2007 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

2007 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY COUNTY ROAD. THE ROUGHNESS APPEARED TO INCREASE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS UNDER LOAD. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE CAR BY FOR A COMPUTER ANALYSIS. APPROACHING THE SHOP, NO MORE THAN 4 MILES SINCE ONSET OF PROBLEM, I BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING. UPON LIFTING THE CAR'S HOOD THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING AND SMOKE WAS STREAMING FROM THE #4 CYLINDER IGNITION COIL. CAREFULLY REMOVING THE COIL REVEALED FEET UPON FEET OF UNRAVELING AND BURNING COIL WIRE, ALONG WITH RUBBER FROM THE COILS SPARK PLUG BOOT SMOLDERING AND DRIPPING MOLTEN RUBBER DOWN THE HOLE... THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION... IF THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ANY FURTHER, I TRULY BELIEVE AN OPEN FLAME WOULD HAVE BROKEN OUT... I WAS RELIEVED THAT MY WIFE OR CHILDREN WEREN'T DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME.. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE PCM COMPUTER POSSIBLY SHORTED OUT AND MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE OTHER COILS AS WELL. THE CAR WILL NOW HAVE TO BE TOWED TO A MERCURY DEALER FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION ON A MERCURY MILAN, HOWEVER IT'S SISTER MODEL, A FORD FUSION, DOES HAVE A RECALL. THIS LEAVES ME VERY FRUSTRATED AND MOST LIKELY BROKE... *TR

WHILE BRAKING ABS WAS ENGAGED AND WORKED. AFTER ABS STOPPED BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT. VALVE IN ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS STUCK OPEN CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LOOP THROUGH AND AFFECT BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND INCREASED STOP DISTANCE. AFTER TALKING TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND MANY OTHER FUSION/MILAN OWNERS TO HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE IN THEIR ABS CONTROL UNIT BEING STUCK OPEN.

THE AIR BACK LIGHT IS ON WHICH HAS AFFECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MODULE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND IF THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THEN THE SEAT RAILING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OUT. PASO ROBLES FORD WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM WHICH FORD SHOULD RECALL AND PAY FOR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE COIL WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

NOTICED AIR BAG COVER IS BUCKLED. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR OTHER WORK AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT. SAID IT MIGHT BE DUE TO WARM SUMMER WEATHER AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE COMPLETE DASHBOARD TO CORRECT PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THIS? *TR

THIS HAPPENS WITH MORE FREQUENCY. THE CAR STUDERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FEELS LIKE THE FRONT TIRES ARE STRUGGLING TO GRIP THE ROAD WHEN THE ROAD IS IN FACT DRY AND FRONT TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. ALSO TRIED TO START AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND THEN STALLED. I HAD TO DO THIS THREE TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HAGGERTY RD AND THE INTERSECTION WITH REUTER RD, DEARBORN, MI, 48126. THERE IS NO STOP SIGN FOR MY WIFE ? HOWEVER, THERE IS A STOP SIGN ON REUTER FOR THE OTHER CAR TO STOP. THE DRIVER DID NOT STOP AND PURSUE DRIVING WITH HIGH SPEED ABOVE (25MPH). HITS MY WIFE CAR, THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION FULLY BENDED AND BROKEN. THE FENDER FULLY DAMAGED AND THE DRIVER DOOR FULLY DAMAGED. THE AIR BAG NEVER BLOW UP (THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGER, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR)- AIR BAGS NEVER BLOW. MY WIFE LEFT ARM AND NECK ARE IN SEVER PAIN. SHE CAN NOT MOVE HER ARM (FULL DISABLED). *TR

WHILE IT WAS DRIVEN IN THE SNOW, THE VEHICLE SLIDE AND HITS AN ELECTRICAL POLE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT AT WHICH THE VEHICLE HITS FROM FRONT. THE ACCIDENT FULLY DAMAGES THE HOOD, THE RADIATOR, ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINER, THE WASHER WATER. THE CHASSIS WAS HIGHLY IMPACTED WITH MANY OTHER DAMAGE. . DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BLOW MY DAUGHTER HAD CONCUSSION. SHE WENT TO THE DMC IN DETROIT. MY DAUGHTER HAS HEADACHE SINCE THEN. SHE CAN NOT SEE WELL SINCE THEN MY SON, [XXX] HAD A KNEE ISSUE AND CHEST PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HAGGERTY RD AND THE INTERSECTION WITH REUTER RD, DEARBORN, MI, 48126. THERE IS NO STOP SIGN FOR MY WIFE ? HOWEVER, THERE IS A STOP SIGN ON REUTER FOR THE OTHER CAR TO STOP. THE DRIVER DID NOT STOP AND PURSUE DRIVING WITH HIGH SPEED ABOVE (25MPH). HITS MY WIFE CAR, THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION FULLY BENDED AND BROKEN. THE FENDER FULLY DAMAGED AND THE DRIVER DOOR FULLY DAMAGED. THE AIR BAG NEVER BLOW UP (THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGER, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR)- AIR BAGS NEVER BLOW. MY WIFE LEFT ARM AND NECK IS HIGHLY IMPACTED. SHE IS ALMOST DISABLED << AIR BAG NEVER BLOW AT ALL DURING A BIG ACCIDENT>> *TR

[XXX] WHILE IT WAS DRIVEN IN THE SNOW, THE VEHICLE SLIDE AND HITS AN ELECTRICAL POLE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT AT WHICH THE VEHICLE HITS FROM FRONT. THE ACCIDENT FULLY DAMAGES THE HOOD, THE RADIATOR, ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINER, THE WASHER WATER. THE CHASSIS WAS HIGHLY IMPACTED WITH MANY OTHER DAMAGE. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BLOW. MY DAUGHTER ([XXX]) HAD CONCUSSION. SHE WENT TO THE DMC IN DETROIT. MY SON, [XXX[ HAD A KNEE ISSUE AND CHEST PROBLEM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR