2007 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

I PURCHASED A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT IN FEBRUARY, 2010. I JUST MOVED MY CHILD TO A FORWARD FACING POSITION, AND THE SUPER LATCH LOWER ANCHOR BELT WILL NOT STAY TIGHTENED. THE BELT LOOSENS UP EVERY TIME I PUT MY SON IN AND TAKE HIM OUT OF THE CAR SEAT. IT ALSO LOOSENS UP WHEN HE KICKS THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HIM, JUST FROM THE MOVEMENT. THIS BELT IS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE IN AN ACCIDENT AT ALL. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=MERCURY, MODEL=MILAN). *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTION. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. HAD TO DUCT TAPE DOOR TO GET TO DESTINATION. ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS SEAT BELTED, BUT STILL A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

CAR ALWAYS SHIFTED HARD AT 2500 RPM'S. BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TOOK TO WAYNE LINCOLN MERCURY (WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR NEW) THEY TESTED THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. BROUGHT CAR BACK AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES WITH SAME COMPLAINT THEY SAID IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT. HAD IT CHECKED AT LOCAL GARAGE THEY SAID MOTOR MOUNT WAS FINE.POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TRANS STARTED TO SLIP TRANS FLUID ALMOST BLACK.CAR HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR BECAUSE CAR DIDN'T HAVE 70,000 MILE SERVICING DONE. TOOK TO LOCAL TRANS SHOP TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT CAR WAS FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON TRANS STARTED TO SLIP BROUGHT CAR BACK. THEY REBUILT TRANS AGAIN. POWER TRAIN LIGHT ON AGAIN CAR JERKED IN REVERSE,BACK TO TRANNY SHOP SAID IT WAS SLIPPING AGAIN. SHOP DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE CHANCE WITH CURRENT TRANSMISSION REBUILT ANOTHER TRANS AND INSTALLED IN CAR. WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM CAR IN SHOP AGAIN.HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SIX MONTHS.CAN'T DRIVE CAR AT ALL. *KB

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE MAKES A FUNNY WHINING SOUNDS AS I INCREASE MY SPEED. THIS INCLUDES GETTING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CANNOT TELL WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THEY JUST TOLD ME TO TURN UP THE RADIO TO IGNORE IT. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE ON A STATE HIGHWAY REPEATEDLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THEN IT FAILED. FOUND OUT THAT THE IGNITION COILS HAD COMPLETELY BURNED UP, WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IS VERY UNUSUAL. ONCE THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED, THEY DETERMINED THE PCM(COMPUTER) HAD TO BE REPLACED. KEEP IN MIND THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES BEFORE REGARDING MY RADIO AFTER THEY REPLACED THE RADIO 4 TIMES, THEY REALIZED THAT IT WAS ALSO THE PCM THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. EVERY PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE NOT EASY TO DETERMINE PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING LIKE IF IT WERE MECHANICAL. I HAVE FOUGHT WITH FORD OVER AND OVER AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A RADIO FOUR TIMES AND A PCM TWICE IN FOUR PLUS YEARS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND GOING AROUND A TURN, EXITING A PARKING LOT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. AFTER THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. AT THIS TIME THE DOOR MUST BE HELD SHUT WHILE DRIVING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DOOR WAS CLOSED THE REAR WINDOW DISINTEGRATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO DEFECTS PRESENT IN THE WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE WEATHER WAS A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHICH WAS WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TOWED OR DRIVEN SO THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IF PEOPLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WITH THE WINDOW DISINTEGRATED. UPDATED 07/28/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY STIFF AND THERE WAS A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 12/20/11 *CN

12/12/2010--THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AS I LEFT MY GRANDSON BIRTHDAY ,I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST MONTH IT ONLY HAS 19,800 MILES ON IT. *TR

LESS THAN 30000, MILES AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AND WAS CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES AND GOES BUT NEVER FIXED OR REPAIRED. WAS IN A 30 MILE A HOUR HEAD ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED......DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR OUT 2 TIMES...BATTERY WENT OUT AFTER 2 YEARS AND WAS CHARGED 140 TO REPLACE A 80 DOLLAR BATTERY.... TRADE IT OFF NOW OR DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES! *TR