2007 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

I AM A VICTIM OF THE CHINESE VALVE STEM ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE TIRE WENT DOWN. I PUT ON THE SPARE AND DROVE HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. I PUT IN A NEW STEM, AND WENT TO INFLATE THE TIRE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL, SO THE TIRE WAS NO GOOD. TODAY I LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE WHEELS, AND INSPECTED THE REMAINING STEMS, ALL WERE CRACKED. THE CAR IS A 2007, AND WAS PLACED IN SERVICE ON MARCH 2007 IN SYRACUSE, NY, AND HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 MERCURY MILAN AND I HAVE BEEN BOTHERED BY SLOW LEAKS IN THE TIRES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2007. THE TIRE PRESSURE DECREASES AT A SLOW RATE, CAUSING ME TO REFILL THE TIRES TO BRING THEM TO PROPER PRESSURE EVERY FEW DAYS. I SAW AN ARTICLE CONCERNING THE TIRE VALVES FOR THESE FORD PRODUCTS AND BELIEVE MY SITUATION IS THE SAME. *TR

ON 9/9/08 WE WERE TRAVELING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN OUR TIRE COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. WE HAD THAT TIRE REPLACED. ON 9/26/08 A SECOND TIRE WAS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDEWALL. IN LESS THAN 25000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE A THIRD TIRE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE BECAUSE WE CAUGHT IT IN TIME AND USED WISDOM. ONE TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IT IS AT THE DEALER AT THE MOMENT. THE OTHER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED AND WAS REPAIRED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE FIRST TIRE REPLACED WAS FLAT AND LEAKING AT THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS REPLACED SOME TIME AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN P235/55R17 TIRES. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TIRES FLATTENED. THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ON EACH TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR IN HER VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNLATCHED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT DOWN. THE VISOR BLOCKED HER ENTIRE VIEW. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL THE MILANS THEY INSPECTED WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME EXPLANATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,324 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 08/05/08

2007 MERCURY MILAN PURCHASE NEW JULY 2007. CAR KEPT IN GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME. OCTOBER 2007 CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE IN RAIN. OWNER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FLOOR (FRONT AND BACK) CARPETS WERE SATURATED. NO WINDOWS OR DOORS WERE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT AJAR. OWNER KEPT CHECKING CAR AFTER CAR WASHES AND PASSENGER FLOOR WAS CONTINUALLY WET AFTER WASHING. CAR WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A WELD BURN THROUGH UNDER COWL. THE BURN THROUGH WAS IN A VALLEY ALLOWING WATER HITTING THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR TO TRAVEL INSIDE THE CAR BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND INTO THE CAR. DEALER STUCK SILICONE ON THE SITE AND SAID "HERE YOU GO". CAR HAD LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. OWNER WAS NOT SATISFIED. CARPETS WERE FINALLY REPLACED AND THERE WAS MOLD GROWING UNDERNEATH THE CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THERE IS VISUAL RUSTING IN THE SEAT TRACK AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET ALSO HAD RUST FORMING. HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLES MADE THAT SAME DAY IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI (FEBRUARY 20, 2007) ALSO HAVE A WELD BURN THROUGH AND NO ONE KNOWS IT YET? *TR

HEAD ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER HAD HEAD INJURY WITH LOC.

I STARTED TO BACK UP OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SNAPPED AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. THAT SIDE OF THE CAR COLLAPSED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH A FORD PRODUCT ESPECIALLY THE TAURUS. THIS PART IS BEING RECALLED ON THE TAURUS. THIS SAME EXACT PART IS NOT BEING RECALLED ON THE MERCURY. I HAD TO HAVE THE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT COIL SPRINGS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SWAY BARS AND BALL JOINTS. THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST CAME TO $1966.33. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

AFTER OBTAINING THE 2007 MERCURY MILAN I4 PREMIERE, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC, INASMUCH THAT IT "JERKED" WHEN PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE AND WOULDN'T OPERATE BEYOND 3RD GEAR. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER, COSTA MESA LINCOLN MERCURY, THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM APPEARED REMEDIED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN RETURNED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE SAME DEALERS SERVICE, WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR OVER A MONTH. I MADE MY SECOND AND THIRD PAYMENTS WHILE IT SAT IN SERVICE. AT THIS POINT, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE CONTROLLER, SOLENOID, ETC. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE SECOND TIME, I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT BACK TO THE FREEWAY WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN, SO I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR A THIRD TIME TO SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER, THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY. THE DEALER HAD A FORD FACTORY SERVICE REP. OUT FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND WHEN ASKED HOW TO FIX THE VEHICLE HE REPLIED, "REPLACE IT." THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT TO REPLACE IT WILL STILL TAKE ANOTHER 3 WEEKS OR SO. I FEEL THIS RIDICULOUS, BECAUSE THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. MORE THAN I HAVE HAD IT TO ENJOY, WHILE STILL BEING REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENTS. FORD/MERCURY HAD BETTER REMEDY THIS, TO MY SATISFACTION, QUICKLY! *JB