2008 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE AND PEDAL WENT TOT HE FLOOR. HAVE HAD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. CAR STILL HAS A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL THAT GOES TO THE FLOOR UPON INITIAL STOP. BRAKES WILL PUMP UP AFTER A COUPLE PUSHES ON THE PEDAL. MAY NOT HAVE THAT LUXURY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE? WE HAVE BLED THE LINES AND THE MASTER CYLINDER SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

AFTER ABS ENGAGED (SEEMED UNNECESSARY) BRAKE PEDAL GOES LOW AND STAYS LOW. CAR STILL STOPS OK BUT PEDAL REQUIRES LONG STROKE TO DEVELOP STOPPING POWER. BRAKES ENGAGE AT PROPER HEIGHT, BUT BRAKING FORCE DOES NOT INCREASE UNTIL PEDAL NEAR FLOOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ENGINE SEEMED TO GRADUALLY LOSE ALL POWER. I STEERED THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RE-STARTED IT, AT WHICH POINT IT SEEMED TO DRIVE OKAY BUT AT TIMES STILL FELT LIKE IT MIGHT STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS THE WRENCH LIGHT AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHT. THE WRENCH AND TRACTION LIGHTS WENT OFF EVENTUALLY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO BE ON. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT I WAS AT A STOP SIGN NEAR MY HOUSE IN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THROUGH FROM THE STOP SIGN THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND DRIVE BACK TO MY HOUSE BUT ONLY AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 5MPH THE WHOLE WAY (APPROX 1/4 MILE). AS I HAD TO GO UP A SMALL HILL TO GET TO MY HOUSE, THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GET ALL THE WAY UP THE HILL AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AGAIN AND RE-START THE CAR, AT WHICH POINT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. *TR

JUST DID ROTORS, BRAKES, AND CALI AND NOW EVERYTIME YOU GO OVER A BUMP IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF VERY LOUD NOISE I WONT DRIVE THIS CUS I DONT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR ANYMORE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY WHEN MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I LOSE POWER AND CAN'T GET PAST 45 MPH AND THE TACHOMETER GOES INTO THE RED. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE MY 2 AND 4 GEARS ARE GONE AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF $7200. THE CAR ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING BECAME COMPLETELY WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS NEEDED WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILED DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,816.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, COULD NOT STOP UNTIL SHE STRUCK THE TWO PARKED VEHICLES. *TR

VEHICLE WENT OVER A SLIGHT BUMP WHEN BRAKING AND THE ABS ENGAGED FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO BE PUMPED VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED VERY SOFT AND CLOSE TO THE FLOOR THEREAFTER. THE BRAKES WOULD WORK, BUT THE PEDAL WAS NOT NEARLY AS RESPONSIVE AS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER FOUND NO CODES TRIGGERED, REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS, ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE PEDAL WAS A LITTLE MORE NORMAL AND THE BRAKES WORKED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A CODE TRIGGERED THAT SAID THE ABS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,200, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $350. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS OF MILAN'S OR TAURUSES REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE SAFETY DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES. IS THERE ANY HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS? *TR