2006 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 (NA) MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS (WHALING CITY FORD LINCOLN MAZDA, 475 BROAD ST, NEW LONDON, CT 06320, (844) 489-4929) AND (FLOOD FORD LINCOLN, 21 WOODRUFF AVE, NARRAGANSETT, RI 02882, (401) 515-2700) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *JS

I RECEIVED A NOTICE BACK IN JANUARY SAYING THAT MY AIRBAG NEEDED REPLACING AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED TO SET UP A DATE AND TIME TO HAVE THEM REPLACED, BUT I WAS NEVER CONTACTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE SOLVED. I AM VERY CONCERNED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT.

IN MORE THAN ONE INSTANCE THE BRAKES HAVE SUDDENLY GONE "SOFT", MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BREAK. ONE TIME THE DRIVER WENT OVER A BUMPY AREA IN THE ROAD AND TWO OTHER TIMES IT OCCURRED WHEN THE ROADS WERE WET. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT RESULTED IN REAR-ENDING ANOTHER CAR. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE DRIVER WAS HEADING NORTH ON GOVERNOR'S SQUARE BOULEVARD TOWARDS E. MAGNOLIA DRIVE IN TALLAHASSEE, FL. IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY AND THE ROADS WERE WET. THE DRIVER WAS WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH. AS THE DRIVER APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, THE LIGHT WAS RED. WHEN THE DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT "SOFT" AND SHE HAD TO PUSH IT AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO CONTINUING BRAKING. THOUGH THE CAR WAS SLOWING, IT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE REACHING OTHER CARS AT THE INTERSECTION. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE CAR REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR WHICH THEN PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT. THE DRIVERS OF THE 2 OTHER VEHICLES STOPPED, POLICE CAME, AND A CRASH REPORT WAS ISSUED. WE DETERMINED IT WOULD BE BEST TO LEAVE THE CAR PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE DETERMINED IF THE BRAKES WOULD RECOVER. WHEN WE RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THE DRIVER IS NOT DRIVING THE CAR. IN THE PREVIOUS 2 OCCURRENCES OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS, WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE FIRST TIME, NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND (DATE COULD BE PROVIDED WITH AUTO RECORDS). THE SECOND TIME (AROUND MAY 2017), IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MASTER CYLINDER AND THAT WAS PART WAS REPLACED AND THE REPAIR COMPLETED. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY REDONE AS REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR. SO, THE CORRECTION WORK PERFORMED AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JULY 2016 (OVER ONE YEAR AGO) AND FORD HAS STILL NOT MADE AVAILABLE A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH AND FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED A REPAIR EVEN AFTER YEARS OF KNOWING THE EXTREME RISKS THEIR PRODUCT MAY CAUSE.

WE RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WHEN DO WE GET THE AIRBAGS REPAIRED?

TAKATA INFLATORS- I HAVE CONTACTED ADVANTAGE FORD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. LAST WEEK I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD CALL FORD HEADQUARTERS OR MERCURY HEADQUARTERS BUT THEY DIDN'T IT WOULD HELP. THIS CAR IS NOW MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND IS SITUATED IN FLORIDA WITH HOT WEATHER YEAR ROUND. I AM SCARED EACH TIME I DRIVE IT THAT I OR MY PASSENGER WILL BE INJURED BY THIS UNSAFE AIRBAG SITUATION. IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE ON TAKATA TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS OR AT THE VERY LEAST HAVE THE CAR MANUFACTURERS PRODUCE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND GO AFTER TAKATA FOR EXPENSES.

THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOWS SIGH OF A RAISE IN THE FRONT PART OF THE ENCLOSURE TOP. IT SHOWS WHITHER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STOPPED.

RECALL HAS BEEN UNDER EFFECT FOR OVER A YEAR AND YET, THEY CANNOT REPLACE MY AIRBAG. MY SON IS UNABLE TO SIT IN THE FRONT BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS TAKING TOO LONG.

AIR BAG PASSENGER SIDE LITE COMES ON...SLIGHT BUCKLE ON DASHBOARD WHERE AIR BAG DEPLOYS

TAKATA RECALL I CALLED FORD AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAIL AND HAD NO ESTIMATED TIME ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS IS MY 6TH ATTEMPT TO GET A REPLACEMENT SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED.