required to stop the car, heightening the chance of a crash. Specifically- the vehicle is operating under normal braking circumstances over a rough or slippery surface at less than 30mph, at this time the abs engages (sometimes inappropriately/too conservative application of abs), and it feels as if air is injected into the hydraulic system by the abs pump at this time (not 100% sure if that is what is occurring, but that is what it feels like), as the pedal will become either very soft (poor brakes with heavy bias front to back throughout the pedal travel) or go all the way to the floor (no brakes). If the brakes are pumped in a panic mode rapid succession after this "no brakes" condition, the pedal will increase in stiffness somewhat, but still only what I would characterize as 30% braking effectiveness. Barely enough to come to a stop in a reasonable distance. After this abs pump cycling, the pedal will also have a different braking "feel" with every single subsequent brake pedal operation cycle. Sometimes the rear brakes engage first, not slowing the car sufficiently enough w/out the front brakes, forcing increased pedal pressure to be applied, then the front brakes engage suddenly and unsettle the car. This braking condition lasts indefinitely after the abs pump cycling event. Even if the brakes are bled by a Ford or otherwise qualified mechanic, the car is subject to this same behavior upon the next cycling of the abs braking system. The vehicle has 201k miles, and has been exhibiting this annoying and dangerous behavior since approximately 75k miles. Date occurred field on this webpage is most recent time that this has occurred over many years.

Abs breaking system was activated during rain (November '16) while driving on a city street. During activation, break pedal went to floor and it became very difficult to stop the car. Nearly slid into intersection. Following the break pedal going to floor, the pedal continued to be soft and was difficult to stop the car. Have tried pumping the breaks to improve the softness, but that doesn't help very much. Taking to dealer immediately as car has become more difficult to stop.

I hit a pothole while driving and the abs engaged. Then my brake pedal went to the floor. The car would not stop. Eventually the brake pedal came back to normal but I had to keep pumping the pedal. I almost crashed into the car in front of me.