MERCURY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY, BUT GOOD. ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CRASH ALSO AFFECTED THREE OTHER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HIT A BUMP GETTING OFF A RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME 'SOFT'. HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO STOP. LOCAL DEALER HAS STATED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE SEEN THIS BRAKE ISSUE ON A CAR BETWEEN 2007 - 2009, FORD FUSION\MERCURY MILAN.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THE AREAS IN FRONT ON THE DASHBOARD LOOK AS THOUGH THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BENEATH THE MATERIAL WANTS TO FALL APART. AS IF THE DASHBOARD IS SLOWING DEFORMING. BRAKES WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES, WET SURFACES, DRY SURFACES, OR UNEVEN SURFACES THE BRAKES WILL SIMPLY "GO OUT". THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ITS ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES ARE EXPERIENCING A STRONG-WINDED BELCH. THE BRAKES WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO COME TO A FULL STOP EVEN WHEN PRESSING DOWN FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES. IT TAKES A FEW MOMENTS OF HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS HARD AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO TRULY STOP. ON EVEN-FLAT SURFACES, IF I'M IN A SITUATION WHERE I NEED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY, THE BRAKES WILL SIMPLY "GO OUT". THE MANY DIFFERENT SURFACES REFER TO TRAIN TRACKS, FLAT/EVEN PAVED ROADS, WET PAVEMENT ROADS THAT ARE MOIST OR WET STREETS THAT HAVE AN UNEVEN AREAS, OR DRY SURFACES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE BRAKES, THE FUNCTION WILL COME BACK. I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS SO I CAN CONSTANTLY "PUMP" THE BRAKE PEDAL. EVERY DAY I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL I'M AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE IMPROPER FUNCTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE POOR AIRBAGS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES HAPPENS TO ME EVERY DAY I LEAVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S SO UNSAFE TO NOT PRESS THE BRAKES BEFORE LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE TO ROLL OVER THE AREA VERY SLOWLY SO THE BRAKES DON'T "GO OUT". IN THE FRONT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE IS A CROSSWALK AND KIDS ARE ALWAYS WALKING PAST THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. I HAVE TO SLOWLY GO OVER THE ROUGH AREA, WHICH HAS 2 SPEED BUMPS AND BRICK PAVEMENT IN BETWEEN THE TWO SPEED BUMPS. *TR

ON MORE THAN 5 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH TERRAIN OR A WET SURFACE MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND FAILED TO STOP MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT THE SPEED LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TWO TIMES AFTER TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FOUND. AFTER THE LATEST OCCURRENCE I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK CONTROL BRAKING MODULE. WE PAID A TOTAL OF $1,095.05 TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. NOT A PROBLEM SINCE. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION CONCERNING BRAKING SYSTEMS IN FORD FUSION AND MERCURY MILAN MODELS FROM THE YEARS 2007 TO 2009. I HAVE A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. TWICE IN AS MANY MONTHS, MY BRAKES "GO SOFT" AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD (THAT NEEDS TO BE RESURFACED), REQUIRING SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW AND COME TO A STOP. THE "SOFT" BRAKES LAST SEVERAL DAYS AFTER EACH INCIDENT, REQUIRING US TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE MORE QUICKLY. EVEN AFTER THE BRAKES SEEM TO "RECOVER," THEY TAKE MORE PRESSURE TO ENGAGE THAN BEFORE THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED (AND IS MORE NOTICEABLE AFTER DRIVING OUR 2010 FORD ESCAPE, WHERE THE BRAKES ENGAGE EASILY). *TR

THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE NORMAL DISTANCE, BUT AN EXTENDED DISTANCE. SINCE 2013 WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS REPAIR/SERVICING VISITS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE MOST RECENT ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2016. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. AND JUST TODAY, MY WIFE REPORT THE PROBLEM IS AGAIN OCCURRING. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ENDURED THIS PROBLEM PRIOR, FOR THIS REPORT, THE DATE WILL INDICATE TODAY'S DATE, AS THAT IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE.

ON 12-23-2016, INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHILE IT WAS SNOWING. COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. PUMPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULDN'T CATCH . WHEN I GOT TO THE STOP SIGN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLID THROUGH.

WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THERE WAS A CRACKING SOUND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I DROVE FORWARD AND PUMPED THE BRAKES THEY WERE ALMOST NORMAL. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND BRAKES WERE NORMAL TO HIM. DID IT THREE MORE TIMES. WE HAD PADS ROUTERS AND ONE GALIPER ON THE BACK TIRES REPLACED. ALSO BLED ALL 4 BRAKES. WAS OK FOR A FEW DAYS BUT STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON COUNTRY ROADS.ALSO HAD THE TIRES REBALANCED AND ALIGNED BUT NOTHING CHANGED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.

CAR WORKING NORMAL, SHUT IT OFF, TURNED IT ON THE NEXT DAY AND HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. WHEN REVIEWING ONLINE OTHER 2008 MERCURY MARINERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, FORD TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. YET THE REPAIR WAS THE EXACT SAME REPAIR THAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE RECALLED CARS.