2011 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TAKATA RECALL-I WAS NOTIFIED BY FORD BY LETTER DATED JULY 2016 OF THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 16S26/NHTSA RECALL 16V-384. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DATE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE AIR BAG. WITH ALL THE PUBLICITY IN THE MEDIA OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER MY FAMILY NOW REFUSES TO RIDE IN MY VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALER DENIED ME A LOANER CAR.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. CLEAR THE CODES AND IT WORKS FINE. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. SEEN ONLINE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH SOME MILANS BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD OUR CAR WAS NOT COVERED. OUR CAR HAS THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL ITS THE RIGHT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, YET IT IS NOT COVERED?? I DONT UNDERSTAND.

MY 2011 MERCURY MILAN HAS A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CODE COMING UP. THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY WHEN DRIVING. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. IT NOW HAS FAILED COMPLETELY ON APRIL 14, 2017 AND THE CODE READS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "ADVANCE SERVICE TRACK". I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND IS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. HOW CAN MY VEHICLE NOT BE ON THE RECALL WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM? I CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE. THE PART COSTS $1,200 ALONE PLUS THE LABOR CHARGES. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE VEHICLE. HOW CAN FORD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE? MY FAMILY AND I ARE IN DANGER NOW AND I NEED A VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO WANTS A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $125 TO SEE THE VEHICLE. I NEED SOMEONE'S ASSISTANCE TO GET THE VEHICLE PROPERLY REPAIRED AND FOR FORD TO PAY FOR IT. HOW CAN THEY PUT ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK OF CRASHING WHEN THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND THE EXACT PROBLEM.

WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR WORK, AND GOT AN ALARM AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATION. TURNED THE WHEEL AND HAD NO ASSIST. RETURNED TO THE DRIVEWAY, SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND CONTACTED FORD DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT (15S18) MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE. NOT SURE HOW I CAN HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM, INCLUDING THE DTC C200D WHICH INDICATES REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. AND NOT BE COVERED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER (ABOUT 2 MILES) FOR THE REPAIR. I AM HOPING YOU INSIST THAT FORD EXPAND THIS RECALL SINCE IT IS OCCURRING OUTSIDE THE CURRENT VIN LISTINGS. I'M JUST GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR.

TAKATA RECALL - STILL WAITING SINCE JULY, 2016 FOR BOTH OUR MERCURY MILAN AND LINCOLN MKZ TO HAVE NEW PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS REPLACED. CONCERNED ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY SINCE FORD HAS DISCONNECTED THEM!!! HOW LONG MUST WE WAIT FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED???

THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF POWER STEERING. NOW DISPLAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON OTHER 2011 MERCURY MILANS, BUT NOT MINE. THIS SEEMS VERY UNSAFE, AND NOT AN AFFORDABLE FIX. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED ON MULTIPLY FORD VEHICLES. I COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL.

"TAKATA RECALL" IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE THIS RECALL AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY? TO DATE, 11 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY FLYING DEBRIS, THE LATEST JUST LAST MONTH (DECEMBER, 2016). THE REMEDY SHOULD BE REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AND REPLACE IT! HOW MANY MORE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ UPDATED 7/12/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST LOST" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE WINDOW HAD TO BE ROLLED DOWN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V744000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.