general problems of the 2011 Mercury Milan

Driving up an on ramp to an interstate highway, the car would not react to increased depression of the throttle pedal. Tool indicator warning light illuminated on the dash. I barely was able to pull off to the berm, almost rear-ended. This has happened numerous times since first occurrence on 6/11/15-6/12/15 and appears to occur only when I have the air conditioning on. Very dangerous situation!.

Driving near 55 mph on local highway and applying pressure to gas pedal to accelerate. Felt and heard a 'clunk'. Vehicle immediately lost ability to accelerate with pressure applied to gas pedal. Exited to shoulder. Noticed yellow service (wrench) indicator light was on. Put the car into park and turned off ignition. Re-started vehicle; service indicator light did not come back on. Put the car into drive and re-entered traffic flow. Did not have an incident in another 30 miles of driving. Took the vehicle to dealer for diagnosis. Dealer diagnosed problem as requiring new throttle body. Very dangerous situation.

I was driving down a local road at about 35 mph. All of a sudden, without warning, I could not get my gas pedal to do anything, like it was out of gear, and the engine seemed to be sputtering. I pulled off the road, shut the car off and after a few seconds, restarted the car, it restarted and drove fine. It did the same thing again the next day. It has happened a number of times since the first time. . . Happening about once per day. It seems to start up ok after I shut it down, but very unsafe to be driving down the road and then have no power and have to pull off.

Wrench and engine light came on. Vehicle would not go beyond 5 mph. Waited and turned the car back on. ,engine light stayed lit and was able to get home. I took the vehicle to autozone and received a diagnostic code p2111: throttle actuator control system, tachometer open or shorted. Called Ford and they are aware but stated that they will not repair with a recall being issued.

Driving at highway speed, I lost the ability to use the throttle. The engine ran, but did not respond to the pedal. I was forced to pull the car over, in traffic, and restart the car. Once the car was restarted, I was able to accelerate.

On two occasions on the same day (7/17/13), once at low speed (less than 15 mph) after turning into a parking lot and later the same day at 65 mph on the highway, my 2011 Mercury Milan went into "limp" mode with the wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. The car lost adequate power other than to essentially coast to rest. Once at rest, it would not move and the engine began to shake violently while idling. Upon restarting the car, the wrench light went off only to come back on again after attempting to move the car. At this point, I had it towed to the nearest Ford dealer's service dept. But they were unable to replicate the issue or definitively diagnose the problem but "suspected" it might be due to throttle body issues (which as I understand is currently under investigation as noted below): investigation subject : electronic throttle body malfunction date investigation opened: Feb 21, 2013 date investigation closed: open NHTSA action number: pe13003 component(s): engine as the local Ford service department was unable to definitively diagnose or replicate the issue during in-shop testing or while road test driving it themselves for 9 miles, they returned the car to me. While I was driving home from the dealership, the issue occurred again (less than 9 miles away). . . . . This time at full highway speed (approx 65 mph). Once again, the car went into "limp mode" with the wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. Upon re-starting the car, I was able to drive the rest of the way home without any additional issues. While it has not happened again yet (I've only driven to work the following day since all this occurred), this issue is most certainly an unpredictable, serious danger to myself as well as other motorists.

Driving 2011 Mercury Milan 65mph on interstate (in construction zone) vehicle jolted hard and with loss of acceleration. There was not enough acceleration to get to a safe spot and traffic was heavy so I came to a slow jerking stop with semis honking, passing by and ten cars screeching to a stop behind vehicle. Wrench light and motor light came on in message center. I had to come to a stop in the middle of traffic to put into park and then restart my car. When I restarted it and drove a few feet the rpm?s flew to 5,500 and the car jerked for miles until I could get out of construction zone and pull over to a somewhat safe spot. My Mercury Milan only has 48,000 miles. This scary occurrence has happened 3 times now, once on another highway and another on a residential road. Even after getting the throttle body diagnosed and replaced this is still an issue. I am taking it to the Ford dealership for the fourth time with hopes that they can fix the problem. I am scared to even drive the car. It is not safe and I will be very displeased with Ford if there is not a recall considering how dangerous this manufactured product is. Thank you for your cooperation and I hope no one gets hurt because of this issue that so many people seem to be having as well.

The contact owns a 2011 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, there was a sudden loss of power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 38,400 and the current mileage was. 39,000.

Just driving and engine cuts off due to bad throttle body.

On several occasions I will be driving my car and it begins to shake and cut off. The battery light comes on and a wrench will appear next to the parking light. I was stopped at a stop light, once the light changed I took my feet off the break and pushed on the gas. My car stalled then shook as I drove forward through the intersection my car cut off again. I had to urgently put on my flashers. I have a child and that us very dangerous. I tried starting my car again and it made the sound as if it were going to start but it didn't. The battery light came on again. I tried another time and it worked. I began driving for no more than 3 minutes and my car shut off again. I turned into a parking lot and tried to start my car. We sat there for 5 minutes. The I drove to walmart which is usually only a few minutes away. My car shut off at 4 lights on the way to walmart, and pulling into the walmart parking lot, 4 lights on the way home. This was all in one day. I am so afraid to get on the highway because my car could go out while I'm driving and someone may run into the back of my car.

I was driving on the interstate when the car suddenly stopped accelerating. A wrench appeared on the dashboard. I had to brake to a stop along the side of the interstate. I restarted the car and it seemed to work fine. This was Wednesday. The same thing happened again on Friday and then again on Monday. At that point I took it to the Ford service center. They had to replace the throttle body, costing me over $430. Additionally, had any of the roads been busier or had no places to pull over, an accident easily could have occurred.

The contact owns a 2011 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle decelerated then stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure occurred a second time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated the throttle would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 41,400.

2011 Mercury Milan. Consumer writes in regards to partial engine failure in vehicle and seeks reimbursement. The consumer stated at approximately 48,415, the engine started going tin a very rough low rpm mode. The consumer stated the wrench light and engine light illuminated and the vehicle ran fine under 40 mph. The dealer replaced the throttle body and cabin air filter.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle jerked and the wrench warning icon illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2011 Mercury Milan. The contact was driving 10 mph when the vehicle accelerated abnormally as he depressed the brakes and shifted into neutral. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but could not duplicate the failure. The dealer kept the vehicle for two weeks with a flight recorder hooked to the engine, but they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified who stated he has to take the vehicle to the dealer for them to inspect the failure. They offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 16,500.