Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
TAKATA INFLATORS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THIS RECALL MANY MONTHS AGO. I'VE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO CHECK FOR A REPAIR AND THEY STILL (AS OF TODAY 10/4/18) TELL ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX. I CANNOT BELIEVE I'VE BEEN REQUIRED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THIS HAZARD FOR SO LONG WHILE FORD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
UPON BRAKING WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR LOOSE GRAVEL, OR WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH A TURN, THE ABS [OR TRACTION CONTROL] MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SINK TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE DRAMATICALLY INCREASE. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES NOW, TWICE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND THE LAST TIME NEARLY HAD ME GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY DUE TO A MERGE IN FRONT OF THEM. I HIT THE BRAKES AS NORMAL, ABOUT 50% PEDAL DEPRESSION, AND THE CAR STARTED BRAKING NORMALLY UNTIL IT PASSED OVER A SMALL PATCH OF LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE FREEWAY, AT WHICH POINT THE PEDAL SANK TO THE GROUND AND THE VEHICLE NO LONGER PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO VEER TO THE LEFT, NEARLY COLLIDING WITH THE CENTER MEDIAN AND ENDED UP PASSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASING. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE LOOKED INTO AND EVEN A TECH AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS A FAULTY ABS HCU (HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT), AND THAT THE VALVES STICKING IN THE HCU CAUSE THE PRESSURE TO GO INTO A SEMI-INFINITE LOOP INSTEAD OF EXITING OUT BACK TO THE CALIPERS. THIS CAUSES AROUND 80% OF THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO BE WASTED, AND BRAKING REQUIRES DEPRESSING THE PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. THE TECH ADMITTED THAT THERE ARE NEW HCUS AVAILABLE THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL RECALL PENDING. THE TECH INSTRUCTED ME TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE AS WELL AS THE ABS PUMP FUSE
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MANY MONTHS FOR THIS RECALL TO BE FIXED. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL IT BE? IT IS RIDICULOUS! PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
STILL WAITING ON REPLACEMENT PART FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIR WOULD BE IN 2ND OR 3RD QUARTER(2018). NOW BEING TOLD PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER 2018. I DO NOT HAVE ANY FAITH THAT THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THIS REPAIR SINCE OCT OF 2017
WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM ENGAGED DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED MUCH FURTHER TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO DECREASED BRAKING POWER. THIS CONDITION OF DECREASED BRAKING POWER CAN LAST SEVERAL DAYS OR WEEKS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THERE IS AN ABS DEPLOYMENT AND THEN THE REDUCED BRAKING RETURNS AGAIN.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE NEW YORK MVA REGARDING THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (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. DANA FORD LINCOLN (266 WEST SERVICE ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314, (718) 983-8700) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. 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.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED RHINEBECK FORD (3667 NY-9G, RHINEBECK, NY 12572, (845) 876-4440) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: CAS15604566 AND A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. 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. SUMMIT FORD LINCOLN (305 GRANT AVENUE, AUBURN, NEW YORK 13021, (315) 252-7255) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN 2016. THE DEALER (WEST-HERR FORD, 5025 CAMP RD, HAMBURG, NY 14075) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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. FORD & LINCOLN OF SMITHTOWN (440 JERICHO TURNPIKE, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787, (631) 265-2340) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED WILLIAMS FORD LINCOLN AT 570-888-2366 (LOCATED AT 1538 ELMIRA ST, SAYRE, PA 18840) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS ABOUT TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR THAT CAME INTO MY LANE IMPROPERLY. MY BRAKES ENGAGE PROPERLY AT THAT MOMENT BUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE THIRTY MINUTE DRIVE MY BRAKES DIDN'T ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY.
TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AFTER TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE CONGESTION CAUSED TRAFFIC TO STOP AGAIN. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO BRAKE THE BRAKES DIDN'T ENGAGE UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED IN A SAFE AREA AND CALLED FOR A RIDE. ONCE THE CAR SAT FOR SEVERAL HOURS IT WAS DRIVEN HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT.
TAKATA RECALL. UNABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY FRONT SEAT. I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED DEC 2017 AND AM STILL WAITING. I WANT TO SELL MY CAR BUT I'M SURE THE VALUE WILL BE DECREASED IF A PASSENGER CAN'T SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHEN THIS WILL BE READY.
TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL APPEARS TO BE ONGOING. I PLAN TO MOVE OUT OF STATE REQUIRING ME TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE WITH A PASSENGER, A PET AND MY BELONGINGS. WITH THE RECALL ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE GOING FORWARD WITH MY MOVE. MY OTHER OPTION IS TO SELL THE CAR, BUT THAT WOULD NOT BE FAIR TO THE BUYER. PLEASE PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION BESIDES A RENTAL CAR.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD BUBBLED UP AND THE AIR BAGS APPEARED AS IF THEY WOULD DEPLOY. 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. SEEKINS FORD LINCOLN (1625 SEEKINS FORD DR., FAIRBANKS, AK 99701, (907) 459-4000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THIS CAR HAS CAUSED NOTHING BUT TEARS AND STRESS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND THIS PURCHASE WAS HUGE FOR ME AND I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT BEING STRESSED. FIRST OFF THE AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND FORD STILL HASN'T RECEIVED PARTS. SO MY DAUGHTER CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SECOND AND THIS IS THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN PACING OF STREET THE BREAKS HIT THE FLOOR AS DOES NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS TERRIFYING. I WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND MISSED A TURN ANOTHER TIME. ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALSO. I REPLACED BRAKES AGAIN AND HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT TO FIX ONE THING FOR IT TO STILL HAPPEN. I HAVE FLASHBACKS OF THE ACCIDENTS I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN. IT'S JUST MY DAUGHTER AND I AND THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. HEY FORD, ARE YOU GOING TO PAY MY MY THERAPISTS APPOINTMENTS FOR THE STRESS YOU HAVE THROWN ON ME???? BELOW IT'S ASKING FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENS-IT HAPPENS EVERY MONTH AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT IN ANY MORE WORK!!!!!!!!! I PURCHASED THIS CAR 11/20/2015 AND IT WAS HAPPENING EVERY FEW MONTHS AND NOW IT'S EVERY OTHER WEEK. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER INTO A CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DORIAN FORD (35900 GRATIOT AVE, CLINTON TWP, MI, 586-792-4100) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO CONFIRM PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT
THIS CAR AIRBAG HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE DEFECTIVE AND FOR MY SAFETY I NEED IT REPLACED
LETTER REGARDING SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 16S26/NHTSA RECALL 16V-384 - RENTAL CAR WAITING LIST. *LD *JS
I EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION AS NUMEROUS OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED: IN JULY 2018 I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD. I BEGAN BRAKING TO STOP ST A RED LIGHT, WHILE BRAKING THE CAR WENT OVER SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR STOPPED IN TIME BUT THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP WAS MUCH GREATER THAN USUAL AND THE CAR ONLY BARELY STOPPED IN TIME. AFTER I STOPPED AND BEGAN DRIVING THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM QUITE WARY AND NOT CONFIDENT IN THE BRAKING SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. IF THIS HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC! THIS SITUATION MUST BE ADRESSED BY FORD AS A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. 1,000'S OF THESE VEHICLES ARE IN THE ROAD AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH RESULTS FROM THIS MALFUNCTION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (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 DEALER (WELFORD HARRIS FORD, 1701 E 11TH STREET, SILER CITY, NC 27344, (888) 848-9657) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE AT 35 MILES PER HOUR THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE CAR BY REPEATED AND CONSTANT USE OF THE BRAKE, THE BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED. THE PEDAL HAD GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME.
TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE RECEIVED THE NOTICE 2 YEARS AGO AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE SOMEONE SITTING UP FRONT, AND WHEN WILL THIS BE DONE? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THIS FIXED.? OTHER CARS WERE DONE, BUT NOT MERCURY'S, WHY?? THE ONE PORTION OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IS RAISED UP A LITTLE. I M WORRIED A GOOD BUMP WILL SET IT OFF.
TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED JULY THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE, I BELIEVE 2 YEARS IS MORE THEN ENOUGH TIME TO REPLACE IT. NOW I ALSO MY CAR IS OLD AND WORTH AS MUCH AS AS SOME AS THEIR OTHER PRODUCTS BUT IT HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND I LOVE THE WAY IT RUN. BUY I DONT LIKE THE WAY I CANT PUT NO MORE THEN 4 PEOPLE IN 5 PERSON PASSENGER CAR EITHER THEY GET IT FIXED OR GIVE ME LONER UNTIL THEY DO
TAKATA RECALL - TODAY ,JUNE 5TH, RECEIVED A FORD AIRBAG RECALL LETTER . 3RD ONE OVER LAST 3 YEARS . SO - I CALLED MY DEALER ( AGAIN ) ' NO PARTS . CALLED TO GET THE 'UP TO $ 30 / DAY RENTAL ( NO RENTALS ) ,,, WHEN ? ' WE DON'T KNOW ' . TRIED TO COMMUNICATE VIA THEIR RECALL WEBPAGE . CHAT DOESN'T WORK . NO AVENUE TO GIVE FEEDBACK . CONVENIENT FAQ'S DON'T COVER OBVIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN , RENTAL CARS . DON'T ALLOW EMAIL INPUT UNLESS YOU FILL OUT A FORM '- ONLY TO BE ' TOLD ' THAT IT IS NOT OPERATING. DO YOU - DOT - EVER GO TO THEIR RECALL WEBSITE ( AS A ' CUSTOMER ') ? DO,YOU EVER REVIEW FORDS RECALL LETTERS TO US ( BIG CLAIMS , WEB REFERENCE , CARING WORDS ) ,,,, BUT, DOES NOT WORK ! NO PARTS , NO RENTAL CARS ,, NO REIMBURSEMENT .. WHEN MORE FORD OWNERS ( MINE IS A MERCURY MILAN ) GET HARMED ,, WE , THE CITIZENS WILL ORGANIZE ARTICLES , LAWSUITS ,, SITE DOT MANAGEMENT .. DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLKS DRIVING AROUND IN UNSAFE VEHICLES . EVEN YOUR OWN FORM ASKS ABOUT CRASHES , MILES AT CRASH ,,,, ETC, , ,, THIS IS A DANGEROUS RECALL INPUT .. CC : MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL : WASHINGTON POST ; WALL STREET JOURNAL - MR. MCGURN ; EXEC MACRO .
OTHER CAR FAILED TO YIELD AT STOP SIGN. MY CAR HIT THE SUV IN THE DOOR AREA. MY FRONT END AND HOOD ARE DAMAGED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.
ABS COMPUTER GOT FRIED AND NEEDED $2000 REPAIR. CAR HAS HAD INTERMITTENT HARD BRAKE PULL TO LEFT SINCE PURCHASE IN 2008. JUST HAD TO REPLACE FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS AT COST OF $680.
BRAKES ARE EXCESSIVELY SOFT, BUT THERE IS NO AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES AND NO LEAKS. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY ROAD, PRESSED BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP; IT JUST SLOWED, BUT WOULD NOT ENTIRELY STOP. THIS PUTS MY LIFE IN DANGER. IF I CANNOT TRUST MY CAR TO FULLY STOP, IT MAY ROLL INTO AN INTERSECTION AND BE HIT BY CROSSING TRAFFIC, OR I MAY REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (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 DEALER (PARK CITIES FORD/LINCOLN, 3333 INWOOD ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75235) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT *TR
ABS HCU BYPASSES AFTER ABS EVENT AND DOESN'T RESET CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE
TAKATA RECALL - I WAS NOTIFIED JULY2016 ABOUT THE RECALL OF AIRBAG. SINCE THAT TIME...I HAVE BEEN CALLING DEALERSHIPS...MY RONT DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE IS SEPARATING WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I SEPARATES MORE AND MORE...I NEED TO SEE THAT THIS AIRBAG IS REPLACED ASAP... STARTED OUT SMALL LESS THAN HALF INCH TO AT LEAST 6 TO 8 INCHES WIDE . HAVE PHOTOTS BUT THEY ARE TO BIG OF FILE TO ATTACH. CAN SEND SEPARATELY UPON REQUEST. NEXT THING WILL BE NOTIFYING MY SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN TO GET THIS ADDRESSED.
PULLED 2008 MILAN IN PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK, ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, TAPPED GAS PEDAL, ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR STARTED FINE, DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCE, I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR BEGAN 'LIMP HOME' MODE, WAS ABLE TO PULL TO CURB. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. SHUT CAR OFF A FEW MINUTES.STARTED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT ON, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FEW BLOCKS TO GET HOME. NEXT DAY STARTED ENGINE 3 TIMES, EACH STALLING WITHIN SECONDS. NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH CAR. PURCHASED PRECERTIFIED IN 2011, 52,0000 MI. ON IT. WILL OWN 7 YRS. MAY 2018. I PUT 1000 MI. YRLY. ON CAR. ODOMETER NOW UNDER 59,500. ON 3/9/18 CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (WHERE I PURCHASED IT). CAR SAT IN LOT 10 DAYS BEFORE LOOKED AT. FINALLY, CHECKED AND DIAGNOSED. INSTALLED NEW THROTTLE BODY. RE-TESTED. PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW ACCELERATOR. RE-TEST. PROBLEM. CODES APPEARING. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN.TOLD TO KEEP CALLING DEALERSHIP. I'VE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS STAFF ALREADY & ASKED FOR LOANER CAR. NOT GRANTED. I DID INTERNET RESEARCH & FOUND LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD ABOUT 'LIMP HOME' MODE INVOLVING THROTTLE BODY & COMPUTER SENSORS DEFECT ON FORD, MERCURY & LINCOLN BROUGHT ON BY NCCC. FORD NOT FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECT INVOLVING 1.6 MILLION CARS. MANY INTERNET SITES HAVE SHOWN COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! NUMEROUS OWNERS WROTE TO VALIDATE CAR REPAIRED ONLY TO EXPERIENCE SAME 'LIMP HOME' INCIDENT RETURN. STORIES INVOLVE HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. SOMEONE HAS TO
TAKATA RECALL 16S26/HTSA RECALL 16V-384 NOTIFIED OF RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I AM AFRAID TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR DUE TO THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND AIR BAG RUPTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF "SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH" AS STATED IN THE NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE A RESOLUTION.
TAKATA TOO! I DROVE MILAN TO STOP SIGN. AS I WENT FORWARD, WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE (FOUND TERM WHILE RESEARCHING). 1ST TIME THIS EVER HAPPENED. NO FOREWARNING! I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO CRAWL TO THE CURB. SAW ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT UP. SHUT OFF ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SHORT DISTANCE HOME. NEXT DAY, TRIED 3 TIMES TO START. IT STARTED, BUT QUICKLY STALLED EACH TIME. TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED COMPUTER, SAW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HE DOESN'T DO THAT WORK. TOLD ME WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY. IT IS NOW 9 DAYS THERE, AND DAY 11 WILL BE MONDAY 3/19/18. I SPOKE 3 TIMES TO SERVICE DEPT.(SAME PERSON), AND AM BEING TOLD THEY ARE BACKED UP WITH WORK, AND HAVEN'T LOOKED AT MY CAR YET. EACH CONVO HE SAYS WHAT DAY THEY SHOULD GET TO IT, BUT HAVE LIED SO FAR. SO, NOT DIAGNOSED YET. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT THIS POSSIBLY BECOMING AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR. ALSO, I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT 'TAKATA RECALL'. I SAW IT ON THE INTERNET AND ALERTED SERVICE DEPT. TO CHECK THAT TOO. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE TO SEE IF MY CAR HAS THAT TYPE OF AIRBAG. I RESEARCHED AND SAW THE FORD CONSUMER PROGRAM 13N03. THAT INVESTIGATION INVOLVES 2009-2013 MILANS. EXTENDED WARRANTY 10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES. I KNOW THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I BOUGHT IT MAY 2011 WITH UNDER 52,0000 MILES ON IT. NOT EVEN 7 YRS YET, AND I HAVE UNDER 60,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY FOR LOCAL DRIVING. IT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE AND I CAN'T GET RENT
TAKAKA RECALL: STILL WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT. BRAKES: I WAS TAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER HOME AND HAD TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR!! MY HEART WAS IN MY THROAT. FORTUNATELY NO-ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER PUMPING MANY TIMES.MY SERVICE CENTER SAID I NEEDED A NEW ABS SYSTEM COSTING $1500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTOR AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ABS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
INFO FROM NHTSA (HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/RECALLS): "JUN 01,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER16S26 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V384 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" WE LIVE IN HOUSTON - A HOT, HIGHLY HUMID ENVIRONMENT. THESE AMBIENT CONDITIONS ARE SAID TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGHER RISK OF DANGER WITH TAKATA AIRBAGS. THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO, AND THE EXTENT OF FORD'S RESPONSE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: "PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE, BUT YOUR VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME." (HTTPS://OWNER.FORD.COM/TOOLS/ACCOUNT/MAINTENANCE/RECALLS/RESULTS.HTML) HOW IS THIS EVEN REMOTELY ACCEPTABLE? THESE AIRBAGS HAVE KILLED FEW AND INJURED MORE. YES, THE PROBABILITY IS LOW, BUT "SAFE FOR NOW" IS A LUDICROUS AND ARROGANT RESPONSE TO WHAT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS A LOW PROBABILITY, HIGH-POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. IT'S EASY FOR FORD TO NOT CARE WHEN THEY ARE NOT ASSUMING THE HIGH-POTENTIAL PORTION OF THAT LOW PROBABILITY RISK WITH THEIR OWN LIVES. AGAIN, FROM THIS NHTSA WEBSITE: "LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE THESE AIR BAGS TO FAIL." (HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/TAKATA-AIR-BAGS/TAKATA-RECALL-EXPANSION-WHAT-CONSUMERS-NEED-KNOW). LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY? HOUSTON HAS VERY HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVEN'T BEEN USING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHERE IS OUR COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF USE? DO I NEED TO SEND 1000000 OF THESE USELESS COMPLAINTS DAILY FOR FORD
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE CAR KEPT MOVING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH TOWARDS A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I APPROACHED IT I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WENT FLYING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND NOBODY WAS OUT BUT NORMALLY THE INTERSECTION IS BUSY. ON ANOTHER INSTANCE, THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING, THIS TIME NEAR TRAIN TRACKS. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
TAKATA RECALL RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE ON JULY 2016 AS OF THIS DATE STILL NO PARTS. RECIEVED LETTER NOVEMBER 2017 NO PASSANGER TO RIDE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MY VEHICAL WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2017 AND THE ON THE DRIVERS FRONT FENDER, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS NOT SURE IF THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO.THE CAR SLAMED INTO ANOTHER CARS BACK BUMPER ON THE OTHER CARS LEFT SIDE. IT SLID DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS OF WEATHER. IT WAS AT 3PM ON A ROAD WITH 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT.THE OTHER CAR WAS TURNING WITHOUT A TURN SIGNAL.WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED THROUGH OUR INSURANCE AT STATE FARM. $4000 DAMAGE.
TAMARA INFLATORS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MARCH 2017 A BOUT A RECALL HAVE NOT HEARD ANY FROM THEM IN ALMOST A YEAR I AM DRIVING WITH A DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS WHEN WILL THEY HONOR THE RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2016. THE DEALER (BOB WONDRIES FORD, 400 S ATLANTIC BLVD, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2016. THE DEALER (APPLE FORD LINCOLN APPLE VALLEY, 7200 150TH ST W, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DRIVING CAR DOWN HILL SLOWLY (20 MPH) WHILE RAINING IN CITY, AS I SLOWED DOWN TO THE STOP SIGN THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON AND THE BREAK PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD BARELY STOP, HAD NO CONTROL, ALMOST CAUSED IN ACCIDENT ON A VERY BUSY STREET. AFTER THAT THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I STOP. TRIED BLEEDING BRAKES 2X BUT NOTHING CHANGED. SINCE THIS OCCURRED I'VE BEEN CLOSE TO BEING IN 5 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE BRAKE/TRACTION PROBLEM. UNSAFE TO DRIVE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (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 CARUSO FORD AT (562) 426-3301 (LOCATED AT 3500 CHERRY AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED 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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 (JUNGE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 1200 BOYSON RD, HIAWATHA, IA 52233) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILLAGE WAS 48,000.
WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY STOPPED MAKING THE PARTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (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. HERITAGE FORD IN LOVELAND, COLORADO 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. *TT *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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