2007 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

2007 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REMEDY OR REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD UPDATED 09/27/16.*JB

2007 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER REQUESTS TO HAVE AIRBAG DEACTIVATED UNTIL REPLACEMENT BECOMES AVAILABLE. *SMD

BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH WOULD MALFUNCTION AND CAR WOULD LOCK IN PARK AND HAD TO REPLACE 2016 COST - I DON'T HAVE THIS RECEIPT HANDY AT THIS TIME. TODAY REPLACED THROTTLE AND AN IGNITION COIL THIS DATE. CAR WOULD STOP ACCELERATING WHEN IN MOTION WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND LOOSE POWER AND HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF AND RESTART AND THEN MORE TIME TO START. REPAIRED TODAY COST OVER $1100.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL AT A SAFE AND ACCEPTABLE SPEED. THE CARS MAXIMUM SPEED WAS 30 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE THAT HAS A REQUIRED SPEED OF 55MPH. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY SINCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM ORIGINATES FROM. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. FORD WILL REPLACE THROTTLE BODIES IN 2009 AND UP MERCURY MILAN'S BUT NOT THE 2007. THE CARS HAVE THE EXACT SAME THROTTLE BODIES! IT IS NEGLIGENT ON FORD MOTOR COMPANIES PART TO NOT OFFER TO REPLACE ALL THROTTLE BODIES IN AFFECTED AUTOMOBILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT

TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED NOTICE FOR SAFETY RECALL 16S26 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR MY 07 MERCURY MILAN, I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND FORD DIRECTLY BY PHONE TO RECEIVE A RENTAL SINCE MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MYSELF, MY 10 YEAR OLD STEP SON AND 1MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. THIS CAR IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I'M NOT CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT DUE TO RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO MY FAMILY, WHICH I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] AT FORD MOTOR CO THAT ITS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT THIS RECALL NOTICE WOULD NOT HAVE COME WAS THE VEHICLE "SAFE" FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE IN. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL NEWS WNEP 16 AND THE DAILY ITEM, ALSO TRIED MY PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE CO AND THEY ALL TELL ME FORD SHOULD BE COVERING A SAFE VEHICLE FOR ME TILL THE FIX TAKES PLACE, WHICH AS ADVISED BY [XXX] AT FORD COULD BE AWHILE TILL THE PARTS AND LETTER FOR SERVICE ARE READY. PLEASE IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME I WOULD APPRECIATE IT, I DON'T WANT TO RISK MY FAMILY'S LIFE TO DRIVE MY CAR AND WITH AN INFANT I AM IN NEED OF MY CAR. MY NAME IS [XXX] AND CAN BE REACHED BY PHONE AT [XXX], THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FOLLOWING AN ABS EVENT, THE BRAKES FAIL IMMEDIATELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. IT IS TERRIFYING AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS. IT HAS HAPPENED FOR YEARS BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT WHEN IT DOES YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT THE BRAKES START TO WORK AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID, THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE SITUATION. LOOK AROUND THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, BOTH ON MERCURY MILANS AND ON FORD FUSIONS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY HCU (HYDROLIC CONTROL UNIT)

WHILE DRIVING MY FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THE CLOCK SPRING IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $355.25.

DOG RAN INTO ROAD AND BREAKS WERE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE GOING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, STRAIGHT, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. AFTER, BREAKS BEGAN TO SINK TO FLOOR WITH EACH STOP. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND BREAK PADS WERE REPLACES, ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. AFTER, BREAKS CONTINUING TO SINK TO FLOOR THEN BREAKS LINE LEAKED ALL FLUID. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. TOLD "COMPUTER" OR "CHIP" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ALL TOTALLY $1000). CAR HAS PERFORMED FINE SINCE ALTHOUGH BREAKS SEEM TO BE WEARING DOWN QUICKER. (DATE IS APPROXIMATE AS JUST NOTICED ALL COMPLAINTS AND WANTED TO REPORT MINE AS WELL)

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, I STOPPED FOR A SMALL ANIMAL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. I STARTED UP AND STOPPED A SHORT DISTANCE LATER. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND SUNK TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED REPEATEDLY THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE ISSUE AND THE AUTOMOBILE BEHAVED NORMALLY FOR THEM. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS SINCE. IT HAS BEHAVED NORMALLY AND I HAVE HAD NOT ACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM SINCE. AFTER READING THE DOZEN OTHER REPORTS ON SIMILAR EVENTS ON YOUR SITE, I AM FILING THIS REPORT. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT, ON THE WEB. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS 141,130 MILES ON IT AND IS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION.