MERCURY Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO CONFIRM IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (JACK BYRNE FORD 1003 HUDSON RIVER RD, MECHANICVILLE, NY 12118 (518)-664-9841) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINCOLN OF TROY (LOCATED AT 1950 W MAPLE RD, TROY, MI 48084, (833) 895-1682) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS TEST AND BRAKE TEST SHOWED NO ABNORMALITY. ADDITIONALLY, NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WERE RETRIEVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND SPONGY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-16448413. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,220. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WORK WAS DONE AFTER 11/16/2018 INCIDENT DATE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL WE'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS RECALL AND HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE MY WIFE HAS HAD PEOPLE RIDE IN HER CAR. WE DON'T WANT TO BE SUED OR HAVE ANYONE DIE BECAUSE OF THIS AIRBAG ISSUE. PLEASE TELL US WHAT TO DO HERE. THANK YOU

TAKATA RECALL; I WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL OVER TWO YEARS AGO, BUT NO REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. I'M DRIVING A RISKY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED STOLTZ FORD OF ST. MARY'S AT (814) 781-1010 (LOCATED AT 988-S ST MARYS ST, ST MARYS, PA 15857) AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,450.

I NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LIKE WHEN BRAKING HARD OR FAST WITH SHORT BRAKING DISTANCE, ON WET OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, OR WHEN MAKING A TURN WHILE BREAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY SOFT AND TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO DO A NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE MANEUVERS, SUCH AS MANUALLY PUMPING THE BRAKES OR DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOW GEAR TO SLOW THE ENGINE TO STOP THE CAR. IN SOME CASES, THE CAR DOES NOT STOP AT ALL CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A RED LIGHT OR AROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICE THAT ONCE I'M STOPPED, IF I PUMP THE BRAKES 10-15 TIMES, THE PLIABILITY SEEMS TO RETURN TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT TO FEEL SAFE. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND AM TOLD THAT THERE IS SOME DEFECT IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS. LIKE MANY OTHERS, I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM EVALUATED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE HYDRAULICS, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. READING WHAT OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN MAKES ME FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD FALL UNDER A RECALL AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT. THE COST TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE FROM THE ESTIMATES I'VE RECEIVED, AND EVEN WHEN THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN "FIXED," IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO SELL THE CAR RIGHT NOW AND DEPEND ON IT EVERY DAY. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, JUST LIKE THE GM IGNITIONS WERE. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL NOTICE IS ISSUED!!! I'M UNSURE OF THE CURRENT MILEAGE (BECAUSE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP), BUT IT'S ABOVE 85,000. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE IN THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN DURING ALL BRAKING EVENTS, JUST THOSE NOTED ABOVE, BUT THIS MAKES IT WORSE BECAUSE IT'S HARDER TO DIAGNOSE.

GAS TANK FELL DOWN AT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND FULL TANK OF GAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MARINER. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT*JB CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY. *JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (HELLERS MOTORS, 720 S DEERFIELD RD, PONTIAC, IL 61764, 815-842-1128) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.