2011 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW MESSAGE CAME UP. ALONG WITH SERVIVE ADVANCETRAC MESSAGE. POWER STEERING IS OUT COMPLETELY BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC VIN. WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST IS FAULTY. NOT JUST IN SOME VEHICLES BUT ALL WITH THIS SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TOME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED PREMIER FORD OF BAY RIDGE AT (347) 578-7900 (LOCATED AT 612 86TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11228) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2011 MERCURY MILAN WITH EPS STEERING. WE HAD PARTIAL THEN FULL LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING, LUCKILY WE WERE NOT TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WERE ABLE TO CONTROL. AFTER BRINGING TO THE DEALERSHIP WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE EPS POWER STEERING NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS CONFUSION AT FIRST BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THOUGHT IT WAS A RECALL ITEM. BUT AFTER SOME CHECKS, THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE WAS NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY, THE ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL "WITH THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING SYSTEM" WE ARE VERY UPSET THAT THIS IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE. THE DIAGNOSES WAS PERFORMED AT A CERTIFIED DEALER "WEBBER FAMILY MOTORS IN DETROIT LAKES MN. HOW CAN A COMPANY RECALL ONLY SOME OF THE VEHICLES, WHILE LEAVING MANY OTHERS TO HAVE TO PAY HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT $1600 FOR A FAULTY POWER STEERING SYSTEM? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IM THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH.

MY 90 YEAR OLD DAD (KOREAN WAR VET) WAS SOLD THIS PILE OF JUNK AT PALESTINE FORD. IT WAS RECALLED TWICE. ONCE FOR POWER STEERING , AND ONCE FOR A GAS TANK SENSOR. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. NOW THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK , AND SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. AND NO ONE WANTS TO INSPECT IT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WAS A TAIL LIGHT DEFAULT ON THE VEHICLE. I SPENT $1,000 GETTING THAT FIXED LAST YEAR AT INSPECTION TIME. THE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, SO $700 OF THAT WAS PARTS. DAD IS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK! I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 42 YEARS. I'VE OWNED NUMEROUS NEW AND USED CARS, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A WORSE EXPERIENCE WITH A VEHICLE. HOW THE HELL, IS THIS NOT CONSIDERED A LEMON UNDER TEXAS LEMON LAW? WHAT CAN I DO?

JUST RETURNED BACK HOME FROM A VACATION AND WAS DRIVING MY ENTIRE FAMILY BACK HOME FROM THE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS NICE SO I HAD THE WINDOWS DOWN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. AS I WENT TO EXIT THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 72 MPH, I REALIZE THE STEERING SEEMED MORE DIFFICULT THAN USUAL, BUT THOUGHT NOTHING MORE AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN OF THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. AS I ENTERED THE TURN, I QUICKLY REALIZED THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING, AS I STRUGGLED TO KEEP MY CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE BRIDGE WALL. AS WE CAME TO A STOP I NOTICED A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH ABOUT A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS OFF. I NEVER HEARD THE WARNING DUE TO THE ROAD NOISE AND WAS CAUGHT COMPLETELY OFF GUARD. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING OR THE ROAD BEEN WET OR SNOW COVERED, I AM CONVINCED, WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED! MY 2011 MERCURY MILAN HAS ROUGHLY 121,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS SINCE, THE POWER STEERING STILL DOES NOT WORK. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AS SHE CAN'T EVEN TURN THE CAR IT OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AS IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL.

I STARTED HAVE MESSAGE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE ALONG WITH ADVANCETRAK SERVICE. POWER STEERING WAS LOST DURING FREEWAY RIDING. PULLED OVER, SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. POWER STEERING CAME BACK. AFTER A WEEK OF THIS ERROR MESSAGES WOULD NOT GO AWAY. TOOK INTO FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT GEAR ASSEMBLY AND BOTH RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF 2213.08. I NOTICED ON-LINE A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM SO I CALLED SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. WHY NOT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TO WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER (CORLEYS ALBUQUERQUE LINCOLN VOLVO, 9000 PAN AMERICAN FWY NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87113) STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER-ASSIST STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TT

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I AM A 77 YEAR OLD WOMEN! I THANK GOD THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO GO AROUND ANYTHING BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HIT IT, BEING UNABLE TO MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL WITH EASE! THE 2011 MERCURY MILAN HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY CAR WAS MADE 7 DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL SO IT IS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL #15S518

I DID RECEIVE A LETTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO REQUESTING TO TAKE MY CAR INTO FORD CONCERNING THE DRIVER AIR BAG AND OTHER THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED AS WELL. ALL THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR THE AIR BAGS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS NEEDED IN STOCK THAT WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED. AS OF TODAY PLANTATION FORD HAS REACHED OUT TO US, NOR HAS FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE ONLY REASON WHY THIS CAME TO MIND WAS THAT WE HAD AN HIT AND RUN YESTERDAY, AND THE AIRS BAGS DID NOT WORK. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT CALLED COLONIAL FORD AT (203) 748-3503 (LOCATED AT 120 FEDERAL RD, # 126, DANBURY, CT 06811) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.