2008 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TAKATA RECALL WHILE ON BOTH CITY STREET & HIGHWAY IN LIGHT SNOW BRAKES LOCK UP AND BRAKE PEDAL STAY LOW AFTERWARDS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS BECAUSE IT NEEDS NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT COST $1500.00. LOUISVILLE KY NEWS CHANNEL DID PROGRAM ON THIS VERY PROBLEM LAST WEEK IN DEC '16. THIS IS DANGEROUS, EXPENSIVE AND IS HAPPENING ENOUGH THAT OUR LOCAL NEWS IS REPORTING. SHOULD BE RECALLED.

AFTER AN ABS-ASSISTED BRAKING MANEUVER ON SNOW/SLICK ROAD RECENTLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE "WENT SOFT," AND REQUIRED EXTRAORDINARY PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE HARD TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. THERE IS NO RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS 116,000 MILES CURRENTLY. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2015 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ABS BLEED TWICE WHICH PROVIDED SOME BOOST TO BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT NOT COMPLETE BRAKING RECOVERY. BRAKE PEDAL STILL FEELS SOFT. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE FOR $800 (PART ONLY)! VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO YEAR OVER YEAR SCRUTINY DUE TO IRREGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO BRAKE ON A SLICK, SNOWY, CITY ROAD AT NO MORE THAN 15-20 MPH. ONE INSTANCE WAS A LEFT-HAND TURN AND THE OTHER INSTANCE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY QUESTION IS ITS BEEN OVER HALF A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL, IS THERE A SOLUTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DECELERATION WAS NOT NORMAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

IF THE BRAKES ARE EVER HIT SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THE NEXT TIME IT IS USED. BRAKING HAPPENS BUT ONLY WHEN THE PEDAL NEARLY REACHES THE FLOOR. THIS CHANGE IN PEDAL LOCATION WITH NO WARNING IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE BRAKE WILL RE-SET AFTER SOME TIME, RANGING FROM A FEW DAYS TO UP TO A MONTH. I HAD THE BRAKES SERVIED (ALL WHEELS). MY MECHANIC TESTED THE ABS SENSOR AND SAID THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THE AREAS IN FRONT ON THE DASHBOARD LOOK AS THOUGH THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BENEATH THE MATERIAL WANTS TO FALL APART. AS IF THE DASHBOARD IS SLOWING DEFORMING. BRAKES WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES, WET SURFACES, DRY SURFACES, OR UNEVEN SURFACES THE BRAKES WILL SIMPLY "GO OUT". THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ITS ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES ARE EXPERIENCING A STRONG-WINDED BELCH. THE BRAKES WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO COME TO A FULL STOP EVEN WHEN PRESSING DOWN FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES. IT TAKES A FEW MOMENTS OF HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS HARD AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO TRULY STOP. ON EVEN-FLAT SURFACES, IF I'M IN A SITUATION WHERE I NEED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY, THE BRAKES WILL SIMPLY "GO OUT". THE MANY DIFFERENT SURFACES REFER TO TRAIN TRACKS, FLAT/EVEN PAVED ROADS, WET PAVEMENT ROADS THAT ARE MOIST OR WET STREETS THAT HAVE AN UNEVEN AREAS, OR DRY SURFACES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE BRAKES, THE FUNCTION WILL COME BACK. I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS SO I CAN CONSTANTLY "PUMP" THE BRAKE PEDAL. EVERY DAY I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL I'M AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE IMPROPER FUNCTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE POOR AIRBAGS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES HAPPENS TO ME EVERY DAY I LEAVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S SO UNSAFE TO NOT PRESS THE BRAKES BEFORE LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE TO ROLL OVER THE AREA VERY SLOWLY SO THE BRAKES DON'T "GO OUT". IN THE FRONT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS A CROSSWALK AND KIDS ARE ALWAYS WALKING PAST THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. I HAVE TO SLOWLY GO OVER THE ROUGH AREA, WHICH HAS 2 SPEED BUMPS AND BRICK PAVEMENT IN BETWEEN THE TWO SPEED BUMPS. *TR

ON 12-23-2016, INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHILE IT WAS SNOWING. COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. PUMPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULDN'T CATCH . WHEN I GOT TO THE STOP SIGN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLID THROUGH.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AT A SPEED OF APPROX 35 MPH IN DRY WEATHER WHEN MY SON PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND ACTE LIKE IN WET /SLIPPERY CONDITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CAR SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. AFTER THAT HE DROVE HOME SLOWLY, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE BRAKE ISSUE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 17, 2016 AND SINCE THAN THE BRAKES SEEM TO WORK OK. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE ABS TRIGGERED THE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THE BRAKING FORCES WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. BRAKING RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUTOFF FOR AN HOUR OR SO.