2008 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR HAVE BROKEN IN THE SAME MANNER (BOTTOM CORNER), AND THE HANDLES WON'T RETRACT. DOING INTERNET SEARCHES, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO WITH FORD FUSION, MERCURY MILAN, & LINCOLN MKZS. SEE PICTURE AT LINK BELOW. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/GTPPILOT/SETS/72157607539089979/ THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE WON'T LOCK ANYMORE. FORD SAYS THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. BOTH HANDLES BROKE WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EA. OTHER. THE BACK DOOR IS RARELY USED. THE DOOR HANDLES WERE NOT AGGRESSIVELY OPENED - JUST NORMALLY OPENED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY IN ALL ACTIONS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLED, HAVE NEW BRAKE PADS AND THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM. I HAVE READ OTHER MERCURY MILANS AND FORD FOCUS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOING TOO LOW TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD DEVELOP INTO A FUTURE SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CITY AND HIGHWAY. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED (TWICE) BUT THE CONDITION HAS NOT CHANGED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE YEARS, AT ALL SPEEDS, WEATHER CONDITIONS (DRY TO WET).

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3840000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKES GO OUT AFTER ABS INCIDENT. 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. 1ST TIME/ ICY CONDITIONS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH APPROACHING RED LIGHT, ABS ENGAGED, BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND STAYED TO THE FLOOR FOR 3 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. LAST MONTH, DRY CONDITIONS ON MAIN CITY ROAD , 50 MPH POSTED SPEED, HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES GO AVOID COLLISION. ABS ENGAGED, LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY BECAUSE OF NO BRAKE PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN. BRAKES STAYED OUT FOR HOURS, UNTIL MINIMAL PRESSURE RETURNED. REPLACED ALL PADS AND ROTORS, FLUID, AS WELL AS MASTER CYLINDAR. 3 WEEKS LATER, DRY PAVEMENT, MID TURN (20 MPH) LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKE. ABS ENGAGED AND LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AGAIN. HAS BEEN 3 DAYS AND BRAKE PRESSURE HAS STILL NOT RETURNED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON AND REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO THE FOR FUSION MODEL. AFTER SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS, TESTS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND RETURNS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE!!! MY SON AND I HAVE BEEN PUT IN SEVERE DANGER THREE TIMES NOW DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING ABS/BRAKE SYSTEM!!!

TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH MY WIFE OR I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TWICE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND WHILE BRAKING AND HITTING A BUMPY ROAD SECTION ( HEAT CAUSING ASPHALY TO FORM BUMPS AT INTERSECTIONS) THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TOO THE FLOOR AND BECAME QUITE UNRESPONSIVE. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA. IN MY WIFE'S CASE SHE EVENTUALLY STOPPED 3 OR 4 FEET PAST THE ENTRANCE TO THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY NEITHER TIME DID WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. WHO PULLED ALL 4 WHEELS AND FOUND THE BRAKES OPERATED PROPERLY WITH NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES DISKS, PADS OR CALIPERS. IN MY CASE THE BRAKE ONLY ACTUATED , AND WAS SOFT, WELL BELOW THE NORMAL BRAKE POSITION. I PUMPED THE BRAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES TO GET THE BRAKE BACK TO ITS NORMAL BRAKING HEIGHT. THE FLUID LEVEL IN THE BRAKE RESEVOIR WAS BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIGE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID. AND IT WAS NORMAL. MY MECHANIC HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS AMISS. I GOOGLED "BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR 2008 MERCURY MILANS" AND FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES BY OTHER. I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND HE LOOKED UP ANY RECOMMENDATIONS BY FOR AND FOUND NONE. THE THREADS ON THE VARIOUS FORUM POINT TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM YET THERE SEEM TO BE NUMEROUS INSTANCES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED OVER A BUMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE ENGAGED WITH FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS BULGING AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ UPDATED 09/26/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 09/19/16 *BF UPDATED 09/20/16.*JB

TAKATA RECALL... DASH BULGING AT AIR BAG AREA, GETTING WORSE, PASSENGER SIDE. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. I'M 77 YO AND TAKE MY 74 YO SISTER PLACES SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK (DOCTORS ETC.). WE'RE VERY SCARED. TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS SAID MY CAR HAS NO RECALLS BUT YET I SEE IT LISTED AS HAVING A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. WHY DON'T THEY KNOW THIS?