general problems of the 2010 Mercury Milan - part 2

After coming to a stop and turned the corner, there was no power. Pulled over and shut the car off and waited a few minutes and restarted. The wrench light that was on, shut off once the car started up. Took it into the dealer. They could find nothing wrong after a diagnostic test. Do not feel secure in driving as wonder when this will happen again.

Passing another vehicle when my car suddenly stalled. If it wasn't for the quick thinking of the car I was passing, who sped up, I would have not had time to pull back into my lane in time to avoid a collision with an oncoming car. I had to pull off the road and put the car in park and restart it. It ran fine after that. Unfortunately, this stalling and rough running has happened on several occasions. From what I have read, it looks to be a problem with the throttle body. As you can see, this can be very dangerous when it happens at the wrong time. I never know when it will happen as there is no warning.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 28,708. . . Updated 12-26-13 the vehicle stalled and was re-started multiple times. The vehicle was fixed at a cost of $455. 50. Updated 12/30/13.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle shook with a jerking motion and shut off. The wrench warning icon and the check engine light simultaneously illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle restarted within a minute but operated for an unpredictable time and distance. The contact cleaned the throttle body and started the engine but it shut off again. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 45,000. Updated 11/5/cn the consumer purchased the part, and installed it himself. Updated 11/12/13.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact also mentioned that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the throttle body had carbon build up inside. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

The car lost all acceleration on the highway. I was driving 65 in the middle lane and had to get over to the shoulder with no way to accelerate. The wrench warning light appeared on the dash. Turned the car off and restarted it and it worked fine for three days. Took it to the dealership and it is the throttle body going bad. This costs $420. 00 to replace. This is a terrible hazard as the only thing you can do is hope to coast to the shoulder of the road safely.

I was driving approx 60 mph on a highway. My car "jerked" forward once, and I completely lost the ability to accelerate. After moving to the shoulder of the road, my car was shaking and difficult to put in park due to the shaking. Car would start up again, but did not have the ability to accelerate except in low drive. Would not accelerate except in low. Had to towed to the dealership, where the throttle body needed replaced and kam reset. This is a 2010 car, fairly new.

I was rolling up to a red light. The traffic light turn green, I stepped on the gas pedal and there was no response I turned and coasted into a store parking lot. The engine kept on running at a very low rpm. It was idling. I just spent &300 on a new throttle body and motor assmbley.

I was in cincinnati that weekend (3 hours away from home) and as I was pulling into the parking lot of a store, the car jerked very hard and then the wrench showed up on the dash and I lost all power. I was able to coast into a parking space. I then shut off the car and waited a bit and restarted it. The wrench came off the dash and the car was working properly again. We then went about our day and as we were heading back to my nephews football game, we were driving down 4 lanes of traffic and I had just passed a slower moving vehicle when the car jerked abruptly again and I lost all power. I put my turn signal on and was able to turn off a side road. The wrench came on again. It happen the next day as we were attempting to drive back home. We tried to drive the car back home in manual and it worked just fine. I got our car into our local car dealership and they said that it was the throttle body that needed replaced. So after forking out $375, it hasn't done anything since. The reason I'm filing this complaint is that if the throttle body would've acted up while we were traveling through the hilly roads in cincinnati, we would've been in a severe car accident. This problem is a huge concern as you lose all control of the car. You have no gas and the rpm's just quiver on the dash. If I hadn't been able to pull off of the side of the road, we would've been hurt due to a car crash. This concern needs to be sent to Ford/Mercury as this seems to be a huge problem once I researched it. We were fortunate that this didn't happen while we were traveling 70 mph on I-75 in ohio on our way back. The problem with the throttle body needs to be issued as a recall. It is going to get someone in a very bad accident or killed.

First time this happened I was pull out into a 4 lane road and the car just shook and had no power. 2nd time I was going 70 on highway and the car lost all power. Almost had semi in rear end. 3rd time I was on side street at 4 way stop. Car lost all power after going. All times the wrench light came on then the engine light. Had 2 mechanics look at it and said bad throttle. This is an expensive part not cover any longer. Seen all complaints on it. Should be recalled dangerous.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate with a reduction in engine rpms. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. After restarting, the vehicle was able to operate normally. The failure recurred on two separate times. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

Traveling on the freeway during rush hour at approximately 70mph when my 2010 Mercury Milan began losing speed, in spite of pressing accelerator to the floor. Got the car to the emergency lane and turned it off. Waited approximately three minutes and restarted engine and all was well again. This problem has happened each day for the last three days--nearly killing me on Saturday. Could not get it in anywhere for diagnosis because of the weekend. Did internet search and find this site, which has more than 250 complaints of the same problem!!!!!! I even called a Ford dealership and the service representative told me that it sounded like a fuel filter. C'mon Ford, you know there is a problem, here. I am going to the dealership tomorrow, Monday, and will insist on this problem being fixed without any cost to me. I urge everyone to call Ford at 800-392-3673. This is a very dangerous defect. There is no warning before the car loses all acceleration.

Intermittent problem which occurred at variable speeds (25 mph, 40 mph, 60 mph) with rapidly increasing frequency in the week before the throttle body was replaced. While driving, the engine seemed to shift out of gear. However, there was no increase in rpm in response to the accelerator. Pulled to side of road with very low rpm, the vehicle was turned off and then restarted each time without problem.

I bought my car with around 20,000 miles on it and experienced jerking, rough idling, and a complete loss of power when driving. I returned it to the dealership a total of 3 times for this issue. I was told it was a transmission issue and they were resetting something that had to do with the computer in the transmission. After the first instance of the car stalling, I googled any issues with my particular vehicle and came upon a throttle body problem. I mentioned this to the dealership on several occasions and was told that this was not a common issue, nor was it the problem with my vehicle. Last week, I was driving to work, my car completely stalled while going 75mph on a 4 lane highway. I was almost rearended by the semi that was behind me as my car's speed suddenly, and without warning, dropped by over 15mph. I made my way to the right side and slowly coasted up an off ramp to get off the highway (as there was no shoulder). Even if you press the gas, nothing happens. You do not accelerate at all. I turned the car off and restarted it. I drove maybe 5 minutes and it stalled again. I had to restart my car a total of 5 times on the 7 mile drive to work that day and was almost hit by other cars just about every time. I called my personal mechanic and had it towed to him instead of the dealership because I was told that this was a different issue than my previous 3 visits to the dealership and Ford would not be covering it under my warranty. The mechanic replaced the throttle body and my car runs perfectly now. He said when he called around to get a party he had a horrible time even finding one because they are on back order due to this being such a huge issue across the country. I've been telling the dealership for 25,000 miles and almost 2 years this was what was wrong with my car and now its suddenly not covered under my warranty.

Driving along, all of a sudden my car slowed, my gas pedal became unresponsive (would not accelerate), the rpm's would not even go to 1000, would stay below that. When I placed the car in park, the motor began to shake. As soon as the car lost speed the wrench light came on. After stopping and turning off the car and restarting, the wrench light was gone and car ran fine. This happened to me 3 days in a row at different speeds, different miles in between occurrences. Took the car to my trusted mechanic ( after second occurrence), they could not find the problem. After the third occurrence I took it to the Ford dealership and they knew what the issue was right away and fixed it in less than an hour and proceeded to charge me $171. 00 for the throttle body and $330. 00 in labor for an hour of work. Please keep investigating as this is very dangerous and seems to be a common problem with this car. I was on a highway twice and was fortunate to get into a middle turn lane before being rear ended. It was a close call and very scary as I was powerless to do anything but stop the car on a very busy road and pray to not get in an accident. It is unfair that I had to pay almost $600 to replace a defective part. The manufacturer should be responsible.

I've experienced several instances of my vehicle stalling while in motion at various speeds (30-65 mph). At the dealership it was determined that the problem is with the throttle & the part is on back order. It is my only means of transportation & cannot get it repaired. Despite the low mileage, I am being told that this is not covered under the manufacturer's warranty. This issue is not due to wear & tear but to a manufacturer's mechanical failure. Why is the consumer responsible for the repairs to a preexisting problem in these cars?.

On 12 September I went to take off from a light and the car had no acceleration, and the wrench light came on in control panel. . . I was able to coast to the shoulder on other side of intersection and placed the car in park and turned it off. When I turned the car back on it started fine and the light was no longer on. It was about two weeks later on 27 September was driving to work on a 2-lane road going about 45 mph and the car lost all acceleration and the wrench light came back on. There was not much of a shoulder to pull off on but found a spot and placed car in park and turned it off. I smelled a slight burning smell so waited little bit longer than last time and turned the car back on. It started up and the light was no longer on and it drove fine. I took to a mechanic on Saturday morning and told me the diagnostic could not produce a code because the incident could not be replicated but believed it was the throttle body and needed a replacement.

While driving, the car was unable to accelerate and stalled. The wrench light also came on. Once pulled over, I restarted the car and was able to drive it back home without further incident.

I was driving on the northway preparing to get in the right lane to exit and I lost all speed, no acceleration was possible but I still had radio/a/c, etc. I was able to get over and stop the car and when I put it in park it "sputtered" until I shut the engine off entirely. I waited a few moments and turned the engine back on and it started fine and then drove fine the rest of my drive. When I got back to work I researched this problem online and was surprised at the number of complaints for the same issue. Everyone had taken their car to a dealership or mechanic and could not figure it out. No warning lights came on in the dash. Finally after reading so many of the same complaints one car owner stated that a diagnosis resulted in code p2111 (faulty throttle body). I'm concerned about driving this car and having it happen again. I drive on a fast 3 lane highway about 20 miles each way to work and it's not always very easy to get over to safety. After seeing this has been investigated in another state I am hopeful it results in a recall so this problem can be properly addressed and fixed. Please help!.

While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle appeared to stall and the wrench indicator showed on the dash. The vehicle had no power and idled very rough. After pulling off the road I shut the car off and restarted it, the indicator light was still on and I had no throttle. The only way I was able to get the vehicle to move was to clear the code using a code reader. This allowed me to get the vehicle safely home. I was able to drive it to the dealer however, since I cleared the code to make the vehicle operational they would not correct the issue because their diagnostic equipment didn't see anything wrong. Even with me providing them the code that was indicated (p2112) and offering to provide them the TSB that was issued and the NHTSA #.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the accelerator failed to respond to acceleration attempts without warning. The contact also mentioned that the failure recurred approximately one mile after starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the mechanic stated that throttle body motor assembly had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 18,925. The approximate current mileage was 19,100.

2010 Mercury Milan. Consumer writes in regards to sudden deceleration while stepping on gas pedal. The consumer stated even though he was stepping on the gas pedal, the vehicle was shaking and lurching. The vehicle would not move any faster. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where they replaced the throttle body and reprogrammed the pcm.

When trying to accelerate my car chugs and feels as if it wants to stall. I have to accelerate at a very very slow pace.

The car suddenly jolted to a halt in an intersection and would not continue to move. Ford dealer stated it was a throttle body failure.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where it was shut down and restarted. The vehicle resumed normal function. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred one week later. The vehicle was neither repaired nor diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.

I was on FL turnpike at 70 mph,traffic very heavy . I lost power and had to coast to the shoulder from left lane . Almost got ran over ,but thank god I didn't . I cut the motor off. Restarted it . I got my speed up to 70mph . It surged a few times . Ran ok too home . This could be a life or death thing . I wonder if anyone has been hurt because of this . I will call Ford today and get it fixed .

Electronic throttle body failed as I was driving on the interstate. Car lost all throttle control, idled down to 1000 rpm, and rapidly decelerated in heavy interstate traffic. Had to pull over immediately.

This has occurred several times now. I will be driving and the car will suddenly stall and decrease in speed. There have been several times that I have almost been hit by another car as well. I went to Ford and they told me my throttle body needed to be replaced, so I did that. Approximately a year later the same thing started to occur. I took it back and they said they did an update, however about two months later the same issue occured. I took it back to Ford because I am under warranty and they kept my car for 4 days and said they could not find the issue. Recently now only the battery and the oil canister comes on, but when it stalls out now it jerks really hard going forward then stalls out. It is very dangerous and I am afraid to drive my car. I called Ford as well and they said there was nothing that they can do. It's sad to see other people are experiencing the same thing and they won't do anything I will never buy a Ford again.

Vehicle lost speed for no reason. The accelerator pedal had no response but the motor stayed at idle. Still had brakes, steering and other functions but no ability to accelerate. The vehicle did have a check engine light come on (wrench icon) at the dash.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle stalled as the wrench warning icon illuminated. The contact merged to the shoulder and restarted the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected where the vehicle was diagnosed with throttle body issues. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. The vehicle was taken not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled sporadically. The check engine light illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the throttle body actuator. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost power without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,150.

Driving on expressway at 65 mph, and vehicle lost power, coasted to side of road. Engine was vibrating/shaking a lot. The wrench symbol was lit. I shut the vehicle off. Waited just a short time, about 30 seconds and started and it seemed okay. I continued home, about 10 miles without another problem. It also happened another time, just driving about 10 mph, when I pulled out of my driveway. I believe the engine quit, I was able to restart it, and back into my driveway. I remember seeing the wrench light and the battery light. Again, there was a lot of shaking of the engine.

Went approximately 1 mile after starting the car. Suddenly it started bucking and jerking and slowed dramatically. No one was behind me, or it could have caused a hazardous situation. Turned off of road. Turned the car off and restarted it. It ran normally and drove about another mile, then the bucking and jerking happened again. Took car to an area and parked it. Took car in for repair and told that the throttle body needed to be replaced.

Driving in city traffic when the car began to stall. Almost rear ended by the car behind me. Wrench light came on and the car stopped. I turned it off and then back on and was able to creep to a shoulder when it stalled out again. $500 repair and $55 tow. My mechanic told me the Ford motor CO. Was well aware of the problem and that it has been happening when the mileage gets around 50,000 miles. This is inexcusable. I'm going to sue them in magistrates court on Monday.