MERCURY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING COLD TEMPERATURES OR AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE PAD HAD AT LEAST 20,000 MILES LEFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

AFTER THE ANTI-LOCKS ARE USED IN SNOW THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WILL STILL STOP BUT SLOWLY. TO GET THE BRAKING BACK TO NORMAL I HAD TO BRAKE HARD IN REVERSE AND FORWARD MANY TIMES TO GET THE BREAKING BACK CLOSE TO NORMAL. WHEN THE ANTI-LOCKS ARE USED AGAIN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. THE PETAL GOES BACK TO THE FLOOR.

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 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.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSING PRESSURE OR "GOING SOFT" AFTER INCIDENTS OF HEAVY BRAKING. ALONG WITH THE SPONGY PEDAL, AN APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IS NOW EVIDENT ALSO. AN OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED OFF. THE MOST RECENT INSTANCE HAPPENED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I NEEDED TO BRAKE QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I FELT THE ABS SYSTEM KICK IN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. HOWEVER, DURING THE HEAVY BRAKING THE PEDAL TRAVELED MUCH FURTHER THAN NORMAL AND AFTERWARDS MUCH OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PEDAL WAS LOST. THE BRAKING SYSTEM REMAINS IN THIS STATE AT THE TIME OF TYPING THIS. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER MILAN AND FUSION OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AS WELL AS FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND BOTH HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF PRIOR PROBLEMS LIKE THE ONES I HAVE DESCRIBED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON 1/4/17. *TR

ON MY DASHBOARD, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THERE IS A HOLE THE PART OF THE CONSOLE PUSHED UP WHERE I THINK IS THE AIRBAG. PLUS MY BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE TO PUMP MY BRAKES TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. IN ICY CONDITIONS, I SLOW DOWN WHILE PUMPING MY BRAKES LIGHTLY. I DID NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES BY MAIL ON RECALLS. I'VE MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. NO ACCIDENTS YET.

I'VE HAD 4 DIFFERENT TIMES A VERY CLOSE HEAD-ON COLLISION @ I'VE HAD MY RECALL NOTICE SINCE 7/20/2016 @NO RESULTS OF THE MATTER TAKEN CARE OF SO PLEASE HELP ME TO DRIVE SAFE MY I GET A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG FOR MY MERCURY MILAN 2007@NOW

ON 10/26/16, THE BRAKES ON MY MERCURY MILAN LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION ON ROUT 23 NORTH IN CEDAR GROVE, NO, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHO HAD STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. WIE HAD JUST STARTED TO GO AS THE LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED GREEN. THE CROSSING GUARD ON DUTY SAW ME TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BUT THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP. MY MILAN WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP FOR AN EXTENDED DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THAT WAS SLIGHTLY WET THE BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN NEEDED TO BE PUSHED MUCH FURTHER IN ORDER TO WORK. I HAD TO STRETCH MY LEG DOWN TO THE FLOOR ALMOST FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK WHICH WAS DIFFICULT AS I AM SHORT. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE ROADS WERE DRY AGAIN. *TR