2010 Mercury Milan complaints

STOP AT RED LIGHT AND THE CAR REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN CAR IS CUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON IT WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. KIDS IN THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HAD IT LESS THAN 2 WKS. NOW THIS IS HAPPENING, COST OVER 600.00 DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS MANUFACTURED SCREW UP. I NEED MY CAR TO GET KIDS TO SCHOOL AND WORK. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM NEEDS A RECALL VERY QUICK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY MERCURY MILAN WHEN IT STARTING SURGING AND THEN LOST ALL POWER.SINCE THAT DATE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 50 MORE TIMES, SOME WORSE THEN OTHERS.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAS HAPPENED AS I HAVE ENTERED INTERSECTIONS, PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER OF BEING HIT !! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WOULD COST OVER $600 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE.THIS IS MAKING ME SICK AS NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TO IN ORDER TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING MY CAR APPEARED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING ON THE INCLINE OF A VIADUCT. IT SLOWED DRAMATICALLY WITHOUT ME BRAKING, SO THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS FORTUNATE THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND DID NOT RUN INTO ME. I MADE AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO GET OFF THE ROAD, AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. WHILE ON HOLD WITH AAA, I RESTARTED MY CAR. IT APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY, SO I WENT TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. LATER IN THE DAY MY CAR SEEMED TO STALL AGAIN ON THE WAY TO LUNCH. THIS WAS IN A REMOTE AREA WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. AGAIN IT RESTARTED, AND WORKED FINE ON MY RETURN TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING HOME IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I HAD TO PULL OVER NEAR HUGE ROLLERS THAT WERE LEVELING NEWLY LAID ASPHALT. LUCKILY IT STARTED AGAIN AND I MERGED BACK INTO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AND DROVE HOME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THEY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE IT SOUNDED LIKE ANOTHER BAD THROTTLE BODY. I GOT A RIDE TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, AND TOOK IT IN AS SOON AS I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS OUT , NO RPM'S, OVER $400 IN REPAIRS TO AN ITEM THAT SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME IN A VEHICLE, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD FUSION AND MERCURY MILAN'S. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF VEHICLE STALLS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

2010 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN DECELERATION WHILE STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH HE WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND LURCHING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR JERKED AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED. THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD TO MANEUVER THROUGH MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS, WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN, THIS TIME WE WERE DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAS SINCE OCCURRED 5 MORE TIMES, MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND WHEN IT WAS OFF. WE HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR-ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES, WE WERE NOT IN SAFE SITUATIONS AND THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD A RENTAL CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PROVIDE US WITH A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THROTTLE BODY MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,925. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,100. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ UPDATED 10/25/2013 *JS

AT DUSK ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER14,2013 TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON 6 LANE INTERSTATE I-55 IN FAR LEFT LANE AT 67 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW RPM RETURNED TO IDLING SPEED UNDER 800 RPM AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR PRESSURE. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS LANES AND REACH THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAR HAD SLOWED TO 5 MPH. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT OFF THE CAR RESTARTED IT AND ACCELERATOR WAS RESPONSIVE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE BACK ON TO HIGHWAY AND AGAIN LOST POWER. SHUT OFF CAR AGAIN AND ACCELERATING VERY SLOWLY WAS ABLE TO REACH AN EXIT ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY BEFORE CAR AGAIN LOST POWER. CALLED FOR A TOW BACK HOME AS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 16TH FOR REPAIR AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I LEARNED ON LINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN FORD AND MERCURY PRODUCTS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE PART WHICH PUTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN GRAVE DANGER WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONS .LUCKILY I WAS IN A FAIRLY POPULATED AREA AND CELL PHONE SERVICE WAS AVAILABLE. I FEAR WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN EVEN HEAVIER OR BEEN IN A MORE REMOTE AREA. THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THEY PRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FOR DRIVERS. *TR

WHEN LEAVING A RED-LIGHT THE THROTTLE (GAS PEDAL) DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO COAST TO OFF THE ROAD. TURN OFF THE CAR AND RE-START. AT THAT TIME THE GAS PEDAL WORKED. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING RESTART ENGINE LIGHT AND "ORANGE WRENCH" LIGHT TURN ON. VEHICLE DOES EVENTUALLY RESTART. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN INTERSECTION WITH CROSS LANE TRAFFIC AND ON MASS TRANSIT TROLLEY TRACK. MOVE TO OTHER SIDE OF INTERSECTION AND RESTARTED FINE, THEN STALLED AGAIN ON HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES. PULLED VEHICLE OVER EACH TIME AND IT RESTARTED, YET STALLED AGAIN AFTER A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON STEADY (NON-BLINKING). HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD INDICATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

CAR LOST POWER . PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF EXPRESS WAY. TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THEN RESTARTED ENGINE. CAR RAN OK. *TR

DRIVING 2 WEEKS AGO, GOING 45 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I COULD STILL SAFELY PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKED AGAIN. SINCE THERE WERE MANY AREAS OF NON-SAFE ROADS TO PULL OVER, I DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. IT HAS DRIVEN FINE EVER SINCE, UNTIL TODAY, GOING 55MPH, ON THE INTERSTATE, ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING. I SAFELY PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE. I SAFELY DROVE TO MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE SENSOR. WHY IS THIS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL YET AS I READ THESE MANY, MANY PAGES OF POSTS ON THE SAME THING? I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER FOR THE PART AS IT IS ON BACKORDER. NO SAFE CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. *TR

WHILE LEAVING WORK, VEHICLE RPM'S DROPPED AND CAR SURGED AND NEARLY STALLED OUT, PUSHING ACCELERATOR MADE NO INCREASE IN POWER THEN "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH CLUSTER, PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH BRAKES APPLIED, AND PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, RPM'S LOW AND FLUCTUATING. SHUT ENGINE OFF. STARTED ENGINE, NO SIGN OF "WRENCH" LIGHT, CAR MADE TRIP HOME, BUT RPM'S FLUCTUATED AT STOPS, ENGINE SURGING. PERFORMED INTERNET SEARCH, FOUND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE13003 WHICH CONTAINS VERY SIMILAR ISSUES FOR OTHER OWNERS OF 2010 MERCURY MILAN. VERY SCARY AND VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ISSUE ON FREEWAY, OR IN TRAFFIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND AS I ACCELERATED TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE CAR STARTED SPLUTTING AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH A TRUCK CLOSE BEHIND ME AND CARS ON EACH SIDE. THE SPEED STARTED TO DECREASE AS I PUSHED ON THE GAS PETAL WITH NOTHING HAPPENING. IT WAS AS THOUGH IT RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE CONSOLE LIGHTS CAME ON. I PANIC AND TRIED TO WORK MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AFTER THE TRUCK BARELY MISSED PITTING ME AND COASTED TIL THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT STARTED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT IT WASN'T OUT OF GAS, I HAD A FULL TANK. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT THAT TIME EITHER. I PRECEDED TO GET BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND GOT UP TO 50 MPH AND WENT TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND MY CAR REPEATED THE SAME THING, THIS TIME WITH A JERKING MOTION..THAT WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I MOVED THE CAR TO A SAFER AREA AND CALLED TO GET IT TOWED. IT WAS PLACE ON THE A MACHINE THAT READ P2111 AND P2112. THE AUTO SHOP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. ONCE PULLED OVER, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NORTHWAY PREPARING TO GET IN THE RIGHT LANE TO EXIT AND I LOST ALL SPEED, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE BUT I STILL HAD RADIO/A/C, ETC. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AND STOP THE CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT "SPUTTERED" UNTIL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF ENTIRELY. I WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND IT STARTED FINE AND THEN DROVE FINE THE REST OF MY DRIVE. WHEN I GOT BACK TO WORK I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. EVERYONE HAD TAKEN THEIR CAR TO A DEALERSHIP OR MECHANIC AND COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH. FINALLY AFTER READING SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONE CAR OWNER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSIS RESULTED IN CODE P2111 (FAULTY THROTTLE BODY). I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR AND HAVING IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I DRIVE ON A FAST 3 LANE HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY TO GET OVER TO SAFETY. AFTER SEEING THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED IN ANOTHER STATE I AM HOPEFUL IT RESULTS IN A RECALL SO THIS PROBLEM CAN BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED AND FIXED. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY STALL AND SHOWED SIGNS OF THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. ALL THE SYMPTOMS HE EXPERIENCED WERE CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA NUMBER PE13003. UPDATED 11/12/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THIS OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL STALL OR NEARLY STALL. I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION TURN THE KEY OFF PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. LUCKILY THE CAR HAS RESTARTED EVERYTIME. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE NEAR STALL, BUT GOES OFF AFTER I RESTART THE CAR. WHEN I COME TO THE STOP THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO RUN BUT HAS NO POWER AND THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOW PROBLEM BUT I DON'T SEE A RECALL ON IT? WHEN IT GOES INTO THE NEAR STALL I HAVE NO ACCELERATION AND PUTS ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION AS I TRY TO JOCKEY TO A SAFE LOCATION WITH NO POWER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING LOSS ALL PROPULSION AND STARTED TO SPUTTER VIOLENTLY. I NOTICED THE "WRENCH" LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND LUCKILY COASTED WITH NO PROPULSION TO A SAFE AREA ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED VEHICLE AS NORMAL AND NO "INDICATOR LIGHT" HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING AS NORMAL AT THIS POINT. LATER I HAD THE CODES PULLED FOR THE INCIDENT ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT INDICATED A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTION I HAVE HERE. THERE MUST BE AN INHERENT DEFECT OF THE PART USED IN THESE VEHICLES.

TRAVELING TO WORK ON IH35N IN SAN ANTONIO WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE ALL POWER AND THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL, I TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER WHILE PRAYING THE OTHER TRAFFIC MOVING AT SPEED DOESN'T PLOW INTO ME. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR IS SHUDDERING AND SURGING FORWARD, RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, NOT EVEN A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. SAME DAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK (IH35S NEAR HWY 281 INTERCHANGE) AND THE ENGINE STALLS AGAIN, AT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE BUT EVEN WORSE NOW BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED TRAFFIC THAT NEEDS TO BE DODGED WHILE I GET THE CAR ONTO A RAISED SHOULDER. RESTART THE CAR AND THIS TIME A "CEL" I DRIVE TO AUTOZONE FOR A CODE CHECK AND IT'S P2111 STUCK THROTTLE BODY. SUNDAY NIGHT CAR STARTS STALLING EVERY 50-100 FEET ON A FRONTAGE ROAD OF IH10 NEAR CALLAGHAN WHILE CRESTING A HILL AND NO CLEAR SIGHT LINES, LUCKILY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. MANAGED TO NURSE IT, SURGING FORWARD SUDDENLY AND SPUTTERING TO A CREEP, INTO A LA QUINTA HOTEL PARKING LOT AND AWAIT A TOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50100.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 72 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT TRAFFIC WAS NOT CLOSE AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. SINCE THIS FIRST EPISODE MY MERCURY MILAN HAS DONE THIS ANOTHER 3 TIMES. *JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO STALL AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR SHOWED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND IDLED VERY ROUGH. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND I HAD NO THROTTLE. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE WAS TO CLEAR THE CODE USING A CODE READER. THIS ALLOWED ME TO GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, SINCE I CLEARED THE CODE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE OPERATIONAL THEY WOULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. EVEN WITH ME PROVIDING THEM THE CODE THAT WAS INDICATED (P2112) AND OFFERING TO PROVIDE THEM THE TSB THAT WAS ISSUED AND THE NHTSA #. *JB

ON AUGUST 30TH, 2013, THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN OVER 2000 RPM DURING A DRIVE AT 40 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD PUSH THE GAS PADDLE. AFTER PUSHED THE BRAKE, SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT RUN OVER 2000 RPM. THEN I PUT THE SHIFT IN PARKING, TURN OFF ENGINE (USING KEY), RESTART IT, THE ENGINE HAD CHOKE SOUND AND WOULD NOT RUN OVER 1500 RPM. AFTER THAT A GENTLE MAN HELPED ME TO PARK MY CAR IN HIS DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE TOW TRUCK TOWED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, IT HAD ME, MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND HAPPENED WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE ACROSS THE RAILROAD CROSS. AFTER 4 DAYS INCLUDING WEEKENDS, THE DEALERSHIP TARGET THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *JB

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CRACKED INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPENING HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE CAR. THESE HANDLES SHOULD NOT BE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC! *JB

DRIVING 55 MPH CAR POWERS DOWN AND YELLOW WRENCH WARNING LIGHT GOES ON. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO PREVENT FROM GETTING REAR-ENDED. LET CAR SIT FOR TEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED. CAR TRAVELED .25 MILES BEFORE POWERING DOWN ONCE AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS THE WAS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. 650 DOLLARS LATER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I SEE THAT THIS HAS AFFECTED A MULTITUDE OF FORD VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF THEM WAS MINE. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART. SOMEONE COULD SERIOUSLY BE HURT WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND LOSING ENGINE POWER.

ON AT LEAST 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WE WERE DRIVING (TWO TIMES GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, THE OTHER TWO TIMES ABOUT 30 MPH) AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SEIZE UP OR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. WE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON BUSY HIGHWAYS TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER). ONCE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. ONCE WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, IT SEEMED TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THE ERROR CODE DID NOT REGISTER SO DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO FIX.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 60 MPH IN FAST LANE, LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED WAS DROPPING AND I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I DECIDED TO TRY TO MOVE A LITTLE FATHER UP TO A WIDER SHOULDER SO I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OUT AND IT SEEM TO RUN OK. I WAS VERY BLESSED THAT I MOVED TO THE SIDE WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ALL THE BIG TRUCKS AND CARS AROUND ME. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS THE THROTTLE AND I DO NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I SEE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE WITH THIS CAR. I COULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER BY A TRUCK OR CAUSED A LOT OF CARS TO CRASH AND KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I TRANSPORT GRANDCHILDREN FOUR DAYS A WEEK IN THIS CAR AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND FIXED. MY LAST MERCURY I HAD 13 YEARS AND NEVER HAD SUCH A SCARE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? A REAR END COLLISION WITH A FIRE TO KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY? *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AT 70 MPH SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE START TEH VEHICLE AND DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE ON CITY STREET AT 45 MPH WHEN VEHICLE DECELERATED AGAIN AND STALLED. WHEN CALLED DEALER INDICATED IT WAS LIKLEY A FAILED THROTTLE BODY, SUGGESTING IT IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM. WHEN TOWED TO THE SHOP, THEY DID DETERMIN THE PROBELM WAS TEH THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. REPAIR WAS $550. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCCURED DURING THE DAY, BUT WAS ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS IN SPEED.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK AND WAS ONLY GOING 35 MPH AS I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. IT WAS LIKE MY CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND IT IS GOING THERE TONIGHT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2010 MERCURY MILANS. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY LAST WEEK ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR. AS I DO MORE RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? I AM JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THAT I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING... CHANGED THE BULD. WAS INTERMITANT AT FIRST BUT IS NOW OUT. IN ORDER TO FIX... THE WHOLE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE CHANGED FOR ABOUT 500.00!!! LOOKING ON THE INTERNET... IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE LEFT ONE HAS A HUGE PROBLEM!! DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE.

DRIVING A STEADY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR SPEED STARTED TO DROP AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. COASTED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BETWEEN 800 TO 1500 RPM AND SURGING. NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR INPUT. CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE. WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. CAR WAS SURGING AND LURCHING THE ENTIRE TIME. STOPPED THE ENGINE AGAIN. WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. CAR APPEARS TO HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL, THEN RESTART. WOULD BECOME MORE FREQUENT OVER TIME UNTIL CAR WOULD STALL AFTER ONLY DRIVING A BLOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN INITIALLY PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THAT I WOULD NOTICE A SURGE, BUT NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. AND NOTHING I THOUGHT ANYMORE ABOUT. YESTERDAY THE CAR DROVE A COUPLE OF BLOCKS NORMALLY, THEN STARTED THE SAME SURGING BUT THIS TIME THE SURGING DID NOT STOP AND I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH MY CAR JUST STOPPED THROTTLING AND LOST POWER DROPPING ME TO LIKE 5MPH THE LIL WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ON THE LEFT THEN WENT OFF YET I STILL HAD NO POWER. SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE HAZZARD LIGHTS AND TRIED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THROUGH TRAFFIC AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT CAME ON LIKE NORMAL TO MY SURPRISE SO I STARTED TO DRIVE ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN BEFORE MAKING IT HOME. I LITERALLY JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 2 MONTHS PRIOR AND ITS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY TRY TO TALK TO FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO GET IT CORRECTED FOR THE PAST MONTH! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS SHAKING. I TRIED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BUT THE CAR HAD NO POWER SO I TRIED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BAD IDEA. AS MY SPEED IS DECREASING RAPIDLY THERE IS CARS HONKING AND TRYING TO MOVE AROUND TO AVOID HITTING ME. I GET TO THE MEDIAN, BETWEEN AND EXIT AND THE FREEWAY, AND TURN OFF MY CAR. I TURN ON MY CAR AGAIN AND AS I TRIED TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY THE CAR WONT LET ME PICK UP SPEED AND IT STARTS SHAKING AGAIN. I WAS STUCK IN THE MEDIAN FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES BEFORE TRAFFIC GOT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR ME TO ENTER THE LANE AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE, BEING THAT EVERY TIME I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GET IN THE LANE IT WOULD START SHAKING. TO ME THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS NOT A RECALL. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE FOR THE MONEY THEY CHARGE US FOR THESE CARS THEY COULD AT LEAST MAKE A CAR THAT WONT CRAP OUT SO SOON! *TR

I WAS TOLD BY A CO-WORKER THAT I HAD A LEFT BRAKE LIGHT OUT. I CHECKED AND FOUND THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT OUT SO WAS THE LAMP OR RUNNING LIGHT OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE THE BRAKE LIGHT WORKED PROPERLY DURING THE DAY BUT AT NIGHT WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE LIGHT SHOWN WITH BRAKE LIGHT BRIGHTNESS EVEN THOUGH BRAKE WAS NOT DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED THE LIGHT DIDN'T CHANGE ANY BRIGHTER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT BOTH LIGHTS WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED. IF I CHANGED THEM MYSELF IT WOULD COST $406.00 FOR THE LEFT LED MODULE AND $412.00 FOR THE RIGHT MODULE. IF THEY CHANGED THEM ADD ANOTHER $95.00. I CONTACTED FORD ASKING FOR FINANCIAL HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT RECEIVED NONE. THIS REPAIR IN THE PAST USING TWO 1157 LIGHT BULBS WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER $10.00. I HAVE NOT REPLACE LED LAMP/ BRAKE MODULES AT THIS TIME. I WILL CONTINUE TO SAVE FOR THESE ITEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000.

THE CAR SUDDENLY JOLTED TO A HALT IN AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO MOVE. FORD DEALER STATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH AND THE CAR POPPED AND LOST SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY STAY RUNNING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ( DURING RUSH HOUR) AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN CORRECTLY. *TR

I WAS ON FL TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH,TRAFFIC VERY HEAVY .I LOST POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER FROM LEFT LANE . ALMOST GOT RAN OVER ,BUT THANK GOD I DIDN'T .I CUT THE MOTOR OFF.RESTARTED IT .I GOT MY SPEED UP TO 70MPH .IT SURGED A FEW TIMES .RAN OK TOO HOME . THIS COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH THING . I WONDER IF ANYONE HAS BEEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS . I WILL CALL FORD TODAY AND GET IT FIXED . *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL, IDLED DOWN TO 1000 RPM, AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED OUT, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO COAST TO SAFETY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. *TR

THROTTLE BODY DEFECT -- THE PROBLEM BEGAN JULY 14 AND HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS FINALLY FIXED BY JULY 31. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, MOSTLY AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION AND MAKING A TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. IT HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A SCHOOL ZONE. IN MOST CASES, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND RESTART. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN EACH INCIDENT. THANKFULLY, I DID NOT HAVE TO GO ONTO A HIGHWAY BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THEY FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, IT TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THE CAR TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT! THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED SO THAT THE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE AT VILLAGE SPEED LIMITS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. EVEN AT THOSE SPEEDS, IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I AM STILL VERY HESITANT TO TAKE THE CAR OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. EVEN AFTER REPAIR, IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT HESITATES AND MIGHT LOSE POWER. *TR

I WAS PASSING ANOTHER CAR. I BEGAN TO INCREASE MY SPEED. THE READING OF MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DECREASE & MY CAR BEGAN TO STOP PULLING, AS IF IT HAD LOST ITS ENERGY. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO IDLE UP CAR. NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNED CAR OFF & BACK ON. CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMAL FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. THEN IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES IN ONE DAY. NEXT, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT $520 TO REPAIR. I THOUGHT MY PLATINUM WARRANTY WOULD COVER THIS BUT, UNFORTUNATELY I WAS TOLD IT WOULDN'T. I JUST PURCHASE THIS CAR IN FEB 2013. TODAY'S DATE IS AUGUST 16,2013. ...NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER!!!! *TR