MERCURY Complaints

2008 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/7/2017*JS

POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE IT'S POWER STEERING AND MAY EVEN LOCK UP TOTALLY.THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE JUNE OF 2017 AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE HAD TO REPAIR IT IN DECEMBER OF 2017 AT A COST OF $1500.00.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES THE DOME LIGHTS TURNED ON AND AUTOMATIC SEATS MOVE BACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS ISSUE PERSISTS AND OFTEN OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE FOUND ONLINE. IT IS NOT DUE TO A HEAVY KEY CHAIN AS I ONLY HAVE THE FOB AND KEY ATTACKED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SEATS PULL THE DRIVER AWAY FROM THE PEDALS AND STEERING WHEEL. INVESTIGATE! RECALL!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BOULEVARD FORD LINCOLN OF LEWES (18443 COASTAL HWY, LEWES, DE 19958, (877) 645-2801) CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATES, THE BRAKES GO SOFT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING IS DIFFICULT. IT HAS HAPPENED ON ICE PATCHES AS WELL AS HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE MALFUNCTION MAKES DRIVING INCREDIBLY SCARY AS I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO STOP.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17VS01000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. GANLEY FORD WEST (16100 LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44111, 216-941-9800) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,589. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM LOCK ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING . ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT ON SNOW DUE TO BAD. TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO START CAR IGNITION SWITCH.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AND CAR FAILS TO STOP OR TAKES PROLONGED TIME TO COME TO A STOP. IF YOU PUMP BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY THE PEDAL WILL STIFFEN BUT GRADUALLY GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. RECENTLY HAD DEALER INSTALL NEW BRAKE FRONT AND REAR AND THIS HAS NOT ABATED THE PROBLEM. PRINTED DOCUMENTATION FROM NHTSA WEBSITE AND MADE THE DEALERSHIP AWARE OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION. DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NOTHING FORMAL HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BRAKING PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING BUT PERIODIC FOR ALMOST A YEAR. LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS THREE TIMES ON MON 12/04/17.

TAKATA RECALL I CALLED GALLAGHER FORD IN ELKO,NV, FOR FREE REPLACEMENT. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS.