2008 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RIVERTOWN FORD IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAM OF THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED TINDOL FORD (1901 E FRANKLIN BLVD, GASTONIA, NC 28054, PHONE NUMBER: (704) 867-8341) TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WENT OVER A BUMP AND HIT THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME AND THE NEXT TIME I HIT THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE EVEN BEGINNING TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I'VE HAD THE PADS, ROTORS AND DRUMS REPLACED AND HAD THE BREAK LINES BLED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AT ONE TIME, JUST REPEATEDLY PUMPING THE BRAKES WOULD BRING THEM BACK UP BUT NOW THAT NO LONGER WORKS. MY MECHANIC HAS DONE AS MUCH AS HE CAN BUT SAYS THE NEXT THING IS REPLACING THE ABS BUT HE DOESN'T FEEL THAT IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS HE'S DONE RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THAT EVEN THOSE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHO DID HAVE MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DONE WERE STILL LEFT WITH BRAKING ISSUES. THIS CAR HAS BEEN AT MY MECHANIC'S SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. IT HAS NOW BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I'VE CHECKED THE RECALLS AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE IS ONE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE; ALTHOUGH I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT CANNOT SAFELY BE DRIVEN. ALTHOUGH I'VE NOTED THE DATE TO BE JUNE 2015, THAT IS APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS ISSUE. ## VIN PASSED ## 2008 MERCURY MILAN ##

THE DASH WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED IS COMING APART. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING IS PUSHING THE DASH APART FROM THE INSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN SPRING OF 2016. NO ACCIDENTS TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAVE OCCURRED.

TAKATA RECALL. HAVE MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS BUT NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE THE REPAIR KIT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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 PLANET FORD DEALER (20403 I-45, SPRING, TX 77388) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY 2016 FOR THIS RECALL. NO MOVEMENT FROM FORD. THEY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED TWICE. SECOND CONCERN: "SOFT BRAKES" THE PEDDLE HAS TOO MUCH PLAY AND IS A CONCERN FOR STOPPING DISTANCE. CALLED FORD AND THEY STATED MY VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES.

THE NAPLETON LINCOLN DEALER IN GLENVIEW SAID THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT YET COME OUT, SO THEY CANNOT FIX THE AIRBAGS. THEY SAID THE PARTS ARE FIRST BEING SENT TO THE SOUTH AND WILL BE COMING TO THE MIDWEST AFTER.

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 CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER (RIESS FORD SALES, INC., 768 IL-13, MARISSA, IL, 602257) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A THREE INCH BULGE SURROUNDING THE AIR BAG AREA. THE DEALER TOOK PICTURES; HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR CORRESPONDENCE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WENT IN TO NEWBERG FORD DEALERSHIP IN NEWBERG, OREGON ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, TO ASK ABOUT THE TAKATA AIRBAGS AND IF I CAN SCHEDULE A TIME TO GET REPLACED. THE PERSON AT THE COUNTER INFORMED ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE FIX IN AND THAT WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE IS GOING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES BY SECTIONS AND THAT OREGON WAS THE LAST SECTION. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND WANT IT FIXED AS IT IS POTENTIALLY VERY UNSAFE. NOT SURE WHAT I CAN DO. THE AIRBAG SEEMS TO BE BULGING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD AT THIS TIME.