2010 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET , I'M JUST SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVEN'T CAME UP FOR A REMEDY FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES THIS CAR EVERYDAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO. MY CHILDREN ARE MY LIFE !

DRIVING UP ICY CURVE UP HILL, SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW CAME ON. VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING LOCKED AND RAN OFF ROAD. NOW IT'S IN A SUPER HUMAN STEERING MODE IN MY DRIVEWAY WHERE ITS BEEN SINCE THE INCIDENT. WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER WITH MY OTHER 4 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ON ICY ROADS IN ALASKA. FORD IS WILLING TO KILL FAMILIES I SEE. 72,000 MILES. CALLED DEALER AND SAID SEND ME ALL INFORMATION FROM MY SCAN. NEVER HEARD BACK FROM KENDALL FORD IN ANCHORAGE.

WHILE IN MOTION THE STEERING OF MY VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD ON A CITY STREET AS I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK .IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN EVEN ON THE BUSY THOROUGHFARES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH ICON REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER (NATCHEZ FORD LINCOLN, 14 SGT PRENTISS DR, NATCHEZ, MS 39120, (601) 445-0076) REFUSED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A REMEDY FOR AN UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING, CHIME SOUNDED AND SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND DID A QUICK CHECK UNDER HOOD AND UNDER VEHICLE. WHEN I FOUND NOTHING I RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO RE-ENTER ROADWAY, CHIME ONCE AGAIN SOUNDED AND SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC NOW MESSAGES AND LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT NOW ALL POWER ASSIST TO STEERING WAS LOST MAKING FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BRANDON FORD (9090 E ADAMO DR., TAMPA, FL 33619) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED STEERING GEAR AND TIE ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY. WET ROAD THE CAR WOULD SLIDE ON CURVE ROADS IN SNOW THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND WON'T BARELY MOVES RPM GO DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T MOVE IN REVERSE SOMETIMES. TIRES GET WORN OUT EVERY 4 TO 6 WEEKS WIRES SHOW TO TIRE ON THE IN SIDE . STEERING DON'T LOCK WHEN CAR IS OFF AND KEY OUT. CAR SALES ME TO TAKE KEY OUT WHILE ITS IN GEAR. AND CAR CAN BE SHIFT IN GEAR AND STEER WHEN KEY IS NOT IN. DIDN'T DO THIS WHEN I GOT IT. ONCE AND A WHILE POWER TRAIN LIGHT COMES ON AND ITS STUCK IN LOW GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MATTHEWS CURRIE FORD IN NOKOMIS, FLORIDA 34275 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE INTERIM NOTICE HAD NO TIME FRAME CONCERNING THE REMEDY AND PART AVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART MAY BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER IN SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUTRO FORD (132 S 5TH ST, ZANESVILLE, OH 43701, (740) 452-6334) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALLS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.