Brake Disc Caliper Problems of Mercury Milan

The car brakes no longer work, replaced brake pads and calipers and still no brakes. Took it to dealer and they said there is a recall in place and still no fix. It's been almost a year now.

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I was driving and brake pedal started slowly losing pressure I replaced brake calipers and rotors and still have the same problem I believe it is to be the abs brake system I'm not sure how to go about replacing this or what to do to file for a recall.

Abs computer got fried and needed $2000 repair. Car has had intermittent hard brake pull to left since purchase in 2008. Just had to replace front calipers and rotors at cost of $680.

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No brakes after abs comes on during driving on slippery roads or wet roads. Pedal goes to the floor. Will not reset. All of the brakes and calipers have been changed or checked. Have to pump to have brakes to get pedal to be able to stop.

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.

Exact same issue as reported in 2007-2009 Mercury Milan. Brakes are super soft after I had brand new brake pads, rotors and calipers put on and had the lines bled for any air in them. I almost crashed due to this issue a few times with one being almost deadly. I was driving roughly 55 miles an hour on a highway when I tried stopping and the brakes basically gave out for no apparent reason. I lost control of the vehicle but was able to avoid a crash and almost had a heart attack from it. The brakes continue to be super soft and it requires a lot of distance to make sure my car stops on stop signs and traffic lights in time. It is extremely unsafe and I basically cannot drive my only vehicle that I have.

Anti-lock brake issue in five months I have had to replace two abs modules/units. I first noticed my brakes getting spongy in late 2016, that's when the first abs was replaced. Although this fixed the issue for a couple weeks, I then started to notice that my brakes were locking, when not applying the brakes. I returned to the repair shop which lead to new components on my brakes(pads front and rear, calipers rotors. Etc. ) because of the wear. All were replaced. Then the situation happened again when my teenage son was driving. Under acceleration, the brakes started applying pressure, which the engine had to compensate for. After taking it in to be repaired again, that is when the second abs unit was replaced. This was after three days of trouble-shooting. I feel this is a safety issues, and I have spent an exhaustive amount of money on this one issue. I can only assume also, that because of braking, while I was accelerating, there will be more issues down the road. Please advise. Thank you.

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While city and highway driving, vehicle wouldn't brake properly, brake pedal had to be pushed all the way to the floor, and still coasted to a stop, several times leaving me almost hitting the car in front of me as they slowed down or stopped. Had front brakes replaced at dealer in November, then rear brakes, including calipers, in mid December, (12-16) still the brake pedal went to the floor. Causing me to drive with extreme caution untill I could take it back to the dealer for some answers. The dealer kept the car for 4 days, (Dec 19-22) said it could possibly be the hcu pump and would be $1118. 00 additional dollars. They replaced the hcu pump, they called and said the problem still existed, and the pump was defective, and replaced it again. Ended up costing $902. 15 for the work. Extremely frustrated, the problem with the brakes are dangerous. The car has 99536 miles, and I feel trapped because of all that led up to this explanation and expense. Finally got the car back on December 22. Seems better, but not great at this short time I've had it back.

Twice in the last month my wife or I have experienced the same problem with the brakes. The problem is intermittent. Twice when approaching a stop sign at speeds between 20 and 30 mph and while braking and hitting a bumpy road section ( heat causing asphaly to form bumps at intersections) the brake pedal went too the floor and became quite unresponsive. We live in a rural area. In my wife's case she eventually stopped 3 or 4 feet past the entrance to the intersection. Fortunately neither time did we have an accident. The first time I took it to my mechanic. Who pulled all 4 wheels and found the brakes operated properly with no signs of overheating of the brakes disks, pads or calipers. In my case the brake only actuated , and was soft, well below the normal brake position. I pumped the brake 3 or 4 times to get the brake back to its normal braking height. The fluid level in the brake resevoir was between min and max. Within two weeks the same thing happened to my wige. I checked the brake fluid. And it was normal. My mechanic had no idea what was amiss. I googled "brake pedal sometimes goes to floor 2008 Mercury Milans" and found a number of similar experiences by other. I called my Ford dealer and he looked up any recommendations by for and found none. The threads on the various forum point to a problem with the abs system. Ford does not seem to acknowledge the problem yet there seem to be numerous instances.

Filed a complaint about the same issue in July of 2010. In July of 2010, I replaced the brake pads and rotors. I took the car to the dealer to check the calipers as the rear pads on the passenger side were severely worn and the pads on the driver's side were fine. Dealer indicated the calipers were fine, but had no explanation for the uneven wear. I also contacted Ford directly and they did not have an explanation as to why the pads would wear so unevenly. Back brakes began pulsating again at 44,000 (only 20,000 on pads). I again replaced the pads and rotors as the passenger side was completely worn and driver's side was less than ½ worn. Drove 15 miles and brakes on passenger side were smoking. Towed car on a flatbed to independent mechanic who said passenger side caliper wasn't working. The rotor was warped from the heat, the brand new pads were scorched and the mechanic advised it was a good thing the car was towed to the garage as it was a good chance the area would have caught fire. He replaced the calipers on both sides, the brake pads and turned the rotor on the passenger side. The pads and rotors only had 15 miles on them. The vehicle is on it's 3rd (4th if you count the pads with 15 miles on them) set of pads and rotors and the second set of calipers. This should not happen on a car with 46,000 miles.

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I own a 2009 Mercury Milan. I brought it in to the dealer on February 4 2010. The complaint was that I was hearing a noise upon braking in forward or reverse. The dealership said that they found the noise. The brake pads in the rear brake caliper were sliding back and forth in the bracket. I was advised that this should not be happening but , it is ok to take the vehicle and drive it this way. I asked what should be done to correct this. They said that they did not know how to fix this problem and had to notify Ford to find out. This has been over a week ago. I have called the dealer back several times. They assured me they would get back to me by the end of the day. That still has not happened. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. It is still under warranty. How should I move forward on this matter.