MERCURY Complaints

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES CAME ON WHEN I WAS SLIDING IN SNOW . THEN MY BRAKES WENT SOFT . I HAD TO STOP AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDDLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK UP. VERY SCARY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE FIRST NOTICE WAS THE INTERIM LETTER FOR THE RECALL AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO WAIT FOR A SECOND NOTICE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SEND THE SECOND LETTER. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE CYLINDER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS NOTIFIED OF MY AIRBAG TO BE REPLACED JULY 2006, AND I AM STILL WAITING.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD GOING 20-25 MPH, MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE/CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY STILL CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY INFORMED ME TO CALL FORD AND REPORT IT AND CUT THE AIRBAG ENOUGH TO SEE. WITH NO LUCK ON GETTING HELP FROM FORD OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY, I'M NOW DEALING WITH FAILING INSPECTION DUE TO MY AIRBAG LIGHT. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AS I HAVEN'T MADE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE.

FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT COMES ON AT NIGHT OR THEY WILL GO OFF WHILE DRVING AT NIGHT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN BRAKING HARD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN 2-3 MORE INCHES MORE THAN NORMAL BEFORE I COULD BRAKE THE CAR. ADDED EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE CAR. THE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER 2-3 DAYS. HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES OVER MONTHS, BUT LAST TIME DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. FORD DEALER REPLACED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, REAR PADS, AND REAR BRAKE LINES. DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BRAKES WORK, BUT ADDED PEDAL TRAVEL STILL EXISTS AND ADDED BRAKE EFFORT NEEDED.

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL BACK IN 2014. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS NOT OUT, THAT ALL THEY COULD DO IS REPROGRAM IT AND THAT WHEN IT DOES GO OUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT THEN. NOW 2 1/2 YRS LATER, ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND MY STEERING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THROWING CODE # B2278, WHICH IS THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR, AND THAT I HAD TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT THE RECALL SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. THE LADY WITH FORD TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS A ONE-N-DONE DEAL AND SINCE THEY REPROGRAMMED IT IN 2014, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I ASKED HER FOR THE # TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND SHE TOLD ME THAT ALL COMPLAINTS, EITHER BY PHONE OR E-MAIL, COMES THROUGH THEIR OFFICE AND I WILL GET THE SAME ANSWER FROM ANYBODY WHO RECEIVED IT. I CAN UNDERSTAND A ONE-N-DONE IF THEY REPLACE IT, BUT ALL THEY DID WAS PROLONG THE BREAKDOWN. THEY KNEW IT WAS BAD, SO WHY JUST REPROGRAM IT. THAT'S NOT FIXING ANYTHING. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR JUST HOURS BEFORE I GOT IN IT AND IT WENT OUT. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO MY SON, WHO HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVING FOR 1 1/2 YRS.

POWER STEERING!!!! ON 03/07/17 MY STEERING WENT OUT. CAR VEERED OFF INTO ONCOMING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND NEARLY MISSED A HEAD ON COLLISION!! NO WARNING MESSAGE OR SIGNAL OF ANY KIND. DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. DROVE HOME AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR AN HOUR AND STEERING WORKED AGAIN. LEFT OUT OF MY DRIVE AND AS I STARTED TO TURN UNTO ROAD THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME, I HIT MY PROPERTY FENCE AND NOW HAVE A FRONT BUMPER THAT IS SMASHED!!! "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED FOLLOWED BY "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAK SYSTEM". LOOKED ONLINE TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE BY FORD AS THEY RECALLED THE 2011 AND 2012 MILANS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY 2010 HAS THE SAME COMPONENTS! THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORD IN 2015 FOR THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT. BOTH NHTSA AND FORD NEED TO STEP UP AND RECOGNIZE THE 2010 HAS THE SAME SAFETY HAZARD AND ITS OWNERS SHOULD RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE SAME RECALL (#15V340000) THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2011 AND 2012 MODELS. PLEASE PLEASE LETS ALL START A SECOND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR US 2010 MERCURY MILAN OWNERS THAT ARE BEING SCREWED BY BIG CORPORATE HEADS AND TRUST THAT THEY WILL BE PAYING TO FIX MY STEERING AND MY FRONT BUMPER AND THEY SHOULD BE GLAD IT'S NOT MY LIFE THEY COULD BE PAYING FOR FROM THE FIRST TIME I NEARLY ESCAPED A HEADON COLLISION.