2010 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DECELERATE AND I WAS NOT TO GIVE THE CAR GAS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF MOVING TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING THE CAR ON AGAIN, THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE RESET ITSELF AND THE CAR STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, NOW AT 41000 MILES, THE CAR IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM MORE FREQUENTLY AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THEY STATED TO ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY KEPT GETTING STUCK CLOSED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER AS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT FOR A CAR THAT IS STILL PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. *TR

1ST TIME, WHILE DRIVING AT @ 50, TRANS BUCKED AND STOPPED WORKING, CAR IDLED ALONG BUCKING. WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, THE WRENCH WENT AWAY AND TRANS RESET. 2ND TIME, WHILE DRIVING @ 60, TRANS STOPPED WORKING, NO RESPONSE, HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHUT CAR OFF AND LET IT RESET ITSELF. SPENT A WEEK IN THE SHOP ONLY TO HAVE IT "REPROGRAMMED" AND TOLD "THE CAR WAS BEING CONFUSED BY 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS". AND THAT WE WERE "RED-LINING" THE CAR. WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, THE RPMS DO JUMP UP RAPIDLY, BUT NEVER REDLINE ( 4000 - 4500 RPMS TOPS). 3RD AND FINAL STRAW, CAR WOULDN'T STOP TODAY UNTIL THE TRANNY SHIFTED DOWN, BUCK, BUCK, BUCK, FINALLY STOPPED. *KB

UNDER LOAD (ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC), THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE, STUCK BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING THE CAR TO REDLINE AND GO NOWHERE. ALSO, NOTICED STUTTERING IN SHIFTING OF THE CAR AT CERTAIN GEARS. DOES THIS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IF I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. FORD SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE, BUT IT HAS DONE IT A HALF DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR. *KB

NOV. 18TH, 2011. WHILE DRIVING EAST BOUND APPROX. 6AM, ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY, NY (ROUTE 495 EAST) I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 3 MPH AND JERKED ALONG, THE WRENCH ICON DISPLAYED IN THE DASH BOARD. .I WAS IN THE BEGINNING OF RUSH HOUR..THE TIME WAS APPROX.6AM AND THE SUN HADN'T EVEN RISEN YET. IT WAS THE MOST SCARY TIME IN MY LIFE. ALL I SAW WERE TRUCKS COMING TOWARDS ME. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS..I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN.IT STARTED FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR..I MOVED FORWARDED ON THE SHOULDER FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET, UNTIL I FELT THE CAR WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION FINE AND THEN I DROVE IT OFF TO THE NEAREST EXIT. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME FOR ADDITIONAL 70 MILES..WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT TOMORROW. *TR

THE CAR HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR, WHEN IT DOES IT IS WITH A HARD JERK. SHIFTS INTO NEXT GEARS HARD AND WITH JERKING MOTION. WHEN STARTING TO PUSH ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES TAKES A BIT BEFORE IT ENGAGES AND THEN DOES WITH A JERK. WILL CHUG WHEN AT THE 40MPH MARK AND HOLDING. IT APPEARS TO NOT KNOW IF IT SHOULD DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT. TRANSMISSION IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT IS GOING TO ENGAGE AND HOW HARD OF A JERK YOU WILL GET FROM IT. IT ALSO WILL SURGE IF YOU ARE COASTING AND THEN NEED JUST A LITTLE MORE GAS TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. IT LAUNCHES FORWARD. HAVE HAD IT REBUILT ONCE ALREADY BUT IT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT CHANGED THEIR TUNE WHEN I TOLD THEM THERE WAS INFORMATION ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND FORD KNOWS BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR SEVERELY LACERATED HER HAND WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS BEGINNING TO FRACTURE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FADE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE GAUGES AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE HOW DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE SO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,797 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *LJ UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH LOWERED THE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED FROM A DEAD STOP UP TO 45-50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO 6TH GEAR. UPDATED 05/26/11. *JB UPDATED 07/12/11 UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN

MY WIFE HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH AND INTERSECTION. SOMEONE IN RAN A RED LIGHT AND T-BONED HER IN THE DRIVERS DOOR DOING APPROX 40 MPH. NONE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN (OR ANY AIRBAGS) DEPLOYED. MY WIFE SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES AND BRUISING TO HER LEGS AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD AND HAS BEEN TOTALED. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND SHE HAS HAD A HEADACHE AND NECK PAIN SINCE. *TR

IN OCT.2009 I PURCHASED A 2010 MERCURY MILAN, VIN [XXX] FROM KEN STOEPEL FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER IN KERRVILLE, TEXAS. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS BLUE SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS WHICH SHOW UP NICELY WHEN IT IS IN THE GARAGE BUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL DAYTIME CONDITIONS, THE NUMBERS DO NOT SHOW. I HAVE TALKED WITH A REP AT FORD MOTOR CO. AND HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY SAY THAT IT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. DRIVING WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT ALSO PRESENTS ITSELF ON THE FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK AND OBVIOUSLY ON THE 2010 FORD FUSION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR