2008 Mercury Milan complaints

BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE MAKING IT HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT *CN

TAKATA RECALL. I CONSIDER THIS DELAY INEXCUSABLE. I DRIVE AN OLDER VEHICLE IN A STATE WITH VERY HOT SUMMERS...BOTH INDICATORS OF A GREATER RISK OF AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG?? I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 9-12-16 BUT STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHEN A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG WILL HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. FOR MONTHS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO RECEIVE A SECOND LETTER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ UPDATED 01/05/17.*JB

TAKATA RECALL - HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE AS YET SINCE I AM NOT SUPPOSE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL RECALL IS SATISFIED. WHEN WILL REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS BE AVAILABLE SO WE CAN USE THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE A VEHICLE WE ARE TOLD IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHY ARE PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. WHY CAN'T FORD RECTIFY THE SITUATION!! I CAN'T SELL THE CAR IN WITHOUT HAVING THIS CORRECTED AND NOT SUPPOSE TO DRIVE IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR AND LEAVE THIS ONE SITTING THERE IN THE GARAGE. FROM READING BELOW, I GUESS THIS CAN HAPPEN EVEN WITHOUT A CRASH, JUST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) IN JUNE. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2008 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR GOING AROUND 25MPH, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO DRIVE THROUGH SLIGHT DIP AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE HARDER TO MAKE A TURN. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES FAILED IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN, I HAVE TO CIRCLE THE BLOCK AND PUSH THE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD TO GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TERRIFYING AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO NOT ONLY MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS BUT TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. LOOK AROUND THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, BOTH ON MERCURY MILAN AND ON FORD FUSION. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY ANTI LOCK HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN TO NHTSA, FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND OTHERS SINCE AT LEAST 2012; MECHANIC HAS FIXED SEVERAL OF THIS SPECIFIC PART AND SAYS HE CONTINUES TO SEE THIS PIECE OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN FORD PRODUCTS, SPECIFICALLY MERCURY AND LINCOLNS.

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL - REEIEVED NOTICE OF RECALL FROM FORD IN JULY 2016 AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG??? I,M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND FAMILY WHO OCCUPY THIS SEAT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN I CAN COME INTO MALOUF DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS AIRBAG REPLACED.

AFTER ABS BECOMES ACTIVE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES REALLY SOFT AND HAVE TO PUSH IT TO THE GROUND TO MAKE THE CAR STOP. IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME NORMAL AGAIN ABS WILL NEED TO BE ACTIVATED AGAIN SOMEHOW. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ACCROSS ALL THESE STYLE OF CHASSIS VEHICLES ( MILAN/FUSION). IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, JERKED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED?

BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR HAVE BROKEN IN THE SAME MANNER (BOTTOM CORNER), AND THE HANDLES WON'T RETRACT. DOING INTERNET SEARCHES, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO WITH FORD FUSION, MERCURY MILAN, & LINCOLN MKZS. SEE PICTURE AT LINK BELOW. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/GTPPILOT/SETS/72157607539089979/ THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE WON'T LOCK ANYMORE. FORD SAYS THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. BOTH HANDLES BROKE WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EA. OTHER. THE BACK DOOR IS RARELY USED. THE DOOR HANDLES WERE NOT AGGRESSIVELY OPENED - JUST NORMALLY OPENED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY IN ALL ACTIONS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLED, HAVE NEW BRAKE PADS AND THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM. I HAVE READ OTHER MERCURY MILANS AND FORD FOCUS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOING TOO LOW TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD DEVELOP INTO A FUTURE SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CITY AND HIGHWAY. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED (TWICE) BUT THE CONDITION HAS NOT CHANGED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE YEARS, AT ALL SPEEDS, WEATHER CONDITIONS (DRY TO WET).

BRAKES GO OUT AFTER ABS INCIDENT. 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. 1ST TIME/ ICY CONDITIONS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH APPROACHING RED LIGHT, ABS ENGAGED, BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND STAYED TO THE FLOOR FOR 3 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. LAST MONTH, DRY CONDITIONS ON MAIN CITY ROAD , 50 MPH POSTED SPEED, HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES GO AVOID COLLISION. ABS ENGAGED, LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY BECAUSE OF NO BRAKE PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN. BRAKES STAYED OUT FOR HOURS, UNTIL MINIMAL PRESSURE RETURNED. REPLACED ALL PADS AND ROTORS, FLUID, AS WELL AS MASTER CYLINDAR. 3 WEEKS LATER, DRY PAVEMENT, MID TURN (20 MPH) LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKE. ABS ENGAGED AND LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AGAIN. HAS BEEN 3 DAYS AND BRAKE PRESSURE HAS STILL NOT RETURNED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON AND REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO THE FOR FUSION MODEL. AFTER SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS, TESTS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND RETURNS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE!!! MY SON AND I HAVE BEEN PUT IN SEVERE DANGER THREE TIMES NOW DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING ABS/BRAKE SYSTEM!!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3840000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH MY WIFE OR I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TWICE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND WHILE BRAKING AND HITTING A BUMPY ROAD SECTION ( HEAT CAUSING ASPHALY TO FORM BUMPS AT INTERSECTIONS) THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TOO THE FLOOR AND BECAME QUITE UNRESPONSIVE. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA. IN MY WIFE'S CASE SHE EVENTUALLY STOPPED 3 OR 4 FEET PAST THE ENTRANCE TO THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY NEITHER TIME DID WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. WHO PULLED ALL 4 WHEELS AND FOUND THE BRAKES OPERATED PROPERLY WITH NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKES DISKS, PADS OR CALIPERS. IN MY CASE THE BRAKE ONLY ACTUATED , AND WAS SOFT, WELL BELOW THE NORMAL BRAKE POSITION. I PUMPED THE BRAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES TO GET THE BRAKE BACK TO ITS NORMAL BRAKING HEIGHT. THE FLUID LEVEL IN THE BRAKE RESEVOIR WAS BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIGE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID. AND IT WAS NORMAL. MY MECHANIC HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS AMISS. I GOOGLED "BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR 2008 MERCURY MILANS" AND FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES BY OTHER. I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND HE LOOKED UP ANY RECOMMENDATIONS BY FOR AND FOUND NONE. THE THREADS ON THE VARIOUS FORUM POINT TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM YET THERE SEEM TO BE NUMEROUS INSTANCES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED OVER A BUMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE ENGAGED WITH FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TAKATA RECALL... DASH BULGING AT AIR BAG AREA, GETTING WORSE, PASSENGER SIDE. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. I'M 77 YO AND TAKE MY 74 YO SISTER PLACES SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK (DOCTORS ETC.). WE'RE VERY SCARED. TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS SAID MY CAR HAS NO RECALLS BUT YET I SEE IT LISTED AS HAVING A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. WHY DON'T THEY KNOW THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 09/19/16 *BF UPDATED 09/20/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS BULGING AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ UPDATED 09/26/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 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. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SO FORD SENDS US A RECALL NOTICE TELLING US DEATH COULD OCCUR FOR THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION BUT THAT NO SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE. THE GOOD NEWS IS FORD WILL CONTACT US WHEN A SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL FIX THE CAR. IN THE MEANTIME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO GIVEN IT IS A SUPPLIER PROBLEM. SO NOW WHAT DO WE DO? ALWAYS DRIVE THE CAR WITH NO ONE BUT THE DRIVER? CALLED FORD AND THAT IS BASICALLY THE ONLY ANSWER THEY HAVE.

RECENTLY, IF THE A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES WILL "GO OUT" AND MUST BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL STOP. THIS GREATLY INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE AND POSES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS. AFTER THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER BEING "PUMPED UP". THIS HAS OCCURRED 6-7 TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND IS BECOMING MUCH MORE FREQUENT. I READ VERY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS IN THE COMPLAINTS SECTION BUT I DO NOT SEE WHERE AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN OPENED REGARDING THIS. IT APPEARS THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR MASTER CYLINDERS REPLACED WITHOUT RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS WHICH IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR.

SEVERAL FACTORS:9 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING NEW, ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WAS NOT PART OF THE FLOOR MAT RECALL, DEALER BRUSHED ME OFF. IN OCT/NOV 2015 BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, MASTERCYLINDER HAD A CRACK IN IT AND FLUID WAS EMPTY, THIS WAS AT 62,000 MILES. YESTERDAY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, SHOES/PADS WORN OUT, HUB/ROTOR DENTED, BEARINGS REPLACED, AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL REPAIRED, 64,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON CAR. ALSO, THE INTERIOR CONTROLS ON THE DASH ARE STARTING TO COME LOOSE FROM DASH. I WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY EVERY TIME A DRIVE THIS CAR. THE OUTSIDE LOOKS GREAT. I AM THE ORIGINAL ONE -OWNER. VERY UPSET TO BE SPENDING SO MUCH ON A LOW MILEAGE CAR. I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR WORK PERFORMED. INFORMED CORP. FORD YESTERDAY AND GOT A I'M SORRY FROM DOROTHY. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS EACH TIME OF OCCURENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING INTO LIMP MODE AND THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE MANUFACTURER GENERATED A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, BUT STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

IN OCT .2015 I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES FOR EMERGENCY STOP. AFTER CONTINUING ON THE NEXT TIME I APPLIED BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I PUMPED PEDAL TILL I HAD BRAKES BUT NEXT TIME PEDAL WENT BACK TO FLOOR. AFTER GETTING TO MY STOP I SHUT ENGINE OFF AND CAR SIT FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. RESTARTED AND BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY TILL MAY 15, 2016. CAR WAS DRIVEN ON FREEWAY TILL I EXITIED. PEDAL THEN WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR, NOT SLOWING. I QUICKLY HAD TO PUMP PEDAL TO STOP CAR. DROVE TO CLOSEST FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED MY DELIMA. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL. SERVICE DEPT. WAS CLOSED SO I RESTARTED CAR AND BRAKE PEDAL OPERATELY NORMALLY. CAR HAS 81000 MILES. NO DOUBT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. NO CLUE WHY ???

THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUSHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR; IT IS NOT SAFE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP, I FOUND OUT THAT IT'S AN ABS PUMP ISSUE. UPON SEARCHING ONLINE, IT'S A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH FUSIONS AND MILANS FROM 2006-08. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN ANY TIME THAT BRAKING IS REQUIRED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

BRITAX BOULEVARD 70 - I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SEAT FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE OUTER SHELL. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE SHOWING THE CRACK IN THE SEAT. THIS CAR SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO IT IN ANY WAY. WHILE TALKING TO YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AARON AND TRACY I WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD HAVE IT REPLACED BY PAYING $125. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT MAKE SENSE BECAUSE I WOULD NOT WANT TO PUT MY CHILD IN A SEAT THAT CAN BE CRACKED FROM THE INSTALLATION PROCESS, HOW WOULD IT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN A CAR ACCIDENT? IN MY OPINION AND THE OPINION OF MANY OTHER PARENTS THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING AND WORRISOME. WHILE EXPRESSING THESE CONCERNS TO TRACY, SHE INTERRUPT ME AND THEN CONTINUED TO TALK OVER ME. THIS IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND IS NOT A QUALITY MANAGEMENT SHOULD HAVE. SHE TOLD ME THAT MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT SOMETHING WAS DEFECTIVE ABOUT THIS SEAT AND USUALLY IS NOT ALL THE TIME. IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED PROFESSIONALLY AND WITH TACT I WOULD NOT BE UPSET. YOU WELL KNOW THAT YOUR SEATS ARE ON THE HIGHER PRICE POINT AND YOUR CUSTOMERS EXPECT THEM TO LAST WITHOUT PROBLEMS. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER CAR SEAT FROM BRITAX AND I WILL BE SHARING THIS EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS. I WOULD NOT PUT MY CHILD IN A SEAT THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES SUPPORT AND O

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO UPHILL IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WORKED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ABLE TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10543085. 08 MERCURY MILAN WITH 3.0L 139,226 MILES STARTED MISSING AND BUCKING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT COIL ON PLUG #4 (COP) WAS MELTED AND HAD FRIED THE VEHICLES PCM. THE FORD DEALER QUOTED ME $2,630.70 FOR THE REPAIR. HE TOLD ME THIS ISSUE WAS COMMON AND KNOWN BY FORD. I CAN SEE HOW A COP CAN GO BAD AFTER 139,226 MILES, BUT I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH A COP MELTING AND SENDING SOME SORT SPARK BACK TO THE PCM AND DESTROYING A $700 PART. TERRIBLE ENGINEERING PRACTICE FORD. IN ORDER FOR THE COP TO MELT TO A POINT SUCH THAT IT DID, IT WOULD HAD TO BE CLOSE TO STARTING AN ENGINE FIRE. THAT WOULD BE VERY BAD INDEED. THIS COULD HAVE EVEN CAUSE A LOSE OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YOU DO THE MATH THE RESULT OF THAT. NOT GOOD. I ALSO FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

WELL, THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY MERCURY. ON MY TRIPS TO TENNESSEE TO CARE FOR MY ELDERLY PARENTS, ON A RETURN TRIP FROM TENNESSEE TO FLORIDA, MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND SLOWED TO A CRAWL. I WAS ABLE TO MANIPULATE MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS NOT OVERHEATING BUT WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED PAST 20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE AN EXIT AND FIND AN AUTOPARTS STORE AND HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED, THE BELT HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF WITHOUT BEING BROKEN. I HAD TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF COOLANT WHEN THE HOSE BROKE LOOSE. ALSO, MY PROBLEMS WITH THE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS VERY, VERY FREQUENTLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THIS MORNING, 12/8/2015, ON MY WAY TO WORK THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED MY CAR JUMPING WHEN SLOWING AND CHANGING TO THE LOWER GEARS AND ALSO UPON ACCELERATING, THE JUMPING ALSO OCCURRED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE.

PURCHASED THE 2008 MERCURY MILAN USED IN 2011. FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES, SO THE FIRST TIME ON WET PAVEMENT APPROACHING LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL JIGGLED WHEN BEING PRESSED, CONCERNED THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKE PEDAL FROM THAT INCIDENT STAYED LOW FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION WHEN PRESSED. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN PRESSING BRAKE OVER POTHOLES, IN WET CONDITIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS RECENT EPISODE HAS LASTED FOR MORE THAN 10 DAYS WHICH CAUSED ME TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER REPAIR AND TO DO RESEARCH WHICH LED ME TO ENUMERABLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLES DEFECT. I HAVE READ POST OF THOSE WHO HAVE SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE REPAIRED AND STILL EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM, WE ARE A ONE CAR FAMILY AND I AM NOT IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO INVEST MONEY AND NOT GET THE RESULTS OF HAVING RESOLVED. THIS ISSUE (ABS) REGARDING THE 2008 MERCURY MILAN IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER.

WHILE DRIVING IF HITTING A SPEED BUMP, POT HOLE, OR SOMETHING SIMILAR THE ABS WOULD KICK IN. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS JUST DRIVING AND CAME UP TO THE STOP SIGN AND THE ABS ACTED AS IF IT KICKED IN AND HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. NORMALLY AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE BRAKES WOULD GO TO NORMAL, BUT HAS NOT THIS TIME. CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS, FRONT AND REAR, THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND STILL NO IMPROVEMENT. AFTER READING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEARS FOR THE ABS, FOUND THAT THE ABS IS THE PROBLEM WITH MINE AS WELL. HAVE RECENTLY READ THAT OTHER VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. ABS KICKING IN FOR NO REASON AND NOT HAVING BRAKES UNTIL THE PEDAL IS COMPLETELY PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THIS STARTED HAPPENING SINCE I HIT 80,000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 89,XXX AND IT HAS RECENTLY GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX IT.

YESTERDAY WAS A WET, RAINY DAY. I BRAKED COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, BUT HIT A POTHOLE JUST AFTER TOUCHING THE BRAKE. MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME "SOFT", MEANING THAT I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP SAFELY. I'VE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

WHEN ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES THE CAR FAILS TO RECOVER. BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND, PEDAL HITS FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES. MOST TIMES THE CAR RECOVERS ON ITS OWN WITHIN 24 HOURS (USUALLY WITHIN 2). THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN 3 DAYS, THE CAR WILL NOT RECOVER ON ITS OWN. NO CODES ARE GENERATING. NO LIGHTS ARE ON. THE CAR THINKS IT IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2009 USED AT 25,000 MILES. I AM EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH MY MASTER CYLINDER. AS I WENT OVER A POTHOLE AND PRESSED ON MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAD MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING HE SAME PROBLEM. AN AMBULANCE STOPPED IN FRONT OF A CAR AHEAD OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BRAND NEW. HE TOLD ME TO LOOK UP TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THANK GOODNESS I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT YET. I WANTED TO HAVE THIS ON FILE....UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHEN GOING DOWN TO CINCINNATI, OHIO, SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY MERCURY MILAN, IN SEPTEMBER 2010, I HAD A FLAT TIRE OUTSIDE OF AKRON OHIO. (THE CAR ONLY HAD 3,000 TO 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT & WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE DURING THE WINTER, DRIVEN ONLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS HERE IN MICHIGAN.). I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE WHILE IN OHIO AND ALSO PURCHASED A WARRANTY (LIFETIME) ON ALL THE OTHER MICHELIN TIRES. BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, I HAVE HAD NO LESS THEN 15 TO 20 INCIDENTS WHERE THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN ONE RECALL AND THREE SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM INVOLVES THE TIRES. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM TOLD I WILL BE NEEDING NEW TIRES SHORTLY. HOW COULD THIS BE? I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT I ONLY GOT 32,000 MILES OUT OF THE ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES. I'M NOW SUSPECTING THAT ITS POSSIBLE THE TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR DUE TO THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE ITSELF. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY BULLETINS OR NOTIFICATIONS ON RECALLS. THE PROBLEM LIES EITHER WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE PUTTING POOR QUALITY TIRES ON THE VEHICLE OR WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. I'M ON DISABILITY AND CANNOT AFFORD NEW TIRES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT & IS DRIVEN GENTLY. I CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE BUYING MICHELIN TIRES EVER. ONE OTHER THING, 2 OF THE WHEELS HAD CORROSION GROUND OFF THEM IN HOPES THAT THE TIRE WOULD FIT BETTER, HOWEVER, THIS HA

THE PASSENGER-SIDE DASHBOARD UNDER THE AIRBAG HAS BEGUN TO WARP. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPAIR AND HAS INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG "SHOULD" DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULDN'T DEPLOY IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE REASON THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IS THAT THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS IN DASHBOARD. COVER ON AIR BAG IS LIFTING UP. TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND THAT UNLESS THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON THE AIR BAG ITSELF IS OK. THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AT A COST OF OVER $2000.00. NOTICED IT IN 2014 FOR THE FIRST TIME. A YEAR LATER AND IT IS GETTING WORSE WITH MORE OF THE COVER BUCKLING UP. HAD THE CAR BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND ASKED SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER ABOUT IT AGAIN. HE SAID IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL - HE'S SEEN IT BEFORE. JUST NEEDS SOME GLUE BUT THEY WON'T REPAIR IT. CALLED AROUND TO VARIOUS VINYL REPAIR AND CAR REPAIR PLACES. NO ONE WILL TOUCH IT BECAUSE IT'S BY THE AIR BAG. WE LIVE IN NORTHEAST OHIO - NOT A WARM STATE LIKE FLORIDA. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AND IF IT IS JUST THE COVER THEN WHY WON'T THE DEALERSHIP FIX IT WITH WHATEVER GLUE WAS USED WHEN THEY MANUFACTURED THE CAR? I DON'T WANT TO RISK THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN THE 2007 AND THE 2008 MILAN BUT NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO THEIR QUESTIONS OF HOW TO REPAIR IT. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ *CN

FRONT, PASSENGER-SIDE DASHBOARD HOUSING THE FRONT, PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG HAS BECOME COMPLETELY WARPED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE FRONT, PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

WHEN TRAVERSING OVER A SPEED BUMP, ABS WAS ENGAGED UNNECESSARILY. AFTER WHICH, THE DRIVER IS REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL 3/4 OF THE BRAKE PEDAL'S TRAVEL DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR BOARD IN ORDER TO INITIALLY ENGAGE BRAKING. ONCE AT THE 3/4 POSITION, BRAKING THEN BECOMES "LOOSE" AND THEREFORE REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE REMAINING TRAVEL DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAS LEAD TO A MAJOR DETERIORATION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE AS A RESULT.

WHEN BRAKING OVER A SPEED BUMP, ABS ENGAGED UNNECESSARILY. AFTER WHICH, IN ORDER TO DECELERATE VIA BRAKING REQUIRES DEPRESSING THE PEDAL 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. ONCE AT THE 3/4 POSITION THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE MOMENTARILY THEN BECOME "LOOSE" ONCE AGAIN, REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL 100% OF THE BRAKE PEDAL'S TRAVEL DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR BOARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 7/29/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN