2010 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

ON FRIDAY I WAS DECELERATING TO TURN RIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN THE RPMS DROPPED OFF AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I COASTED INTO A BUSINESS WHERE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT VIOLENTLY (NO ENGINE LIGHT). I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE I RE-STARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT UP SO I CALLED SERVICE AGAIN AND TOLD THEM I'D DRIVE IT TO THEM. AFTER A DAY WITH MY CAR THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE NOR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET ANY TROUBLE CODES. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON SATURDAY AND GOT ABOUT 20 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 60MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING. I LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE RPMS HAD DROPPED AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR EVEN MAINTAIN. I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. I CUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. IT CUT OUT ON ME 6-7 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE DEALERSHIP'S NOW CLOSED SO I'M WAITING UNTIL MONDAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE OBD II TO FIND CODE: P2111. I NORMALLY TRAVEL INTERSTATE AND CANNOT RISK THIS HAPPENING AT HIGH SPEED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! *TR

I WAS TRYING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY ON THE RAMP WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER. NO THROTTLE WAS PRESENT AND THE ENGINE WAS SLOWLY IDLING BUT VERY ROUGHLY. PULLED OVER AND TURN IGNITION OFF. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 2 - 3 WEEKS BUT GETS WORSE AND HARDER TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING PROPERLY AFTER OCCURRENCE. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE WRENCH AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR $600 THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET HEADING DIRECTLY INTO THE FREE WAY INTERSTATE. ONCE I APPROACHED THE INTERSTATE I WAS CAUGHT THE LIGHT.... I THEN BEGAN TO TAKE OFF ONCE IT TURNED GREEN. I REACH ABOUT 20MPH AND MY CAR JERKED AND THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON. I THEN NOTICED I HAD NO POWER AND NO WHERE TO GO BECAUSE MY CAR NEVER GOT A GOOD SPEED... I ALMOST GOT HIT TWICE AND HELD UP TRAFFIC... HOW EMBRACING SEEING THAT I HAVE A PERFECTLY NICE CAR. ONCE I GOT IT HOME( WHICH TOOK 3HRS DRIVING AT 10MPH AND CUTTING OFF) I TOOK THE CAR TO MY AUTO SHOP AND INFORMED ME ON A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.... BUT GUESS WHAT? THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOT FOR ME CAR....IF THEIR IS A RECALL ON THIS PART.. WHAT MAKES MY CAR DIFFERENT.? SO I ENDED UP PAYING $300 BUCKS IN REPAIRS, LOSING $200 WORK DAY.... TOTAL LOSS....$500 ON A PART THAT IS ON RECALL... THIS IS BULL... *TR

THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD. CAR UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO DEALER AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES WHICH RESETS AFFECTED PARTS. FOUR OTHER 2010 MILANS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ENTERED INTO LIMP MODE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE ENGINE SOLENOID GASKET. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SOLENOID GASKET WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL ON A HIGHWAY, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR FELT AS IF HAD JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW RAPIDLY, A FOLLOWING VEHICLE HAD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME. THE CAR JERKING AND HESITATING WAS ABLE TO BE GRADUALLY MOVED TO A LOCATION WHERE I COULD EXIT THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL. THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED IN MY DASH CONSOLE. AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. THE PRIOR DAY, WHILE BRAKING BEHIND A CAR, FOOT ON BRAKE, NEITHER FOOT NEAR OR ON THROTTLE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITH THE THROTTLE OVERPOWERING THE BRAKE FOR A SECOND OR TWO CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKE MORE AGGRESSIVELY. I DID NOT THINK ABOUT THIS TOO MUCH, BUT AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE THIS MORNING I WONDER IF THE TWO EVENTS ARE RELATED. I CALLED THE DEALER, WHILE HE WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE FACT, IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THIS ISSUE, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ISSUE. I SUPPOSE THE MOST TELLING POINT IS THAT IF THE PART MOST LIKELY TO BE A PROBLEM, IS INDEED BAD, AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO JUST A CLEANING, THEY CANNOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COMMENT. THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO 5/10 MPH. IF YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT, EVERYTHING IS FINE. THESE OCCUPANCIES HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY SOMETIMES MORE. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPS DOWN TO 10 MPH, YOU ARE LUCKY YOU DON'T GET HIT. THE DIAGNOSED REPAIR WAS A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS WAITING FOR THE PART FROM FORD. IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE RUN OVER AND KILLED BEFORE THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND JERKED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TR

ON JUNE 1 THE VEHICLE GOT STUCK AT 4 RPM'S WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ON JUNE 18 THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED & STALLED LEAVING A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED 4 TIMES, BUT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. EACH TIME ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED IT SPUTTERED AND DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATING POWER AT RANDOM TIME AND SPEEDS. IT HAS PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SPOT MORE THAN ONCE. CAR WILL LOSE POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND HAS A REPAIR TIME OF 2 TO 4 WEEKS DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PART(ENORMOUS BACKORDER). *TR