2008 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL THERE WAS INITIAL RESPONSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THEN THERE WAS NO BRAKING FOR THE 2/3'S OF THE TRAVEL THEN THERE WAS BRAKING AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL TRAVEL. BRAKING FORCE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN NORMAL. PULLED OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. WHEN STARTED AGAIN THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE - ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS APART. IT HAS BEEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THE DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR DEFINITIVELY COME UP WITH A FIX.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR STARTED RUNNING ON FOUR CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF 6. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP VIA TOW TRUCK. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND A COIL THAT WAS BURNT. THEY FOLLOWED THE TSB 13-4-17 THAT RELATED TO THE 2006-2008 FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY PCM PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, MY CAR HAD NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE REMEDY WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SCHUMACHER LINCOLN OF DELRAY WAS NOTIFIED AT (561) 454-1800 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/08/17*LJ *CN

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STOP. THE BRAKES RECOVERED AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT IDLE FOR A FEW HOURS.

I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO MAKE A TURN ON AN UNEVEN STREET AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW I HAVE SOFT BRAKES AND HAVE TO PUMP MY BREAKS 2 OR 3 TIMES TO STOP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM 2016. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ARE NEEDED BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HCU UNIT THAT EVERY ONE KEEPS MENTIONING ALSO...WHEN WILL THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS COME IN FOR REPAIRS

SAFETY RECALL RECEIVED JULY 2016 BY MAIL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY RE: PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURE IN CRASH. AS OF TODAY, NO REMEDY NOR PARTS, NOR FURTHER NOTICES RECEIVED. UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HAS PASSED SINCE SAFETY RECALL.

SOFT BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. NEXT MORNING IT IS OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ALREADY. LOCAL SHOP FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT INDICATED IT COULD BE POSSIBLE ANTILOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN *AS

TAKATA RECALL ON FORD MERCURY MILAN. IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND AGAIN MAY 2017 FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOT TELL ME WHEN MY CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. FREEDOM FORD IN TAZEWELL, VA SAID THE TAKATA RECALL WAS A NOTICE AND NOT A RECALL. THEY WILL NOT FURNISH A VEHICLE UNTIL OUR CAR IS REPAIRED AND THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR AND WE HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THE RECALL SAYS "INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT" IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT. I AM WORRIED SICK FOR OUR SAFETY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE ASHAMED.

OUR 2008 MERCURY MILAN BRAKES ARE "SOFT" AND HARD TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL STOPPING DISTANCE. THE RESPONSE IS SLOW WHICH REQUIRES PUMPING WHEN TRYING TO ANTICIPATE A STOP. THE FEAR IS NEEDING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND RAISE MUCH CONCERN.