2008 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

AFTER EFFECTIVELY DEPLOYING THE ABS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. IN EACH INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING ON A VILLAGE STREET OR LOCAL HIGHWAY AT A SPEED BETWEEN 30-40 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL, WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED SOFT AND I NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR INCLUDING A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT ASSEMBLY. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE MY BRAKES HAVE GONE "SOFT" WHILE DRIVING AND I AM TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. IT HAS OCCURRED ON WET, ICY AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT. I HAVE TO PRESS EXTRA HARD ON THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT IS VERY SCARY AND I AM ALWAYS AFRAID THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM FACED WITH PAVEMENT THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY EVEN OR DRY. *TR

WHEN ABS ACTIVATES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AND DOES NOT RECOVER. PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING DELAYED BRAKING AND MORE FORCE TO APPLY BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN BRAKING ON ICE AND OVER ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE 2013. FOUR OF THOSE TIMES REQUIRED DEALERSHIP REPAIR. CAN NO LONGER BE REPAIRED WITHOUT COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. ...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF *CN

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 16S26 16V-384 IN JULY 2016 - I CHECKED AS LATE AS TODAY AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED PARTS NOR CAN THEY TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL

TAKATA RECALL: MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG IS VERY SWOLLEN. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO FORD DEALERS FOR THE PAST 3 OR SO YEARS BUT THEY TELL ME IT IS NOT A RECALLED VEHICLE. I SAW IN A RECENT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT 2006-2009 MERCURY MILAN AIRBAGS NOW HAVE A RECALL. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD AS OF YET. MY AIRBAG IS EXTREMELY SWOLLEN AND CAN'T BE PUSHED BACK DOWN OR GLUED IN, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ENTIRELY REPLACED AT THIS POINT ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS THAT I HAVE VISITED. IT IS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN THIS CAR AND LOOKS TO BE DANGEROUS. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A FRONT END COLLISION THAT I AM AWARE OF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELLED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE BRAKES COULD FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID BLED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ UPDATED 09/15/2017*JS

TAKATA RECALL STILL NO WORD ON WHEN THE RECALL WILL BE FIXED, RECALL ISSUED 6/1/16, NOTICES SENT 6/15/16 ADVISING OWNERS THAT THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. STILL NOTHING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000. UPDATED 04/19/17 *LJ *CN