2009 Mercury Milan

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  SAFETY RECALL NOTICE16S26 / NHTSA RECALL 16V-384 TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED A LETTER STATING RECALL REPLACEMENT IS DELAYED AGAIN AND REMEDY PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. FORD IS ADVISING NOT TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

• 12/30/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  AS REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER MILAN OWNERS , WHICH NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING, MY BRAKES ARE "SOFT". WHILE IN MOTION AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE PETAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING ME TO ONLY HOPE MY CAR WILL STOP IN TIME TO AVOID PERSONAL OR VEHICULAR INJURY. I AM A RETIRED FORD ENGINEER AND KNOW THIS IS AN FMVSS, SERIOUS VIOLATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE REPAIR SHOPS , INCLUDING TWO FORD DEALERS, AND EACH HAS TOLD ME I NEED A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL CYLINDER WHICH IS ABOUT A $2000 REPAIR. THIS REPAIR COST IS ABOUT HALF THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM HOPING THAT YOUR INVESTIGATION WILL FORCE A RECALL REPAIR AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO ME. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM FORD. PLEASE ADVISE ANY OTHER ACTIONS I NEED TO PURSUE. *TR

• 12/30/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  I STARTED MY CAR AND TWO IDIOT LIGHTS WENT ON . THE ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH LIGHT. THE THROTTLE BODY PART WENT BAD. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MERCURY DEALERSHIP. WHICH IS WEISLER DEALERSHIP ON BRIDGE AVE, IN POINT PLEASANT, NJ THE WANT TO CHARGE ME $425 FOR THE PART REPLACEMENT AND $275 FOR LABOR. I WILL HAVE A $700 BILL FOR A PART THAT FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH AND RECALLS ON. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS AND PLEASE GET BACK TO ME. I WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING THE FORD HEADQUARTERS IN CA. MY NAME IS [XXX] . CELL NUMBER: [XXX]. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS SITUATION. I LOVE THE CAR BUT DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM FORD CUSTOMERS CONCERNING THE THROTTLE BODY PART PROBLEM. FORD FOLKS NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS PART. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 2/10/2016 *JS

• 12/30/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE BREAK VIBRATES WHEN TRYING TO BREAK OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. ALSO THE BREAKING DISTANCE TAKES LONGER. SOME OCCASIONS I HAVE TO PRESS THE BREAK HARD ENOUGH TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,202.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY GOING UP ONTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 12/28/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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 CONTACT CALLED GOSCH FORD HEMET AT (951) 396-7250 (436 CARRIAGE CIR, HEMET, CA 92545) AND RACEWAY FORD AT (800) 286-9861 (5900 SYCAMORE CANYON BLVD, RIVERSIDE, CA 92507) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  AFTER HARD BRAKING ON AN ICY HILL ON A ROUGH UNPAVED PRIVATE ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY SOFT AND HAS NOT RECOVERED. THE CAR WAS MOVING AT LOW SPEED, 10 MPH OR LESS AT THE TIME OF BRAKING. ICY PATCHES MADE THE ROAD VERY ROUGH. WHEN I BRAKE, I HELD THE PEDAL DOWN SO THAT THE ABS WOULD STOP THE CAR. *TR

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES BECAME SOFT. ABS SYSTEM AND TOTAL BRAKES FAILED. CAR WAS IN MOTION GONG THROUGH INTERSECTION WHEN BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND FAILED TO STOP CAR

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS ENTERING A TOLL BOOTH AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH. MY BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL PRESSURE AND WAS CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. THE SITUATION WAS TRIGGERED BY A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT THE TOLLBOOTH. HOLMAN FORD REPLACED THE ABS HYDROLIC CONTROL UNIT AND THE MODULE. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE REPAIR.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/27/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THE FRONT TIRES OF MY CAR HIT A ROUGH SURFACE DUE TO ROAD REPAIR ON MY WAY HOME, AND INSTANTLY I FELT THE ABS CAME ON AND I MAY HAVE SEEN A QUICK INSTRUMENT LIGHT FLASH. IT TOOK A VERY LONG DISTANCE TO STOP THE CAR AT THE FOLLOWING STOP SIGN, BECAUSE MAJORITY OF THE BRAKE TRAVEL WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL; I FELT I WAS LUCKY I WAS EVEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER RETURNING HOME, I INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND SAW NO LEAKS OR DAMAGES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCH, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORD VEHICLES BUT WITH NO RECALL INFORMATION. THE CAUSE SEEMS TO BE THE HCU MODULE, POSSIBLY SOME VALVE COULD NOT FULLY CLOSE AFTER ENERGIZING, EVEN THOUGH MANY SHOPS REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER WITHOUT MUCH EFFECT. NOW MY CAR HAS EVOLVED FROM 80% NON-FUNCTIONAL BRAKE TO SOFT BRAKE PEDAL WITH LONG BRAKE TRAVEL. THE HCU MODULE REPLACEMENT COSTS OVER $2000. IT TOOK ME TWO MONTHS TO FINALLY DECIDE TO BRING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THEN I SAW THE NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THE NTHSA INVESTIGATION, SO I DECIDE TO ADD MY CASE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE COULD BE MANY MANY FORD VEHICLES WITH SOFT SOFT BRAKE PEDALS ON THE ROAD, WHICH COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND LIFES.

• 12/27/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/26/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED NOTICE ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. UNABLE TO USE FRONT SEAT

• 12/20/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (VISION FORD LINCOLN HYUNDAI (1500 S. WHITE SAND BLVD, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/17/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2009 MERCURY MILAN. IT USUALLY STARTS AS HAVING TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES FAIRLY QUICKLY (EITHER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE IN EMERGENCY, OR STOPPING OVER A DIRT ROAD OR SLOWING OVER A SPEED BUMP). THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL ACTIVATE THE ABS (PUMP 3-4 TIMES) AND DEPRESS CLEAR TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ACTUALLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER AND UNTIL I HAVE THE BRAKE LINES BLED THERE IS 0 PRESSURE IN MY BRAKE PEDAL (PEDAL CONTINUES TO GO TO FLOOR WITHOUT COMPLETELY STOPPING THE CAR). I RECENTLY HAD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REPLACED WHICH ONLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME AND HAVE JUST HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING "SEEMS FINE" AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM. CLEARLY THIS IS A SAFETY RISK AND FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!

• 12/17/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATO RECALL I TOOK MY 2009 MERCURY MILAN INTO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TO GET IT FIX. THE CAR ISN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND IS ALSO HARD SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT. WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING YOU AREN'T ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR. IF YOUR ON THE FREE WAY THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

• 12/09/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ON DECEMBER 6, 2019 I WAS AT A RED LIGHT ON SPRINGDALE ROAD. HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. I JUMPED. THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRE. LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I TURNED LEFT AND MY TIRES FELT FINE. THEN I STARTED HEARING THIS STRANGE CRACKLING SOUND BEHIND ME. MY GET WAS AN ANIMAL MY BE IN MY TRUNK. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE THAT MY WHOLE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. GLASS IS EVERYWHERE IN MY CAR. I HAVEN'T CLEANED IT OUT. ONLY PLACED A PLASTIC BAG TO COVER OPENING. THANK HEAVEN SO DIDN'T HAVE A BABY IN THE BACK AS REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE CAR SEAT REVERSED.

• 12/07/2020· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER LUGOFF FORD LOCATED AT 979 HWY 1 SOUTH, LUGOFF, SC 29078 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 261,000.

• 12/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/04/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE FORD COMPANY DOES NOT PROVIDE ME WITH LOANER CAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY ON THE RECALL NOTICE THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A CRASH.

• 12/04/2018· AIR BAGS

  NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX AIRBAG SINCE RECEIVING NOTICE MARCH 2017, BUT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/04/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/04/2017· AIR BAGS

  HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPLACEMENT OF TAKATA AIR BAG.....

• 12/03/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKOTA RECALL

• 12/02/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY 2009 MERCURY MILAN ALMOST HAS NO BRAKES. I WAS DRIVING IN THE SNOW, AND HAD THE ABS ACTUATE, AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BEFORE MY ABS WAS ACTUATED MY PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS FOR THE HCU ON THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE MINE IS FAILING AND UNSAFE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK NOW, AND IT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER. I ASK THAT THIS PLEASE BE RECALLED, FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS. THANK YOU

• 11/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) OVER A YEAR AGO. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BAYWAY LINCOLN, 12333 GULF FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77034 (281) 929-6500) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT OWNERS WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/26/2018· AIR BAGS

  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

• 11/26/2014· AIR BAGS

  I WOULD LIKE THAT KNOW WHY OR IF MY AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. I WAS JUST IN AN ACCIDENT MONDAY 11/24/14 TRAVELING 30 MPH THAT CAUSED WITH SEVER FRONT AND SIDE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND CAUSES IT TO BE TOTALED AND NOT 1 ON MY AIR BAGS WAS DEPLOYED. *TR

• 11/23/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 11/21/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINECrash

  I WAS DRIVING UP THE HILL & SLOWED DOWN FOR THE SPEEDBUMP. I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE DRIVEWAY BUT THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING ME TO MISS THE DRIVEWAY & TURN INTO THE YARD. AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPEED UP SO I SCREAMED AT MY HUSBAND "JAMES I CAN'T STOP THE CAR!" HE YANKED THE HANDBRAKE UP BUT IT DIDN'T STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND THE ENGINE MADE A CONTINUOUS HIGH PITCHED RACING SOUND. WE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE, DAMAGING IT & BREAKING MY LEFT ARM! THE CAR WAS TOTALED. ALL THIS OCCURRED IN JUST A MATTER OF SECONDS. FORTUNATELY OUR FAMILY WAS IN ANOTHER PART OF THE HOUSE AND WEREN'T INJURED.

• 11/18/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE THAT RECALL CAN BE REPAIRED. RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

• 11/17/2019· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 MERCURY MILAN DOWN A DOWNHILL SIDE ROAD ON THE FIRST DAY OF WINTRY ROAD CONDITIONS OF THE 2019 YEAR, AND MY ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AS I HIT SOME ICE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT AND FOR THE NEXT 20 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, MY BRAKES FELT VERY SPONGY. SPECIFICALLY, DURING MY NEXT BRAKING ATTEMPT AND EACH SUBSEQUENT ONE FOLLOWING THIS ABS EVENT, MY BRAKE PEDAL JUST WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND EVERY TIME I TRIED TO BRAKE. I COULD FEEL THE BRAKES BEGIN TO ENGAGE ONLY AS THE PEDAL HIT THE GROUND, SO I WASN'T COMPLETELY LACKING BRAKES, BUT I ESSENTIALLY HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. IN PREVIOUS VEHICLES, I'VE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED AIR IN BRAKE LINES AND A FAILED MASTER CYLINDER, AND THIS DID NOT FEEL LIKE EITHER OF THOSE ISSUES -- LESS BRAKING POWER THAN AIR IN THE LINES AND MORE BRAKING POWER THAN A COMPLETELY FAILED MASTER CYLINDER. I ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR A DOZEN TIMES, EVEN THOUGH I RESERVED MYSELF TO DRIVING TENS OF MILES BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT AND LEAVING LOTS OF ROOM IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE GARAGE (A FIRESTONE) WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT I HAD FULL BRAKE FLUID AND SO DISMISSED A MASTER CYLINDER LEAK. THEY DID NOT FIX ANYTHING AT THE GARAGE DUE TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE HIGH PRICE TAG TO SEARCH. MUCH LATER THAT DAY, I RETURNED TO MY CAR TO COMMUTE HOME ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BRAKES WORKED AS THEY HAD PRIOR TO THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE ISSUE SEEMED TO HAVE RESOLVE ITSELF. AFTER COPIOUS RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS THE "EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE" INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA18002) FOR THIS VERY VEHICLE. MY ISSUE SEEMS TO MIRROR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THIS INVESTIGATION QUITE WELL. WHY IN THE WORLD IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? MY LIFE WAS IN GRAVE DANGER THE OTHER DAY, AND NOW I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR. COME ON, NHTSA/FORD!

• 11/16/2020· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  2009 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

• 11/13/2019· SERVICE BRAKES

  ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED BASED ON WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS. AFTER ACTIVATION, BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCES A LONGER DISTANCE TO PRESS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP. MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE PEDAL NEARLY HAD TO BE AT THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES AT RED LIGHT INTERSECTIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE SIMPLY WOULD NOT STOP NORMALLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS A FAULTY HCU. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE CLOSE TO $1000. SINCE THERE IS AN ONGOIJNG INVESTIGATION INTO THESE DEFECTIVE HCU'S, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE NHTSA REQUIRING A RECALL OF THE FUSION AND MILAN HCUS AFFECTED. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD NOT REQUIRE THE CUSTOMER TO REPLACE THE HCU'S AT THEIR EXPENSE IF THERE IS A DEFECT. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH YIELDED HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS REGARDING THE LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS NOT A USER ISSUE.

• 11/12/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING OVER A YEAR TO GET MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED BUT MY DEALER KEEPS SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE ANY AIRBAGS AND WON'T GIVE ME AN APPOINTMENT. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND NOW THE SUSPENSION IS GOING OUT, THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING AND OIL IS LEAKING.

• 11/09/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. IN SUNNY WEATHER, HE EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY SEEING THE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1000.

• 11/08/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER IN SAINT PAUL AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/07/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA AIRGAB INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL: FOR OVER 1 YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN RECALL 16V-384 WITH NO PARTS AVAILABLE. NOW, THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES THE PARTS ARE BANKRUPT. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. WHAT ADDITIONAL STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THIS?

• 11/05/2021· SERVICE BRAKES

  2009 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER HAVING SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED THEY ARE STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES RELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALL.

• 11/05/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES OR WET CONDITIONS WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND REQUIRED A LOT OF PUMPING AND PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE REQUIRED MUCH LONGER DISTANCES TO STOP AND CAUSED SON TO RUN THROUGH A RED LIGHT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WILL WORK FINE THE NEXT DAY. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. TOOK TO DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF ISSUES I RESEARCHED CONCERNING THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THEY ESSENTIALLY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT EVEN WHEN WE WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. TRIED TO EXPLAIN ONLY HAPPENS UNDER THE ABOVE MENTIONED CONDITIONS SO FAR. WILL GET BACK FROM DEALER AND SEE IF ANOTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WILL REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL UNIT.

• 11/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL HAVE WAITED ALMOST A YEAR TO HAVE THESE FIXED. DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THESE TO FIX IT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN TO ME OR A PASENGER? I AM TIRED OF THEM PUTTING ME OFF I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED NOW.

• 11/04/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL.I CALLED THE FORD GARAZE NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS AIR BAG NEEDING REPLACED AND EVERY TIME I CALL THEY TELL ME THE PART IS ON ORDER AND CANT GET IT IN..MY AIRBAG HAS BEEN SEPARATING AT THE SEAM AND IM CONCERENED THAT IT WILL EXPLODE WITH MY CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT

• 11/04/2017· AIR BAGS

  I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL. TWO MONTHS AFTER NOTIFICATION I WENT TO THE OXMOOR FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE TIME TO HAVE CAR FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY GET THE PARTS IN. OVER A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I HEARD NOTHING. PLEASE NOT2 I AM BABYSITTING MY YOUNGER GRANDCHILDREN AND USE MY CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE BEEN BACK SEVERAL MORE TIME TO TALK TO THEM. (AND PHONE CALLS) WHICH I AM TOLD OVERTIME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. OVERTIME I AM TOLD THEY HAVE ME ON THEIR LIST BUT OVERTIME I GO THEY NEVER HEARD OF ME. I FEEL LIKE I AM BEING PUT OFF. P>S> I GOT AN OFFER TO BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM.

• 11/04/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE, IN MARCH 2017, FROM FORD, THAT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS BEING RECALLED. WAS TOLD THAT FORD WOULD SEND ME ANOTHER LETTER WHEN I NEEDED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. 8 MONTHS LATER AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO LETTER. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS. I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL GET THEM IN. ON THE AIRBAG RECALL.COM WEBSITE, IT SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL SINCE JANUARY 2017.

• 11/03/2019· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES KEEP GOING MUSHY AFTER ABS ACTIVATES, TAKING SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ABS ACTIVATES OCCASIONALLY FOR NO REASON ON GOOD DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF IN DRY CONDITIONS.

• 11/03/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKEDA RECALL UNABLE TO GET IT FIX NO CALLS TO GET IT REPLACE CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVERS/PASSENGERS SAFETY

• 11/03/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CROSSED OVER THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO A POST. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,000.