2011 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. IT STARTED TO THROW A TROUBLE LIGHT WHEN FIRST STARTED, DEALER SAID TURN THE IGNITION OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY. THIS WORKED FOR AWHILE WHEN PROBLEM RANDOMLY SHOWED UP. THEN EVERY TIME CAR WAS STARTED. AFTER A FEW DAYS TURNING OFF THE ENGINE DID NOT FIX PROBLEM AND POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER WORKING.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INFORMED BY FORD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THEY WOULD BE REPLACED. RECENTLY I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL ( 16S26 ). IN THIS LETTER DATED DEC. 2017, IT STATES THE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS AND TELLS ME THAT AS OF TODAY THERE IS NO SOLUTION. THEY GO ON TO SAY THAT PARTS FOR "CERTAIN VEHICLES" WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE SPRING. NEXT IT TELLS ME TO "DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO SIT IN THE FIRST ROW PASSENGER SEAT". AS I READ THIS LETTER MY CAR IS #1 NOT USEABLE. #2 IT HAS A CONDITION THAT MAKES IT UNSELLABLE. #3 THERE IS NO PROVISION OR RESPONSIBILITY FROM FORD TO SOLVE THE ISSUE.

I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS RECALL FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, BUT MY DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY CAR. HOW DANGEROUS IS IT FOR ME TO DRIVE? YOUR RECALL NOTICE IS URGENT, YET MY DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE TAKING ITS TIME FIXING THIS REPAIR. *JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLINGSLEY FORD (3804 W BROADWAY ST, ARDMORE, OK 73401, (580) 226-3300), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SCHUMACHER LINCOLN OF DELRAY, 2102 S FEDERAL HWY B, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, (561) 935-4208) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

TAKATA RECALL - LEGAL NOTICE RECEIVED 10/28/2017 ALERTING TO DEFECT OF TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS IN MY VEHICLE

I AM HAVING TO MANUALLY STEER MY 2011 MERCY MILAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THERE WERE TWO CODES FOUND AND THEY ARE DTCS U3000-49 AND C2000D-49. I WAS QUOTED IT WOULD BE $1600.00 TO FIX THE CAR. I GOOGLED THE CODE "DTCS U3000-49 FORD" AND THE SEARCH BROUGHT ME TO THE WEBSITE FOR A RECALL ON 2011 MERCURY MILAN'S. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 15S18. PER THE RECALL, THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEMS THAT MAY SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF A STEERING MOTOR SENSOR FAULT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME ACCORDING TO MY VIN, MY CAR WAS MADE 9/2/2010 AND THE RECALL BEGINS FOR CARS MADE 9/7/2010 AND AFTER. THEY CLAIMED MY CAR HAS A DIFFERENT PART. BUT OBVIOUSLY, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME LACK OF POWER STEERING AS THE RECALL AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND STEER. I DECLINDED SERVICE BUT I WILL END UP HAVING THEM REPAIR MY VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS.

REAR PASSENGER LED BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER SHAKY 'FLASHING' NOTICED FOR A FEW MONTHS. REPLACED WITH SALVAGE LED ASSY FOR $150. WITHINWEEKS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOTICED TO STAY ON ANY TIME THE RUNNING OR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. BOTH ARE UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND BOTH REQUIRE FULL ASSY REPLACEMENT.

POWER STEERING PROBLEM. SENSOR INDICATES 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. TRIED RESTARTING MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO AWAY AND HASN'T. PLEASE HELP. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED.

OUR CAR SUFFERED LOSS OF POWER AND ERRATIC THROTTLE (SURGES OF FORWARD MOVEMENT EVEN WHEN FOOT NOT ON THE THROTTLE) SEVERAL TIMES IN JANUARY 2017. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE, WOULD LEAVE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY BY RUSSEL AND SMITH FORD DEALER IN HOUSTON, REPLACED 1/19/17 UNDER "FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03." ON 8/28/17 SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED, INTERMITTENT POWER ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE AT SPEED. TAKEN TO BRANDON FORD (FLORIDA) THAT DAY, AGAIN DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS REPLACED. PICKED CAR UP 8/31, AND WITHIN 1 HOUR WE LOST POWER WHILE AT SPEED. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, CAR SURGES FORWARD EVEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AND NO FOOT ON THE GAS. HAVE AGAIN BEEN TOLD IT MUST BE A BAD THROTTLE BODY.