2009 Mercury Milan complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FOUR TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL WAS INCLUDED IN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER: PE16017 (BRAKES) SINCE DECEMBER 20, 2016. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE COMPLAINT REVIEWED, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE MADE IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAIN.

TAKATA RECALL 17S01 FORD REFUSES TO PROVIDE LOANERS FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN RECALL LETTER.LEXUS,HONDA HAD SAME LETTER AND PROVIDED LOANERS?

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO MY MACHANIC.DIGNOSTIC READ OUT INDICATED SOMETHING TO DO WITH AIR POLLUTION DEVICE( HE DID NOT KNOW WHICH ONE) UNTIL HE LOOKED AT THE CAR. NOW I HAVE A WRENCH LIGHT ON AND THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO STAY RUNNING, SMELLS " RICH RUNNING" AND WILL HARDLY GO DOWN THE ROAD. NOT TOO LONG AGO I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM ALSO, WAS RELOCKING DOORS AFTER I LOCKED THEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE DAY ONE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. I THINK WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE NOW IS ALL TIED INTO EVERYTHING.

ON 4 OCCASIONS, WHILE IN MOTION (3 TIMES WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL AND HITTING A SPEED BUMP IN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND 1 TIME ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER HITTING A SMALL POT HOLE IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE) I HIT THE BRAKES AND AFTER HITTING THE "BUMPS" MY BRAKES "WENT OUT" FOR ABOUT 20 FEET WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL FLOORED AND DIDN'T DECREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. WHEN THE BRAKES START WORKING AGAIN, MY CAR BEGINS TO SKID FORWARD UNTIL I LET GO OF MY BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE THE ABS KICKS IN. IN ADDITION, OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS, ROUGHLY, MY BRAKES HAVE BECOME VERY "SOFT", REQUIRING ALOT MORE PRESSURE TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I JUST HAD MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT ALL. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID TO BE WRONG WITH MY BRAKES DURING THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE CYLINDER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

WHEN BRAKING HARD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN 2-3 MORE INCHES MORE THAN NORMAL BEFORE I COULD BRAKE THE CAR. ADDED EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE CAR. THE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER 2-3 DAYS. HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES OVER MONTHS, BUT LAST TIME DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. FORD DEALER REPLACED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, REAR PADS, AND REAR BRAKE LINES. DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BRAKES WORK, BUT ADDED PEDAL TRAVEL STILL EXISTS AND ADDED BRAKE EFFORT NEEDED.

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD THAT< "WHEN PARTS ARE AVAIL BE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL SEND A LETTER TO INFORM YOU THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND TO CONTACT YOUR DEALER TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR." RECEIVED THE SAME LETTER FOR MY 2006 MILAN MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM FOR. IN THE MEANTIME I'M DRIVING A CAR WITH A BOMB IN MY FACE. MY COMPLAINT IS WHEN I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE NO PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR! IF NHTSA HAS ORDERED FORD TO MAKE THIS REPAIR WHAT IS NHSTS DOING ABOUT MAKING CERTAIN THE FORDS DOES DUE DILIGENCE TO GET PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I WILL BE FORCED TO CUT THE WIRES TO MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IF THIS IS NOT DONE SOON. I DON'T WHAT SHRAPNEL IN MY FACE IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT. I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES WITH MY SEAT BELT.

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN PRIOR TO MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN AT A STOPLIGHT. WENT OVER A BUMPY AREA AS BRAKES APPLIED. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC AT THIS STOP LIGHT INTERSECTION, AS THE CAR EASED INTO THE ROAD AND BEFORE I COULD GET BRAKES TO FULLY APPLY. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE BRAKES BECAME "SOFT", NEEDING TO PUSH MUCH HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL TO BRAKE. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 3/1/2017.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ON CONCRETE AND GRAVEL SURFACE ROADS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME MUSHY, RESULTING IN THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON VAN DYKE AVENUE IN STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN, THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WAS FUNCTIONING AS EXPECTED PRIOR TO THIS, BECAME MUSHY AND HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY MORNING, AND THE BRAKES WERE FINE BY MONDAY MORNING. PUMPING THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FIX THE ISSUE. OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES, USUALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP. NORMAL FUNCTIONING WOULD USUALLY BE RESTORED AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS AND BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET THAT WENT FROM CONCRETE TO GRAVEL, THE BRAKES WENT MUSHY AGAIN. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE, WHERE THE HUNTINGTON FORD DEALER BLED THE BRAKES. THIS FIXED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. AROUND THE END OF JULY 2016, THE BRAKES WENT MUSHY AGAIN WHEN APPLYING THEM WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP ON A CONCRETE SURFACE ROAD. AFTER A WEEK OR MORE, THE BRAKES NEVER DID RESTORE TO NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/5/16 WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE HCU WAS FAILING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HCU AT A COST OF $1340.10. SINCE REPLACING

COMPLETE PRESSURE LOSS ON BRAKES AND PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CAR WON'T STOP PROPERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,242. UPDATED 05/19/17*LJ *CN

DATE: 1/25/17 TIME: 5:45PM TEMP: 65F PRECIP: 0% WIND: 6MPH S PRESSURE: 1014MB HUMIDITY: 25% DEW PT: 28 UV INDEX: 0 VISIBILITY: -- MI APPROXIMATE MILES: 118K I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE NORMALLY AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO TURN INTO RESIDENTIAL/BUSINESS AREA. THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A SMALL AMOUNT OF LOSE ASPHALT OR GRAVEL, TO WHICH THE ABS UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED, IMMEDIATELY CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO "GO SOFT" WITH AN AUDIBLE NOISE (THE ABS ENGAGEMENT??). VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO INTERSECTION BUT AVOIDED COLLISION. VEHICLE CAME TO STOP MUCH FURTHER INTO INTERSECTION. AFTERWARDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED (AND CONTINUES TO REMAIN) SUBSTANTIALLY SOFT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PRESS MUCH FURTHER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE SUDDENLY, BRAKING NO LONGER WORKS AS ACCUSTOMED TO. *TR

FOLLOWING AN ABS INCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

I PUT IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT SOFT BRAKES AND NOW AM HAVING THE ISSUE AGAIN. LAST NIGHT A CAR CUT ME OFF AND SO I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND AFTER THAT THE BRAKE PEDALS WENT SOFT AND HAD TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TODAY THE BRAKES ARE STILL THE SAME AND MAKE BRAKING VERY DIFFICULT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD WHEN I STRUCK A BUMP AND MY BRAKES WENT SIMULTANEOUSLY, THIS WAS 3WEEKS AGO SO I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT OTHER THAN I MAY NEED SOME BRAKES. I GOT MY BRAKES DONE TODAY BUT I STILL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. WHICH PROMPTED ME TO GO ONLINE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. *TR

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND AS WE TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. THIS WAS IN WET WEATHER BUT IT HAPPENED ALL THE WAY FOR 30 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK, AND 5 MINUTES THE NIGHT BEFORE ON SIDE STREETS. THIS WAS NOT BECAUSE OF ICY ROADS. ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS FINE. NO ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHTS OR STOPPING MECHANISM CAME ON. THE BRAKES SEEM TO RANDOMLY ADJUST AS TO HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS APPLIED. BRAKES ALSO SQUEEK WHEN BACKING OUT. THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION.

MY BRAKES LOSE PRESSURE IF I HIT A BUMP WHEN BRAKING OR IF I SLIDE ON SOMETHING WHILE BRAKING. AFTER THE BRAKES LOSE PRESSURE I HAVE TO PUMP THEY BRAKES UNTIL THE PRESSURE BUILDS BACK UP WHICH USUALLY TAKES A DAY OR SO. TODAY I SLID IN THE SNOW AND COULDN'T STOP AND SLID INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT AND AVOID A CRASH BUT NOT THERE IS MINIMAL PRESSURE IN MY BRAKES WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO JUDGE STOPPING THE SNOW WHILE PUMPING BRAKES. PREVIOUSLY THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN WAS STOPPING AND HIT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON THE PAVEMENT AND COULDN'T STOP AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T BRAKE ON BRIDGES WHERE THE BRIDGE CONNECTORS ARE BECAUSE THIS ALSO CAUSES THE BRAKES TO LOSE PRESSURE. THE ONLY TIME THE BRAKES LOSE PRESSURE IS IF I AM BRAKING WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME SLIDE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT UNTIL I SAW THE ARTICLE LAST WEEK, TODAY IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AGAIN SO I AM DATING THIS TODAY.

WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ABS IS ACTIVATED THE BRAKES SEEM TO GO OUT. THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK. BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND SOMETIMES AFTER A WHILE THEY COME BACK BUT OTHER TIMES THEY DO NOT COME BACK RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR IF I HAVE TO STOP SHORT. I HAVE A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS THE WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 25TH I HAD TO STOP SHORT AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEY ARE STILL NOT BACK TO NORMAL I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PUMP THE BRAKES IF I DON'T THE BRAKE IS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AND I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES DURING THAT WEEK. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE CAR.

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.

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* 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BEGAN TO LOSE PRESSURE AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO THE ABS PUMP SYSTEM THAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,319. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *TR

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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* 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

GOT RECALL NOTICE JULY. IT IS NOW SEPTEBER AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. YOUR LETTER STATES WE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS COME AVAILABLE. IS THIS A JOKE? HOW LONG DO I NEED TO WAIT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE....CAR ENTERED LIMP MODE OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE EXCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,893. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. DURING SOME OF THE FAILURES, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT PROVIDED.

MY WIFE AND I HAD RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER SHOPPING. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN. WE WERE ON CITY STREETS IN THE TOWN OF NASHVILLE INDIANA. THE CAR WAS NORMAL. I WENT TO THE NEXT STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ALSO ACTED NORMAL. AS I APPROACHED THE THIRD STOP SIGN AND WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. THE LOUD ENGINE NOISE WAS ALSO NOTICED BY MY WIFE. I SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THE ENGINE IS RACING ALL BY ITSELF WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO MOVE SO I HAD TO PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE RPM TO SEE WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE AND THE READING WAS CLOSE TO 3000 RPM. I HELD MY FOOT VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TOOK THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I SAT AT THE STOP SIGN FOR A FEW MOMENTS BECAUSE OF THE STRANGE NATURE OF THE SITUATION AND I WASNT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING ACTED NORMAL. A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OCCURRED PERIODICALLY OVER THE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP UP TO THE CURRENT DATE. THE CAR THROTTLE ALSO HAS GONE INTO A MODE WHERE IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE DRIVING IT . IT HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED AND IT RESPONDED PROPERLY. NO DATE OR MILEAGE TO REFERENCE. THIS WEEKEND I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND THE "WRENCH" PROBLEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 10/07/15*LJ *CN

THE CAR LOST POWER AND DROPPED SPEED. WRECH ICON WAS LIT ON DASH BUT IT WASN'T OBVIOUS ON PAGE 10 OF OWNERS MANUAL. FOUND ICON ON PAGE 13 AND TOOK CAR BACK HOME ALONG BACK ROADS AS IT WASN' T RUNNING UP TO SPEED TO STAY ON HIGHWAY. LOOKED ONLINE FOR SIMILAR ISSUES AND CONTACTED FORD AT 888-392-3673 FOR POSSIBLE "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM." WAS TOLD THAT CAR WAS NOT ON LIST BUT KEEP ALL RECEIPTS IN CASE IT DOES GO ON A RECALL LIST.