2010 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AT 55MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE RPM GAUGE WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. ONCE I TURN THE CAR OFF I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO SHAKES, NOTHING. I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND 15 MINUTES LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. I BARELY MADE IT BACK HOME DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND CAUSING TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN WHEN IT STALLS AND NOW I'M OUT OF A VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT IT COST SOO MUCH TO FIX. CODE WAS P2111. *TR

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES (3 IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH). WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CLUNKS, THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, LOOSE ALL ACCELERATION POWER, AND THE ENGINE IS VERY SPUTTER. AFTER PULLING/COASTING OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT, AND THEN IT STARTS RIGHT UP WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/14/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND THE MIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,875.

WHILE DRIVING THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T CHANGE THE RPMS. COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CAR DID THIS SIX TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION. CAR STILL MAINTAINED AN IDLE BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I PRESSED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE ME DOING SO. (KIND OF LIKE AND OLDER VEHICLE WITH A CABLE JUST BREAKING). FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT EFFECT STEERING OR BRAKING BUT IT WAS QUITE CHALLENGING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF I SHUT OF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED GAS PEDAL WORKS FINE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED A MASTER FORD TECH THAT I KNOW PERSONALLY AND HE INFORMED ME THAT MORE THAN LIKELY IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND REPLACEMENTS DONE ON THAT PARTICULAR ENGINE RECENTLY IN THEIR SHOP. DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNDS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM A MINIMUM OF 8 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS. I NO LONGER WILL ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE CAR UNTIL I CAN REPAIR. *TR

FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS PULL OUT INTO A 4 LANE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHOOK AND HAD NO POWER. 2ND TIME I WAS GOING 70 ON HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. ALMOST HAD SEMI IN REAR END. 3RD TIME I WAS ON SIDE STREET AT 4 WAY STOP. CAR LOST ALL POWER AFTER GOING. ALL TIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT. HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND SAID BAD THROTTLE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART NOT COVER ANY LONGER. SEEN ALL COMPLAINTS ON IT. SHOULD BE RECALLED DANGEROUS. *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT WITHOUT THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP BEING ILLUMINATED WHEN PLACED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FORCING A PULL OVER AND SHUTTING CAR DOWN WAITING AND RESTARTING. THE MAINTENANCE SYMBOL(WRENCH) WOULD GO AWAY AND CAR WILL RUN SMOOTH TILL NEXT OCCURRENCE. FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURES RESULTING IN ENGINE STALL AND OR SURGE WHILE DRIVING. THESE FORD VEHICLES ARE ALSO HAVING MULTIPLE LED TAIL LIGHT FAILURES DUE TO DEFECT. 400.00 A PIECE FOR WHOLE LENS IS ONLY WAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE LAMP. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (70MPH) WHEN MY ENGINE BEGAN TO "STALL OUT" ON ME CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION. I WOULD SAY IT STALLED, BUT IT DID NOT 100% CUTOUT, RATHER IT WENT INTO THE LOWEST LIMP MODE ON THE ENGINE. LUCKILY, SINCE IT WAS A BUSY TIME OF NIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 6PM), I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LAND AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF BEFORE BEING REAR ENDED...THOUGH IT WOULD ALMOST INEVITABLY HAPPENED HAD I BEEN IN ANY OTHER LANE. I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND COASTED SLOWLY IN THE LIMP MODE AND MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, WHERE I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND POPPED THE HOOD TO EXAMINE THE ISSUE FURTHER. THE OIL WAS WITHIN RANGE AND BELTS WERE OK. JUST AS I WAS FINISHING THE COASTING, I SAW THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATE. AFTER CHECKING THE ENGINE, I WAS ABLE TO RE-START MY CAR AND DRIVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE & FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I ORDERED OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TO ARRIVE. OVER THE COURSE OF THAT WEEK, THE ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND HAPPENED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I AVOIDED HIGHWAYS ALTOGETHER FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. I CONTACTED FORD WHO TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY COST AT A DEALERSHIP (SINCE I WAS A FEW THOUSAND OVER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY). I BOUGHT OEM PARTS & DID THE REPAIR MYSELF AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE. THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE LISTED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003. *TR