Table 1 shows one common electronic stability control related problems of the 2008 Mercury Milan.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
Upon braking while driving over uneven pavement or loose gravel, or while accelerating through a turn, the abs [or traction control] malfunctions causing the brake pedal to sink to the floor and the braking distance to be dramatically increase. This has occurred four times now, twice with my children in the car, and the last time nearly had me get into an accident. While driving on the freeway at 55-60 mph, the vehicle in front of me had to brake suddenly due to a merge in front of them. I hit the brakes as normal, about 50% pedal depression, and the car started braking normally until it passed over a small patch of loose gravel on the freeway, at which point the pedal sank to the ground and the vehicle no longer proceeded to slow down. I had to veer to the left, nearly colliding with the center median and ended up passing the car in front of me because of the braking distance increasing. I have had this issue looked into and even a tech at the local Ford dealership says that it is a faulty abs hcu (hydraulic control unit), and that the valves sticking in the hcu cause the pressure to go into a semi-infinite loop instead of exiting out back to the calipers. This causes around 80% of the hydraulic pressure to be wasted, and braking requires depressing the pedal nearly to the floor. The tech admitted that there are new hcus available that do not have this problem, and there is a potential recall pending. The tech instructed me to remove the abs fuse as well as the abs pump fuse, which stops the problem from happening. I have confirmed after 10,000 miles that with the abs fuses out, the problem does not occur. I have contacted my attorney regarding this issue and am waiting on said potential recall for a repair to my vehicle.
I was driving about 45 mph on a city street, when the car just shut down. I tried to give it gas, nothing happened. Steering wheel locked up. I still had power to the radio and lights but the car went limp. I was barley able to turn it into a parking lot for safety because the steering wheel locked up. I turned off the car waited a few minutes and started it back up with no problems. I am lucky I wasn't in traffic, because this would have caused an accident, it went from 45 mph to nothing in seconds.
My 2008 Mercury Milan stalls and accelerates rapidly when driving. I have to place my feet on the brakes and gas at stops because the engine increases power and the car actually jumps at times without my foot being on the pedal. There is no warning before this rapid acceleration and I have actually almost hit other cars because of this defect. My vehicle stalled a couple of days ago and I took it to a local dealership and I was informed that I needed to replace the following items. 1. Power train control module 2. Ignition coils 3. Spark plugs 4. Throttle body I called Ford's customer service and explained that the car was dangerous to drive and I was informed that it was nothing the company could do to assist me.