Mercury Milan Complaints (2010)

1,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10883867July 10, 2016
STEERING
THERE IS A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE THAT LOCKS THE CAR UP AND DISABLES ANY DRIVING ABILITIES. I NOTICED THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2011 MODEL OF THE MERCURY MILAN AND THE FORD FUSION WHICH IS THE SAME VEHICLE.
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#10882603July 5, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
ON JULY 1ST I WAS MAKING DRIVING ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD IN MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR "SERVICE POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" WERE LIT UP ON MY DASH BOARD. WE CHANGED THE TIRE TO THE SPARE BUT WHEN WE WERE READY TO DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE SIDE TO SIDE. LUCKILY A FAMILY MEMBER LIVED NEAR BY SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR THERE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL HARD. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO GO GET A NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE SPARE THINKING MAYBE IT WAS THE SPARE THAT CAUSED THE SERVICE MESSAGES TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD BUT EVEN WITH THE TIRE CHANGE THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL NOT ABLE TO ALLOW ANY SORT OF TURNING MOTION UNLESS THERE IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG EFFORT TO TURN IT. I'M AWARE THAT THIS EXACT INCIDENT ALSO HAPPENED TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER. I'M ALSO AWARE HOW THERE'S A RECALL ON THE 2011 BUT NOT ON THE 2010. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE GIVEN FOR THIS YEAR ALSO BECAUSE I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAC. IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR US TO HAVE TO COUGH UP 1000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND DON'T PLAN TO JUST HAVE IT SITTING THERE WITH NO USE TO IT AND THROWING MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE INCIDENTS OF POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAC ON THE 2010 MERCURY MILAN SO WE TOO CAN GET THE RECALL THAT WE NEED!
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#10882372July 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, MY CAR (2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID) SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DISPLAYED THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" AS WELL AS THE "WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT". I ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EXITED THE INTERSTATE AT THE NEXT EXIT. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND WAITING FOR 5 MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR. ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL DISPLAYED. AFTER TESTING THE POWER OF THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AND IT SEEMED OKAY, WE WENT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE TO RETURN TO OUR HOTEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FINDING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO OUR PROBLEM, WE LOOKED FOR AN AREA FORD DEALER TO REPAIR THE CAR (WE WERE ON VACATION OVER 500 MILES FROM HOME.) THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING - WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE, THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DISPLAYED THE WRENCH SYMBOL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NEVER GONE OFF SINCE ILLUMINATING THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON, THE CAR HAD ADEQUATE POWER FOR THE REMAINING TRIP TO THE FORD DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS AT THE DEALER WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SIMILAR AGE/MODEL OF THE OTHER CARS IN THE PROGRAM. I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM. THE SITUATION CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE COULD LEAD TO SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE.
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#10882011July 1, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLS (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES. THE VEHICLE KEEPS MOVING, BUT AT DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEEDS. AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WRENCH SYMBOL GOES AWAY. AFTERWARDS DRIVING BACK TO STALLING (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES.
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0
Deaths:
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#10882007July 1, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLS (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES. THE VEHICLE KEEPS MOVING, BUT AT DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEEDS. AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WRENCH SYMBOL GOES AWAY. AFTERWARDS DRIVING BACK TO STALLING (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES.
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#10872758June 6, 2016
WHEELS
THE LUG NUTS CAME APART AFTER ABOUT 50,000 MILES. ALL 20 LUG NUTS ON MY VEHICLE CAME APART. THE OUTER, CHROME COVERS SEPARATED FROM THE NUT. THIS DEGRADATION OF THE METAL AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE NUT AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY IF THE NUT(S) WORKED THEIR WAY OFF OF THE WHEEL(S). I FIRST NOTICED THE CONDITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE WHEELS.
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#10872823June 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
JANUARY 15 2016 I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 MILIAN, WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND MY STEERING WENT OUT, THEN MY DASHBOARD LIT UP SAYING SERVICE POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM NEEDS ATTENTION, THEN MY PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW. IVE SEEN WHERE THE 2011 MILIAN HAS HAD A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE THAT MY 2010 MILIAN IS NOW HAVING, I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE JANUARY AND I STILL HAVE 3 YEARS OF PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. SO PLEASE SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE 2010 MILIAN SO I CAN START DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN.
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#10865910May 19, 2016
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL" ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE THEN THE CHECK ENGINE STARTED FLASHING REALLY FAST THEN STOPPED. I MADE IT AS IT AS FAR AS MY STREET THEN THE CHECK POWER STEERING/ ADVANCED TRAN WARNING FLASHED AND AS I TURNED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND FLASHED SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR AND I AM MAKING PAYMENTS NOW I HAVE TO FIX MY POWER STEERING. WOW
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#10865478May 17, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO CODES, WHEN THE DEALER HOOKED THE VEHICLE UP TO THE COMPUTER. UPDATED 07/14/16.*JB
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0
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#10862631May 2, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOOK CAR IN TO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICING PER RECALL 15S34 ON 4/27/16. DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS ARE; "....STUCK ON WHEN PARKING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON -- THEY WORK IF HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF ....". (SEE NOUGHTON FORD AURORA, CO INVOICE # FOCS418452). THIS IS A HAZARD!!!!!
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#10861514April 26, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (15V-793) FROM FORD IN JANUARY 2016 ABOUT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE, VAPOR CANISTER, GAS TANK, AND POWER CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DID AN ELECTRONIC TEST AND SAID IT WAS OK. ONE MONTH LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE PRIOR RECALLED CANISTER PURGE VALVE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID THEIR ELECTRONIC TEST AGAIN AND SAID IT WAS THE GAS TANK FILL TUBE VALVE. FOUR DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CODES AGAIN SAID IT WAS THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE. THIS TIME THE DEALER DID AS I ASKED THEM AND MECHANICALLY CHECKED THE VALVE, AND DISCOVERED THAT IT AND THE VAPOR CANISTER HAD FAILED. HOWEVER, FORD WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. IS THIS ALLOWED? I WILL MAIL A LETTER WITH MORE DETAIL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THIS PARTICULAR VALVE COMMONLY FAILED BY STICKING OPEN OR CLOSED AND THE ONLY WAY TO DETECT IT, WAS TO DO A MECHANICAL TEST BY TAKING THE HOSES OFF AND CHECKING FOR PRESSURE OR VACUUM. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE TEST PROPERLY. UPDATED 05/31/16.*JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10860245April 19, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER IS HAVING THE SAME LIGHTING PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT. THE TAIL LIGHT LED'S ARE GOING OUT ONE BY ONE. MY SON THE POLICE OFFICER JUST POINTED THIS OUT TO ME. HE NOTICED THIS AFTER FOLLOWING ME HOME THE OTHER NIGHT. I AM READING THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IT IS THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT NOW, BUT I GUESS THE RIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY GO TOO. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE BOTH OF THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS REPAIRED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DO THIS FOR ME AT A FAIRLY REASONABLE COST. AFTER I HAD TO HAVE THE EXPENSIVE LAMP BULBS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A RECALL ON THE REAR LIGHTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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#10854831April 11, 2016
STEERING
"SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" LIGHTS APPEARED WHILE DRIVING AND NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG AT THAT TIME AND THEN TURNED BACK OFF. TURNED CAR OFF AND PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR. STARTED THE CAR THE LIGHTS FLASHED BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE 2011 MERCURY MILAN IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THE ONLY WAY TO EVEN HAVE THIS COVERED IS TO PAY A FEE FOR THE CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED UNDER THE RECALL AND HAVE IT SENT IN TO THE SPECIAL SERVICE SUPPORT CENTER. THEY MAY NOT COVER THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH ALL THE OTHER RELATED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM STILL PAYING ON MY CAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FORK OVER $2000 FOR THIS TO BE REPAIRED WHEN OTHERS DON'T HAVE TO PAY A DIME FOR THE SAME EXACT THING.
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#10854061April 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY ETHER WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CAR HAS ONLY 15,522 MILES . HAD CAR IN FOR RECALL 15S34. TOLD THEM ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT AND AT THAT TIME LIGHT WAS ON. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT WARRANTY. CONTACTED FORD THEY TOLD ME MY COMPLIANT WAS NOTED AND THAT I NEED NOT CONTACT NHTSA BECAUSE THEY WILL.
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#10851966March 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 MILAN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TRYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MIN I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE IT HOME. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. BOTH TIMES I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING REARENDED.
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#10851158March 23, 2016
STEERING
"SERVICE POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NOTICED THE CAR SEEMED TO BE PULLING TO THE RIGHT BUT POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. I THEN PARKED FOR AWHILE AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE WARNING STATED "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" WITH ALSO A WARNING STATING "SERVICE ADVANCEDTRAC". NOW WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY OUT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME BUT IT IS NOT A CONDITION TO DRIVE WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THIS MODEL MILAN 2010 WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE: FORD RECALLS NEARLY 423,000 VEHICLES FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEM. ASSOCIATED PRESS "IN OCTOBER, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BEGAN INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS OF POWER-STEERING FAILURES ON THREE FORD MOTOR CO. MIDSIZE CAR MODELS. THE PROBE COVERED 938,000 FORD FUSION AND LINCOLN MKZ CARS FROM THE 2010 THROUGH 2012 MODEL YEARS, AS WELL AS THE 2010 AND 2011 MERCURY MILAN. ACCORDING TO A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN JUNE ABOUT THE MATTER, THE PROBLEM COULD AFFECT MORE FORD MODELS, INCLUDING THE COMPACT FOCUS." HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/BUSINESS/LA-FI-FORD-RECALL-20150527-STORY.HTML BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD AND GAVE MY VIN THEY SAID MY MODEL WASN'T COVERED. BUT AGAIN AFTER A WEB SEARCH I SAW NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THIS 2010 MILAN MODEL: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/MERCURY/MILAN/2010/STEERING/STEERING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/MERCURY/MILAN/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX SO IF THE VERY SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MY MODEL THAT OCCURRED ON OTHER MODELS THAT WERE COVERED, I THINK THIS MODEL YEAR OF THE MILAN SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED. I THINK IT IS NOTABLE IN THE LA TIMES ARTICLE IT SAID OTHER MODELS MAY BE EFFECTED. SO EVEN THOUGH THE 2010 MILAN WASN'T COVERED PREVIOUSLY, COMMON SENSE WILL PREVAIL AND IT WILL BE COVERED.
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825816February 12, 2016
STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825666February 11, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. I READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2010'S. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL
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No
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0
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0
#10822251January 26, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THROTTLE BODY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,089.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10821948January 25, 2016
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER FOR MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE CAR. SHE WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS. THE EFFORT FOR STEERING WAS INCREASED GREATLY AND COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON THE 2011 MERCURY MILAN #15V340000 THAT IS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE ISSUE.
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