2011 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TRANSMISSION ISSUES: PROBLEM MAINLY OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WHILE IN "DRIVE" OR AUTOMATIC MODE. UNDER SLOW TO MODERATE ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE RPMS GO UP TO APPROXIMATELY 3,500 PROCEEDING TO SHIFT ABRUPTLY INTO 3RD GEAR. THIS ISSUE CAN BE REPLICATED WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP OR BELOW. THIS HAS CAUSED WHEEL SPIN WITH WET AND SNOW COVERED ROADS RESULTING LOSS OF CONTROL/ SKIDDING WHILE TURNING UNDER THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE HARD SHIFTING WAS NOTICED THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND MORE SO DURING THE LAST SNOW FALL WHEN IT BECAME A CONCERN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM TWICE. THE CAR LOSES POWER, TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAR WAS DRIVABLE. THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS STOPPED AND WHEN I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT HAD A SHORT. THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE READ INFO ON THIS AND IT APPEARS THAT IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AND LOSE ALL POWER. THIS CAR ONLY HAD 36,500 MILES SO NO REASON UNLESS IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR SLOWLY PRECEDED I WAS UNSURE I WOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I PULLED TO THE SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND IT ACCELERATED NORMALLY. LUCKILY NO ONE REARENDED ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON I-70, WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, LIKE IT DIED, I WAS FORTUNATELY GETTING READY TO EXIT, AND WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE,SO COASTED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SO FAR CANNOT DUPLICATE IT OR GET A CODE FOR IT TO SHOW. HE WANTS TO KEEP IT AWHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I AM ADVANCE COMPLAINING SINCE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON HERE FOR ANOTHER MILAN, AND HAVE FOUND THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE 21 TIMES FOR THE SISTER CAR TO THIS, THE FORD FUSION. IT HAS BEEN THE "THROTTLE BODY" THAT WAS BAD ON THE OTHERS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHATEVER IT IS. ALSO THIS CAR HAS ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN BY ITSELF, WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN A STORE. IT WAS RAINING AND WHEN I CAME OUT BOTH MY FRONT WINDOWS WERE DOWN, AND INTERIOR WAS WET. THEY WERE UP , SINCE IT WAS RAINING,WHEN I LOCKED IT AND LEFT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHSPEED ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS NOTHING HAPPENING WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. A SMALL WRENCH CAME ON THE DASH. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAID THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HAD WE BEEN IN THE PASSING LANE WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AND KILLED! AS IT WAS, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I LEFT THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 29 DAYS! I FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS WITH A FLIGHT RECORDER HOOKED TO THE ENGINE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED HE HAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,500. UPDATED 08/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UPDATED 08/07/12