2007 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TWO INCIDENTS, BOTH LIGHT RAIN DAYS, TRAVELING SPEED LIMIT, ON A CITY STREET - WHILE DRIVING I CAME UPON A SITUATION WHERE I WAS REQUIRED TO QUICKLY APPLY MY BRAKES. ONCE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CAR DID NOT STOP AS SOON AS IT SHOULD HAVE AND HIT THE OTHER CAR. AFTERWARDS, ANYTIME I HAD TO TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS COMING UPON A LIGHT THAT WAS ABOUT TO TURN RED. I PUT ON MY BRAKE AND THE CAR ONCE AGAIN DID NOT STOP IN THE TIME THAT IT SHOULD HAVE.I WAS ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. I HAD ALREADY HAD MY BRAKES AND ROTORS LOOKED AT SO I KNEW THAT IT WAS NEITHER OF THOSE. FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE, I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. WHEN I DROVE IT AGAIN AFTER WORK, 8 HRS LATER, THE BRAKES WERE BACK TO NORMAL.

THE 2006- 2012 MERCURY MILAN AND FORD FUSION ARE VERY LIKELY TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DUE TO THE THE WAY THE BELT TENSIONER IS MOUNTED ON THE ENGINE IS IT VERY COMMON THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE PULLEY IN PLACE WILL SNAP CAUSING ACCESORIES TO SHUT OFF DUE TO THE BELT FALLING OFF, FORD WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT, MYSELF AND HUNDRED OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS I WENT TO FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THESE ARE VERY SAFE DEPENDABLE CARS UNTIL THIS STARTED HAPPEING TO ALL OF US, IF YOU ARE UNSURE AS TO IF YOU SHOULD BELIEVE, START A POLL WITH THE OWNERS OF VEHICLES MENTIONED AND OTHERS MADE BY FORD MOTORS, ITS FOUND TO BE VERY COMMON.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED EAU CLAIRE FORD LINCOLN AT (715) 852-1000 (LOCATED AT 2909 LORCH AVE, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE TAKATA RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR CO. UNFORTUNATELY THE 2007 MERCURY MILAN IS USED TO CARRY CHILDREN IN THE FRONT AND REAR SEATS. HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTIFICATION STATES EXPLICITLY NOT TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO USE THE FRONT SEAT. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNUSABLE. FORD NEEDS TO PROVIDE A CAR OR MEANS TO RENT ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL THE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THERE ARE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE AND THIS VEHICLE IS NECESSARY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN AFFECTED SEAT. WHICH FORD MOTOR CO. HAS INSTUCTED NOT TO USE.

SPONGY BRAKES AFTER DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD. WAS MAKE A RIGHT TURN IN TO GAS STATION WHERE TERRAIN AND ROAD UNEVEN. SCARED ME BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP AS I PUSHED DOWN ON BRAKE. BRAKE WAS PUSHED TO THE GROUND COMPLETELY

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER (QUALITY FORD IN EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ AT 855-238-1700) THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TAKATA HAD GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND WOULD NO LONGER BE SUPPLYING PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE INTERIM NOTICE ONLY INDICATED THAT THE PART MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. FORD IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE PARTS UNTIL SPRING 2018 THEY ARE ESTIMATING. THIS PUTS MY FAMILY AT RISK. I HAVE RECEIVED THE NOTICE OF DELAY DECEMBER 2017. THIS IS MONTHS WITHOUT USAGE OF A VEHICLE OR RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH.

TAKATA RECALL HAS BEEN TOO LONG SINCE MANUFACTURER PROMISED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIRBAG.

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. RECALL WAS MADE IN JULY 2016. JUST RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER THAT REPLACEMENT AIRBAG WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2018. WHY THE LONG DELAY?