Equipment Problems of Mercury Milan - part 2

Driver side door handle is broken and will not open from the inside of the car. I have to lower the window to reach out the window to reach the outside door door handle to open the door.

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Takata recall.

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I was driving on 495 toward silver spring/georgia Ave. And the call just loss acceleration without warning. The engine and wrench lights illuminated on the dash. The car cruised at about 5 miles an hour. An extremely dangerous situation to say the least. I was in the middle lane and had to work my way over to the shoulder. I'm taking the car to the Ford dealership on 8/23/2016 for diagnosis. There appears to have been complaints reported to NHTSA about this problem and the case was closed without a recall. Let me tell you, this problem is not only real but extremely dangerous. Something more needs to be done.

Both interior door handles on the driver's side of the car have broken in the same manner (bottom corner), and the handles won't retract. Doing internet searches, other people have this problem too with Ford fusion, Mercury Milan, & Lincoln mkzs. See picture at link below. . Read more...

Throttle body failure. . . . Car entered limp mode out of the blue while excelerating from a stop at a traffic light.

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Takata recall, I received a letter on July 2016 from Ford about a recall on my vehicle for the airbag. I have been waiting patiently to be notify that the parts are available. Also back in 2011, the summers were very hot. When I walked to my car after work. . I noticed the dashboard on the passenger side was bubbled up, down by the bottom half of where the airbag is. I took it to the dealership where I get my oil changes and other up keeps on the vehicle and they told me to contact Ford . Ford said to me that my car was no longer under warranty and there is nothing they can do. I took it to the dealership and they said , they could try to fix it but they couldn't guarantee that it would work. They said it would cost about $300. 00 because they would have to take the glove box out and deactivate the airbag and cross are fingers that it holds once they basically glue it. Well, when I got this recall, it put me to thinking if this recall had anything to do with this bubbling up like it did. I take very good care of my vehicles and get pretty good trade-ins for them , now because of this manufacture defect or possibility having to do with the recall. The trade-in will be docked because of this defect that I had nothing to do with. People that ride on the passenger side ask me if the airbag will erupt while they are sitting there. I tell them , that I was informed that it probably wouldn't. (encouraging words, right). I'm sending you the letter I received about the recall back on July 2016, that I'm still waiting on and also pictures of my dashboard where the airbag is,. I know you will be surprised like me, when I walked to my car after work to see my dashboard bubbled up by the heat and airbag.

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Passenger airbag warning light illuminated. Took car to Ford dealership who diagnosed it as a sensor problem, and if not repaired could prevent the airbag from deploying. I have owned many cars and this is the first time, I've ever had a problem like this. After researching online, I saw there were numerous complaints for the same problem. Is the NHTSA aware of these safety hazards and should a recall be implemented?.

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"takata recall" on my way home from work white smoke comes out of the exhaust pipe then the check engine started flashing really fast then stopped. I made it as it as far as my street then the check power steering/ advanced tran warning flashed and as I turned in the driveway the power steering completely gave out and flashed service power steering now. I just purchased this car and I am making payments now I have to fix my power steering. Wow.

Brakes are very spongey in all actions. The brakes have been bled, have new brake pads and there are no leaks in the system. I have read other Mercury Milans and Ford focus have the same problem, brake pedal going too low to the floor board. I feel that this could devlope into a future safety problem. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

Takata recall - I was notified july2016 about the recall of airbag. Since that time. . . I have been calling dealerships. . . My ront dash on passenger side is separating where the airbag is. I separates more and more. . . I need to see that this airbag is replaced ASAP. . . Started out small less than half inch to at least 6 to 8 inches wide . Have photots but they are to big of file to attach. Can send separately upon request. Next thing will be notifying my senator and congressman to get this addressed.

While driving, a wrench appeared on the instrument panel. When I looked it up, it was regarding the throttle transmission actuator. My car was losing power, bucking, and seemed like it was having issues changing speeds. I have researched this issue and found that Ford agreed to fix these cars up until January 31, 2015 for free. They did not do a mass recall and I am now going to cll the dealerships to see if I can get it fixed for free.

This car has caused nothing but tears and stress. I am a single mother and this purchase was huge for me and I can't even look at it without being stressed. First off the airbags were recalled over two years ago and Ford still hasn't received parts. So my daughter can't even drive in the passenger seat. Second and this is the major problem is when I hit a pothole or uneven pacing of street the breaks hit the floor as does not come to a complete stop. This is terrifying. I went through a stop sign and missed a turn another time. Almost slammed into the back of a car in front of me also. I replaced brakes again and had mechanics look at it to fix one thing for it to still happen. I have flashbacks of the accidents I've almost been in. It's just my daughter and I and this car is not safe. Hey Ford, are you going to pay my my therapists appointments for the stress you have thrown on me???? below it's asking for when this happens-it happens every month and I can not afford to put in any more work!!!!!!!!! I purchased this car 11/20/2015 and it was happening every few months and now it's every other week. This car is a death trap.

The door handle broke so that when seated in the vehicle, you are unable to get out. This part failure is on the drivers side door.

The passenger-side dashboard under the airbag has begun to warp. The dealership is unable to repair and has indicated that the airbag "should" deploy in a crash. The dealership also stated that the airbag shouldn't deploy in normal driving conditions. The reason they said they couldn't repair is that they couldn't guarantee the airbag would deploy in an accident.

The driver's side brake light began flickering after the car was parked. I was also informed after this was noticed that it flickers (gets brighter) while driving. The passenger brake light also stayed brightly illuminated last year, and I was told it would be over $500 to replace the light assembly. Fortunately, my vehicle sustained an accident and the passenger light was damaged further and replaced. Now a defect is occurring on the driver's side.

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2007 Mercury Milan premier began running very rough while traveling down a busy county road. The roughnes appeared to increase when the engine was under load. I called my mechanic and was instructed to bring the car by for a computer analysis. Approaching the shop, no more than 4 miles since onset of problem, I began to smell a strong electrical burnining. Upon lifting the car's hood the electrical burning smell was overwhelming and smoke was streaming from the #4 cylinder ignition coil. Carefully removing the coil revealed feet upon feet of unraveling and burning coil wire, along with rubber from the coils spark plug boot smoldering and dripping molten rubber down the hole. . . This could have turned out to be a very dangerous condition. . . If the car had been driven any further, I truly believe an open flame would have broken out. . . I was releaved that my wife or children wern't driving the car at the time. . My mechanic says the pcm computer possibly shorted out and may have damaged the other coils as well. The car will now have to be towed to a Mercury dealer for a very expensive repair. . I was told there is no reacall for this very dangerous condition on a Mercury miilan, however it's sister model, a Ford fusion, does have a recall. This leaves me very frustrated and most likely broke. . .

I drove down my driveway, turned left to pull into my garage. As I approached the door opening, turning, slowing, with my foot on the break and before straightening the wheel, it seemed like the car had a mind of its own. I could not stop it. My foot was firmly on the break pressing with all my strength. The car did not stop until it hit the side of the garage door opening.

While driving on a 4 lane highway, my car jerked and the wrench warning light can on and no acceleration while I pressed the gas pedal. I was able to get the car to coast to safety and when I stopped the car is was jerking back. I turned the car off for a few minutes and turned it back on, it started up and ran fine. This incident happened again today while driving in town, not once but twice while I was driving 15 mph and the 2nd incident today about 30 mph. Both of these times I was able to get off the road safely, and got the car to restart and make it home 45 miles away. I am afraid to drive my car, that in heavy traffic, this could cause a serious accident.

Door handles keep breaking and locking mechanisms always malfunction. Either won't lock or won't unlock. Keep replacing but parts are all plastic. Also door on drivers sude the thing to hold it open also plastic and broke. Has been happening fo several years now. First time I just thought I'll replace part and I'm good. But even my sons 2010 does the same thing. $200 in a shop for 1 door handle repair.

In August of this year I was pulled over by a police office who told me that my brake lights were on but not my tail lights. I took my car to the Ford dealer in rockwall to find out that the cost of this to replace both my tail lights was $1018. 10. Had this officer not stopped me I would have never known this. I find it to be a very dangerous situation as the person behind me would not have known that I was stopping because the brake lights were the only thing working. Please check into this as I see a serious accident happening.

2009 Mercury Milan. Consumer writes in regards to information that pertains to recall notice. The dealer informed the consumer, her vehicle was not included in the recall.

The dash board where the passenger air bag is starting to turn lose. I'm worried it will make the air bag deploy or become defective.

I purchased my 2010 Mercury Milan last year in July 2013. This weekend I started having an issue with a loud thumping sound coming from under the hood, on ignition, gear changing and acceleration. Took it to the dealer today and was informed that my subframe is completely broken. It was never welded, which I was also informed that it should have been. Meaning this was an issue before I purchased my vehicle. My engine has moved 2 inches forward, the technician moved my engine with his bare hand back and forward. Both of my front wheel axles are broken due to the pressure of the engine not being secured with this subframe. I'm not really great with car repairs knowledge, but even I know this is a major issue. I bought the extended warranty with my car during purchase and they won't pay for the repair. I was quoted $600 for parts and $624 for labor. Not including my wheel axles that have to be repaired due to this issue. I have contacted the bbb and the vp of the dealer, concerning this issue. The dealer was supposed to do a complete inspection of my vehicle and they did not. They say they stand by their inspections and guarantee. Not this time!! it's not fair for me to pay for this repair but if I don't, I won't have a vehicle to drive. Ford has to do something. This is their negligence and this issue could have caused a serious safety issue for me and my family. I will update this post as I find out more information from the dealership. If you are having this issue or had this issue, please join me, in filing a complaint. Someone could lose their life because Ford refuses to acknowledge this manufacturer issue. If anyone can offer any kind of advice as in where or who to contact please respond with the information.

Approximately 25% of the rear passenger-side brake lights on my car permanently went out when I first discovered this problem in July 2014. During the following month, additional led lights in the rear light assembly failed until, finally, none of them would light up. This was outrageous in that my car, bought brand new in August 2009 and consistently housed in a garage, was fewer than 5 years old and had yet to reach the 30,000-mile mark. A licensed pennsylvania car inspection station representative told me that my car would not pass its safety inspection unless the rear brake light assembly was replaced. Consequently, I was forced to do so; the bill came to $445 for its replacement. Because the light assembly consists of led lights, the entire assembly should have lasted for the life of the automobile, in my opinion. Obviously, this is a glaring safety defect since its malfunction alone results in a failure to pass an annual pennsylvania automobile safety inspection. Not to mention that its replacement cost is astonishing. I feel strongly that Ford motor company should address this situation since other Mercury Milan owners, as well as owners of its twins -- the Ford fusion and the Lincoln mkz -- have reported on this database nearly identical safety failures. Owners of these vehicles should be compensated for a safety problem that is repeatedly reported on this website. Ford certainly can no longer validly claim that it is unaware of this safety defect; it should issue a recall on its own and fix this design problem immediately.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14e028000 (equipment) however, the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Battery died in my 2007 Mercury Milan. After replacing the battery the throttle body malfunctioned. Car would not accelerate and check engine light is on.

While driving often times my vehicle reduces speed drastically, while pressing on the gas. This is very dangerous especially when on the highway because of the sudden reduction in speed. Most of my driving is done on the highway. It takes a long time for the vehicle to pick up speed again. Also it does this when I am stopped at a red light which is also a concern for me with my child in the car. I tried to get this problem diagnosed but it drives fine while at the mechanic shop. My vehicle has been doing this since my purchase with only having 42,000 and some miles on it. My vehicle has only about 60,000 and still does this. This problem needs to be fixed.

I was sitting in my car and I was about to get out and when I tried to open the driver side door the door handle broke so now I have to roll my window down to open the door from the outside and the handles on the rear door are starting to break also.

My vehicle sometimes stalls in motion or it will suddenly jerk forward when accelerating. This incident also occurs when accelerating to high speeds, such as getting on the freeway. The speed varies as it has also occured in town driving. It has gotten to the point where the only way to fix this problem is to turn off the engine and then turn it back on.

While driving the car begins to loose power. Then the car looses the ability to control it and appears to not have any gas going to it. The wrench on the dash board appears and the power steering goes out. The car appears to not be getting any gas. I pulled over to the side of the road and stopped the car. After it sits for a few minutes it will start again. Sometimes it starts up and doesn't happen for awhile. Other times it will happen again in a few minutes. It can happen at any speed or at anytime. Extremely dangerous if it happened on an interstate highway.

2007 Mercury Milan came to a complete stop on a 2 lane highway, at a speed of approximately 55 mph in the left hand lane with heavy traffic, no indication of problem to try and even pull over. Towed to garage, was unable to fix. They towed it to a Ford dealership, coils, spark plugs, throttle body and pcm replaced, still would not run. Towed back to original garage. Did a smoke test on catalytic converter and stated 1 has to be replaced (will not pass inspection) but because of the number of "misfires" they strongly recommend replacing all three. After some searching I have found that this is a problem that Ford has not only known about, but stated that they were cooperating fully with the government, however , there was never a recall. I have placed a complaint with NHTSA. I requested a quote to trade the car in, but because of it's present situation they offered me $3400. 00, kelly blue book value is $7000. 00, I still owe $3700. 00 on this vehicle, still have to have catalytic converters replaced and just hope that it runs, and do not even at this time know the amount of repairs this far. I contacted Ford headquarter and they response was first to have it towed again to the Ford dealer. But when I questioned why I would need to pay yet another towing fee, she abruptly stated . "there is nothing we can do because you didn't have it initially diagnosed by Ford. This car poses a potential life and death situation for the consumer.

1st incident, was driving the car and it started slowing down, was still drive able but had no power to be accelerated. Once arrived at destination turned the car off and sat for a minute, tried to restart the car and it started no problem. 2nd and 3rd incidences, same problem occurred but was still en route so just pulled over to the side of the road and shut the car off then restarted.

While leaving work, vehicle rpm's dropped and car surged and nearly stalled out, pushing accelerator made no increase in power then "wrench" light illuminated on dash cluster, pulled off to side of road with brakes applied, and put car in neutral, rpm's low and fluctuating. Shut engine off. Started engine, no sign of "wrench" light, car made trip home, but rpm's fluctuated at stops, engine surging. Performed internet search, found NHTSA action number : pe13003 which contains very similar issues for other owners of 2010 Mercury Milan. Very scary and very lucky not to have issue on freeway, or in traffic. Thank you for your time, sincerely, jason dziadosz.

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.

I was on the interstate going 70 miles an hour and the engine just quit this was the second time it had happened the first time I had my grandaughter and 2 great grandchildren in the car with me and was going 60 miles an hour and the engine just stopped could not give it gas pulled over to the side of the road and shut the car off and started it back up and made it home. The second time I was on the interstate going 70 miles and hour again had to pull over to the side stop vehicle and restart, thank god I was not in the traffic at columbia missouri in the traffic while taking my grandaughter to the doctor. The third time it happened I was taking my daughter to columbia to the doctor and again it quit while going 70 miles an hour had to pull off the busy highway and stop the car. It happened a 4th time on my husband while taking my daughter to the hospital on his way to columbia this is within 5 weeks so it is happening about one time a week both our daughter and grandaughter will be making regular trips to the hospital and I also travel a lot with the grand children who are 4 years old and 6 months old they are in this vehicle daily, and it scares me that I may not be able to get out of the way when going at these speeds and what if I'm passing another car and it just dies and I can't get out of the way? Ford motors is aware of this problem why not fix it, before someone gets killed, we take drunk driver off the road, but this is just as dangerous. For safety do I need to just park it in garage, our golf cart is more dependable, should I just park this vehicle which I just purchased I can't afford another one we are both retired we have 2 Ford vehicles at this time and drove our last Ford truck for over 10 years.