2008 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TAKATA RECALL - I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR SERVICED FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL REPLACEMENT AND THEY STATED THEY RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING THEM THERE ARE NO AIRBAG PARTS TO REPLACE THE RECALLED EQUIPMENT DUE TO TAKATA FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE DEADLINE FOR FILING PROOF OF CLAIM IS 12/27/2017 BUT NO PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2018, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED. I DID SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM ON THE TKRESTRUCTURING.COM/PPIC PAGE AS WELL.

EVERY TIME THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE, THE BRAKES GO SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP ( CURRENTLY 10 DAYS) AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND WENT TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND DID NOT STOP BEFORE IT AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES NEVER REGAINED HARDNESS.

TAKATA RECALL FORD HAS NOW WARNED US BY MAIL THAT WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE. THEY HAVE ALSO ADVISED THAT REPAIRS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2018 AND THAT THOSE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE IN A PRIORITY ORDER DETERMINED BY THE NHTSA. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. SINCE THE REMEDY PARTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DELAYED ONCE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS CAR COULD BE UNSAFE FOR A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND OF OUR CARS NOW CONSIDERED UNSAFE FOR FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS, WE ARE VERY UPSET. SOMETHING MORE HAS TO BE DONE TO GET THESE REPAIRS COMPLETED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER. ALSO, WE PLANNED TO SELL THIS CAR IN THE NEXT YEAR. NO ONE WILL WANT TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITH AN UNUSABLE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, SO WE NOW HAVE A VEHICLE WITH NO RESALE VALUE. WHO IS GOING TO REIMBURSE US FOR THAT?

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.

DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO REQUESTS ON PROGRESS WITH REPLACING TAKATA EXPLOSIVE AIRBAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (APPLE FORD LINCOLN OF YORK, 1801 WHITEFORD RD, YORK, PA 17402) STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD TO AVOID DOG RUNNING OUT IN ROAD, AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS TO FLOOR THEN BRAKES SUDDENLY SLAM ON WHEN PEDAL IS ALMOST AT THE FLOOR. YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET NORMAL PRESSURE FOR ONE STOP. FUSE WAS REMOVED FOR ABS PUMP AND BRAKE PEDAL RETURNS TO NORMAL HEIGHT AND BRAKES WORK NORMALLY WITHOUT ABS HELP. WHEN ABS PUMP FUSE IS REPLACED BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AGAIN. HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD IN JULY 2016 NOTIFYING ME OF THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF AND THEY HAVE NEVER HAD A REPLACEMENT BAG AVAILABLE, CITING THE PARTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN AVAILABLE TO THEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG WAIT FOR A DEADLY RECALL AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES GOING OUT AFTER THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. ANYTIME THE ABS IS ACTIVATED THERE IS A BRAKE LOSS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.THE OTHER DAY I LOST MY FRONT BRAKES AFTER THE ABS WENT OFF ON A SNOWY DAY. I SLID THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH JUST THE REAR BRAKES. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH JUST THE REAR BRAKES IN THE SNOW. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS FULL. THE BRAKES DID COME BACK TO NORMAL A DAY LATER. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER THE ABS WENT OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HOPE THAT FORD IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM SOON. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE DESIGNED TO KEEP US SAFE AND NOT PUT US IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TAKATA INFLATORS: THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TIME NOW TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACED. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND I JUST THINK THAT IF THIS WERE THE DAUGHTER OF A BIG WHEEL AT TAKATA, THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALREADY. ENOUGH TIME, GET IT DONE !!!!