| Air Bags | 12859.8%ODI 10887365 · 89,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ *CN Look up ODI 10887365 at NHTSA ↗ | 23053.0%ODI 10360581LESS THAN 30000, MILES AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AND WAS CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES AND GOES BUT NEVER FIXED OR REPAIRED. WAS IN A 30 MILE A HOUR HEAD ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED......DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR OUT 2 TIMES...BATTERY WENT OUT AFTER 2 YEARS AND WAS CHARGED 140 TO REPLACE A 80 DOLLAR BATTERY.... TRADE IT OFF NOW OR DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES! *TR Look up ODI 10360581 at NHTSA ↗ | 21046.6%ODI 10243995 · 100 miINVOLVED IN A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH ON 8/14/08 IN MY VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS WAS A SIDE, ALMOST T-BONE IMPACT, AND THE CURTAIN/SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT I HAD GLASS LACERATIONS AND MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, SMASHING IT AND CAUSING INJURY TO MY HEAD. *TR Look up ODI 10243995 at NHTSA ↗ | 8537.6%ODI 10430031 · 58,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A UTILITY POLE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10430031 at NHTSA ↗ | 10510.5%ODI 10584789 · 71,202 miI HAVE MERCURY MILAN AND I HAD AN ACCIDENT. A CAR WAS TURNING AND TURNED IN FRONT OF ME I SWERVED AND HIT THE CAR THAT WAS TURNING A STOP SIGN, STREET SIGN, AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR Look up ODI 10584789 at NHTSA ↗ | 178.9%ODI 10928804TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ UPDATED 7/12/18*JB Look up ODI 10928804 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Service Brakes | 136.1%ODI 10937865 · 100,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE ON AN UNEVEN ROAD OR WHEN BRAKING ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.… Look up ODI 10937865 at NHTSA ↗ | 11326.0%ODI 10469486 · 67,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT LOCATE A BRAKE FLUID LEAK OF ANY KIND. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 67,000. Look up ODI 10469486 at NHTSA ↗ | 17839.5%ODI 10467597 · 100,600 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A WET ROAD AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE SLID IN THE ROAD UNTIL IT CAME TO A REST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE A SECOND TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600. Look up ODI 10467597 at NHTSA ↗ | 9943.8%ODI 10480952 · 87,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT… Look up ODI 10480952 at NHTSA ↗ | 939.3%ODI 10466292 · 37,000 miI HAVE HAD THE MILAN 2010 INTO FORD 6 TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING:NO LIGHTS;BRAKES;STEERING. I HAVE WITNESSES. IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS: STOP AND GO TRAFFIC; MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. THE LAST TIME BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 6 WEEKS. A WEEK AFTER IT WAS SO CALLED "REPAIRED" THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I STARTED A "LEMON LAW" COMPLAINT IN MARCH 2012. MY MOTHER BECAME FATALLY ILL AND DIED AND I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE CLAIM. JUNE 15, 2012 I WAS PULLING IN… Look up ODI 10466292 at NHTSA ↗ | 105.2%ODI 10594792 · 42,000 miWAS STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN BECAUSE HE SAID MY RIGHT TAILLIGHT WAS GOING CRAZY, BLINKING, ACTING WRONG FOR A BRAKING PROCESS. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT MY RIGHT TAIL LIGHT DID NOT WORK AND ALSO THAT MY RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT DID NOT WORK. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE BLINKER WAS NOT WORKING. PRIOR TO BEING STOPPED BY THE POLICEMAN, I HAD A DRIVER SHAKE THEIR HEAD AT ME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES TO A RIGHT LANE AND SHE WOULD NOT LET ME IN TO EXIT RIGHT. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE RIGHT SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE… Look up ODI 10594792 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Steering | 31.4%ODI 10302533 · 78,000 miKEY WONT COME OUT OF IGNITION AND CAR NOT ENTIRELY IN PARK*CW Look up ODI 10302533 at NHTSA ↗ | 30.7%ODI 10378628 · 53,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY STIFF AND THERE WAS A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO POWER… Look up ODI 10378628 at NHTSA ↗ | 51.1%ODI 10299117 · 25,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHENEVER IT SNOWS, THE SNOW GETS CAUGHT INSIDE THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF BALANCE WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHAKE AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. Look up ODI 10299117 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 24524.5%ODI 10466292 · 37,000 miI HAVE HAD THE MILAN 2010 INTO FORD 6 TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING:NO LIGHTS;BRAKES;STEERING. I HAVE WITNESSES. IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS: STOP AND GO TRAFFIC; MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. THE LAST TIME BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 6 WEEKS. A WEEK AFTER IT WAS SO CALLED "REPAIRED" THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I STARTED A "LEMON LAW" COMPLAINT IN MARCH 2012. MY MOTHER BECAME FATALLY ILL AND DIED AND I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE CLAIM. JUNE 15, 2012 I WAS PULLING IN… Look up ODI 10466292 at NHTSA ↗ | 7639.8%ODI 10547182 · 50,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. Look up ODI 10547182 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 104.7%ODI 10520409 · 111,400 miWE WERE GOING UP A HILL ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I'M TOLD IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10520409 at NHTSA ↗ | 184.1%ODI 10334240 · 8,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. ON OCTOBER 13, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE CONTACTS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OVER THE MEDIAN CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAINST THE MEDIAN, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE PASSENGERS NECK WAS BROKEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APP… Look up ODI 10334240 at NHTSA ↗ | 194.2%ODI 10214131 · 1,100 miMY MERCURY MILAN IS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. I WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY SURFACE ROAD. I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WOULDN'T WORK. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP. IT WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I CONTINUED ACCELERATE. I WAS HEADING INTO HEAVER TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL ON THE SHOULDER AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I STARTED THE ENGINE NOW THAT I WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE RACED. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IT… Look up ODI 10214131 at NHTSA ↗ | 104.4%ODI 10451681 · 12,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OVER A CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SET OF BUSHES AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER AND REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. Look up ODI 10451681 at NHTSA ↗ | 17617.6%ODI 10324360 · 3,167 miMY CAR SPED UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I JUST GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE I HIT A TRUCK THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE TO PARK MY CAR WHEN IT SPED UP AND I TOOK THE CENTER SECTION BETWEEN MY DOORS BEFORE I GOT IT STOPPED. IT DONE $3299 TO THE GARAGE AND $2600 TO THE CAR. FORD CHECKED IT OUT FOR TWO HOURS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR Look up ODI 10324360 at NHTSA ↗ | 2211.5%ODI 10462584 · 7,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS WITH A FLIGHT RECORDER HOOKED TO THE ENGINE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED HE HAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FA… Look up ODI 10462584 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train | 209.3%ODI 10448897 · 120,000 miI HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER,CV BOOTS, MASTER CYLINDER ROTORS AND BRAKES. ALL TO THE TUNE OF 2,000. I HAD NO WARNING. NO LIGHTS IN THE DASH CAME ON OR ANYTHING. I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I HAVE HAD CARS AND DROVE THEM FOR OVER 200,000 MILES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ALL THIS STUFF ON A CAR. THIS MERCURY HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY. ITS NOT LIKE ITS A MERCEDES OR BMW. NOTHING ON THIS CAR IS CHEAP TO GET FIXED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES OVER 20 TIMES AND THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I SEE WHY THE… Look up ODI 10448897 at NHTSA ↗ | 184.1%ODI 10441940 · 39,252 miCAR ALWAYS SHIFTED HARD AT 2500 RPM'S. BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TOOK TO WAYNE LINCOLN MERCURY (WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR NEW) THEY TESTED THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. BROUGHT CAR BACK AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES WITH SAME COMPLAINT THEY SAID IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT. HAD IT CHECKED AT LOCAL GARAGE THEY SAID MOTOR MOUNT WAS FINE.POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TRANS STARTED TO SLIP TRANS FLUID ALMOST BLACK.CAR HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR BECAUSE CAR DIDN'T HAVE 70,000 MILE SERVICING DONE. TOOK TO LOCAL TRANS SHOP… Look up ODI 10441940 at NHTSA ↗ | 153.3%ODI 10544835 · 97,000 miI WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 27 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY MILAN LOST ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT KEEP CURRENT SPEED. I DRIFTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. THE AC/RADIO/WINDOWS STILL WORKED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS SHAKING WHILE TRYING TO START IT BACK. AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND HAD NO OTHER ISSUES UNTIL ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BAD GASOLINE SO I DID PURCHASE A FUEL CLEANER TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK ANOTHER … Look up ODI 10544835 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.8%ODI 104530452009 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER STATES FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE UPPER SUSPENSION ARMS ON THE VEHICLE. RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED, BEFORE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS COULD BE ADDRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR UNRELATED PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NEW TIRES WERE NEEDED. SHORTLY AFTER THE VISIT TO THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER I… Look up ODI 10453045 at NHTSA ↗ | 14514.5%ODI 10329659 · 2,800 miUNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. *TR Look up ODI 10329659 at NHTSA ↗ | 3116.2%ODI 10479712 · 44,000 miI WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON I-70, WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, LIKE IT DIED, I WAS FORTUNATELY GETTING READY TO EXIT, AND WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE,SO COASTED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SO FAR CANNOT DUPLICATE IT OR GET A CODE FOR IT TO SHOW. HE WANTS TO KEEP IT AWHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I AM ADVANCE COMPLAINING SINCE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON HERE FOR ANOTHER MILAN, AND HAVE FOUND THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE 21 TIMES FOR THE SISTER CAR TO THIS, THE FORD FUSION. IT HAS BEEN THE "TH… Look up ODI 10479712 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 83.7%ODI 10514940 · 94,000 miPUT MY CAR INTO PARK AND MY KEY REFUSED TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK/DRIVE TO SEE IF THE IGNITION WILL UNLOCK, BUT IT IS NOT COMMUNICATING THAT IT IS IN PARK (STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK, I ALSO CAN'T TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS AND PUT INTO AUXILIARY MODE. IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD THING IF I DIDN'T LIVE IN THE CITY. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE STUPID DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH IS BUSTED TOO WHICH IS A SECURITY ISSUE ALONG WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN'T A CONSUMER RELY ON A CAR MANUFACTURE TO ISSUE PART… Look up ODI 10514940 at NHTSA ↗ | 133.0%ODI 10522832 · 80,000 miINCIDENT OCCURRED AS DRIVER OF MERCURY MILAN 2007 AWD PREMIER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF AROUND 50-45MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE. VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS AND ENGINE CUT OUT COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, DRIVER MANAGED TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEARBY AUTO SERVICE FACILITY. UPON INSPECTION THE PCM MODULE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE PCM MODULE SHORTED OUT ALL 6 IGNITION COILS AND DUMPED FUEL INTO THE CONE OF ONE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STOPPING IT FROM WORKING. FURTHER INVEST… Look up ODI 10522832 at NHTSA ↗ | 122.7%ODI 10542407 · 95,000 miAFTER REPLACING MY CAR BATTERY, THE SERVICE LIGHT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TRANSMISSION CAME ON. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE OFF THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER. Look up ODI 10542407 at NHTSA ↗ | 52.2%ODI 10726327 · 42,000 miWHILE DRIVING OFTEN TIMES MY VEHICLE REDUCES SPEED DRASTICALLY, WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. ALSO IT DOES THIS WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHICH IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR ME WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR. I TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BUT IT DRIVES FINE WHILE AT THE MECHANIC SHOP. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE MY PURCHASE WITH ONLY HAVING … Look up ODI 10726327 at NHTSA ↗ | 15915.9%ODI 10462348 · 41,000 miI WAS FIRST IN LINE AT A RED LIGHT ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR "LURCHED" AND LOST POWER. THE CAR DIDN'T DIE BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE IN THE GAS PEDAL AND A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED IN THE DASH. I MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND TO THE SHOULDER AT IDLE SPEED (WITH A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME). I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF FOR A MINUTE. IT RESTARTED OK, THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I CONSIDERED IT A FLUKE UNTIL A WEEK LATER WHEN THE SAME… Look up ODI 10462348 at NHTSA ↗ | 2211.5%ODI 10479712 · 44,000 miI WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON I-70, WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, LIKE IT DIED, I WAS FORTUNATELY GETTING READY TO EXIT, AND WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE,SO COASTED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SO FAR CANNOT DUPLICATE IT OR GET A CODE FOR IT TO SHOW. HE WANTS TO KEEP IT AWHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I AM ADVANCE COMPLAINING SINCE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON HERE FOR ANOTHER MILAN, AND HAVE FOUND THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE 21 TIMES FOR THE SISTER CAR TO THIS, THE FORD FUSION. IT HAS BEEN THE "TH… Look up ODI 10479712 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Exterior Lighting | 10.5%ODI 10351055PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES THAT DETERIORATE/CLOUD AND REDUCE LIGHT PASSING THROUGH THE LENS. RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. ARE MANUFACTURERS REQUIRED TO HAVE LIFE OF VEHICLE LENS? WHAT HAPPENED TO GLASS LENSES? NO RECALLS FOR CLOUDED LENSES? VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE OR REPAIR. ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES? I SEE THIS ON MORE CARS THAN I CAN COUNT. MANY MANUFACTURERS, MODELS AND YEARS. CAN YOU HELP MILLIONS OF PRESENT AND FUTURE AUTO OWNERS? *TR Look up ODI 10351055 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 30.7%ODI 10543085 · 95,000 miCAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS BUT WENT TO FILL THE TANK IMMEDIATELY. IT STILL ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, I DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND LEFT IT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. LATER THAT EVENING I WAS TELLING MY HUSBAND ABOUT THE CAR, HE WENT OUT TO TEST DRIVE IT. THE CAR ACTED COMPLETELY FINE. TODAY I WENT TO GO ON A 65 MILE TRIP AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY MORE THAN 1/2 WAY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. I WAITED TIL I WAS IN A SAFE AREA AND PULLED OVER THINKING THAT MAYBE … Look up ODI 10543085 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13013.0%ODI 10475972 · 35,700 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF OR WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,200. Look up ODI 10475972 at NHTSA ↗ | 2613.6%ODI 10519635 · 47,350 miLEFT BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON AND BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED. *TR Look up ODI 10519635 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 62.8%ODI 10514940 · 94,000 miPUT MY CAR INTO PARK AND MY KEY REFUSED TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK/DRIVE TO SEE IF THE IGNITION WILL UNLOCK, BUT IT IS NOT COMMUNICATING THAT IT IS IN PARK (STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK, I ALSO CAN'T TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS AND PUT INTO AUXILIARY MODE. IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD THING IF I DIDN'T LIVE IN THE CITY. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE STUPID DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH IS BUSTED TOO WHICH IS A SECURITY ISSUE ALONG WITH A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN'T A CONSUMER RELY ON A CAR MANUFACTURE TO ISSUE PART… Look up ODI 10514940 at NHTSA ↗ | 143.2%ODI 10434877 · 78,000 miTHE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE ON A STATE HIGHWAY REPEATEDLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THEN IT FAILED. FOUND OUT THAT THE IGNITION COILS HAD COMPLETELY BURNED UP, WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IS VERY UNUSUAL. ONCE THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED, THEY DETERMINED THE PCM(COMPUTER) HAD TO BE REPLACED. KEEP IN MIND THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES BEFORE REGARDING MY RADIO AFTER THEY REPLACED THE RADIO 4 TIMES, THEY REALIZED THAT IT WAS ALSO THE PCM THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. EVERY PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL… Look up ODI 10434877 at NHTSA ↗ | 51.1%ODI 10543085 · 95,000 miCAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS BUT WENT TO FILL THE TANK IMMEDIATELY. IT STILL ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, I DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND LEFT IT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. LATER THAT EVENING I WAS TELLING MY HUSBAND ABOUT THE CAR, HE WENT OUT TO TEST DRIVE IT. THE CAR ACTED COMPLETELY FINE. TODAY I WENT TO GO ON A 65 MILE TRIP AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY MORE THAN 1/2 WAY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. I WAITED TIL I WAS IN A SAFE AREA AND PULLED OVER THINKING THAT MAYBE … Look up ODI 10543085 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.9%ODI 10399553 · 19,487 mi2009 MERCURY MILAN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TURNED OFF, THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE MELTING PLASTIC AND DRIPPING DOWN ON SOME FUEL LINES. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS AS THE CAR WAS STILL COVERED UNDER FULL WARRANTY. THEY WILL NOT EVEN INSPECT THE CAR AS I HAVE REQUESTED OR PAY FOR ANY DAMAGES TO MY PROPERTY OR EVEN REPLACE THE CAR THAT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR Look up ODI 10399553 at NHTSA ↗ | 10010.0%ODI 10451340 · 36,068 miI WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DECELERATE AND I WAS NOT TO GIVE THE CAR GAS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF MOVING TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING THE CAR ON AGAIN, THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE RESET ITSELF AND THE CAR STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, NOW AT 41000 MILES, THE CAR IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM MORE FREQUENTLY AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THEY STATE… Look up ODI 10451340 at NHTSA ↗ | 178.9%ODI 10479712 · 44,000 miI WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON I-70, WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, LIKE IT DIED, I WAS FORTUNATELY GETTING READY TO EXIT, AND WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE,SO COASTED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SO FAR CANNOT DUPLICATE IT OR GET A CODE FOR IT TO SHOW. HE WANTS TO KEEP IT AWHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I AM ADVANCE COMPLAINING SINCE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON HERE FOR ANOTHER MILAN, AND HAVE FOUND THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE 21 TIMES FOR THE SISTER CAR TO THIS, THE FORD FUSION. IT HAS BEEN THE "TH… Look up ODI 10479712 at NHTSA ↗ |
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