2007 Mercury Milan Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 4 RPMS. ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHOOK WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH GOSCH FORD HEMET (150 CARRIAGE CIR, HEMET, CA 92545, 951-396-7250) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT SHE DISCOVERED MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 13N03, WHICH WAS A FREE REPAIR FORD OFFERED ITS CUSTOMERS WITH DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODIES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL; HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS NO LONGER ENTITLED TO THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

NHTSA ID

11259031

Incident

Sep 9, 2019

Mileage

126,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER COULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE HAD TO USE E BRAKE TO STOP. TURN OFF CAR TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT START ONLY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. CHECK ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED. MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS 1 OF THE BACK COILS WENT BAD ALONG WITH ECM/PCM. FRIED THE COIL ON THE PLUG FUSE AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR.CAR HAS 74,000. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY FORD WITH OIL CHANGES AND MULTI POINT INSPECTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MERCURY MILAN BUT NO RECALLS???

NHTSA ID

11111464

Incident

Jul 9, 2018

Mileage

74,000 mi

THE 2006- 2012 MERCURY MILAN AND FORD FUSION ARE VERY LIKELY TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DUE TO THE THE WAY THE BELT TENSIONER IS MOUNTED ON THE ENGINE IS IT VERY COMMON THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE PULLEY IN PLACE WILL SNAP CAUSING ACCESORIES TO SHUT OFF DUE TO THE BELT FALLING OFF, FORD WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT, MYSELF AND HUNDRED OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS I WENT TO FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THESE ARE VERY SAFE DEPENDABLE CARS UNTIL THIS STARTED HAPPEING TO ALL OF US, IF YOU ARE UNSURE AS TO IF YOU SHOULD BELIEVE, START A POLL WITH THE OWNERS OF VEHICLES MENTIONED AND OTHERS MADE BY FORD MOTORS, ITS FOUND TO BE VERY COMMON.

NHTSA ID

11064770

Incident

Oct 12, 2008

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, SPUTTERED, AND LOST ALL POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY COIL PACK THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THREE COIL PACKS; HOWEVER, WHEN THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE COIL PACKS EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS WERE TOO LARGE OF A JOB FOR HIM AND SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,200. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11021051

Incident

Aug 30, 2017

Mileage

43,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND JERKED FORCEFULLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVED AND THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN FROM 0-120 CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH EACH TIME THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLES WERE FAILING BECAUSE, WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE REVED UP TO 2 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,656.

NHTSA ID

10899147

Incident

Mar 30, 2016

Mileage

111,656 mi

2007 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY COUNTY ROAD. THE ROUGHNESS APPEARED TO INCREASE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS UNDER LOAD. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE CAR BY FOR A COMPUTER ANALYSIS. APPROACHING THE SHOP, NO MORE THAN 4 MILES SINCE ONSET OF PROBLEM, I BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING. UPON LIFTING THE CAR'S HOOD THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING AND SMOKE WAS STREAMING FROM THE #4 CYLINDER IGNITION COIL. CAREFULLY REMOVING THE COIL REVEALED FEET UPON FEET OF UNRAVELING AND BURNING COIL WIRE, ALONG WITH RUBBER FROM THE COILS SPARK PLUG BOOT SMOLDERING AND DRIPPING MOLTEN RUBBER DOWN THE HOLE... THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION... IF THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ANY FURTHER, I TRULY BELIEVE AN OPEN FLAME WOULD HAVE BROKEN OUT... I WAS RELIEVED THAT MY WIFE OR CHILDREN WEREN'T DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME.. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE PCM COMPUTER POSSIBLY SHORTED OUT AND MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE OTHER COILS AS WELL. THE CAR WILL NOW HAVE TO BE TOWED TO A MERCURY DEALER FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION ON A MERCURY MILAN, HOWEVER IT'S SISTER MODEL, A FORD FUSION, DOES HAVE A RECALL. THIS LEAVES ME VERY FRUSTRATED AND MOST LIKELY BROKE... *TR

NHTSA ID

10672598

Incident

Jan 14, 2015

Mileage

89,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE COIL WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

NHTSA ID

10667917

Incident

Dec 20, 2014

Mileage

133,000 mi

THIS HAPPENS WITH MORE FREQUENCY. THE CAR STUDERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FEELS LIKE THE FRONT TIRES ARE STRUGGLING TO GRIP THE ROAD WHEN THE ROAD IS IN FACT DRY AND FRONT TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. ALSO TRIED TO START AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND THEN STALLED. I HAD TO DO THIS THREE TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653154

Incident

Nov 5, 2014

Mileage

76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE SPARK PLUGS OVERHEATED AND TRANSMITTED AN INCORRECT CODE TO THE VEHICLE PROCESSOR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,344. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROCESSOR FAILED AND SENT AN INCORRECT CODE TO THE COILS, WHICH FRIED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. UPDATED 1/7/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10621451

Incident

Dec 9, 2013

Mileage

82,344 mi

BATTERY DIED IN MY 2007 MERCURY MILAN. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608525

Incident

Jul 6, 2014

Mileage

99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

NHTSA ID

10594858

Incident

May 13, 2008

Mileage

32,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT SIX IGNITION COILS, SIX SPARK PLUGS, AND THE DC COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 6/10/14 MA UPDATED 08/20/14

NHTSA ID

10575319

Incident

Mar 14, 2014

Mileage

33,000 mi

WHILE FIRST DRIVING MY CAR FROM A STANDSTILL, I NOTICED THE "WRENCH IDIOT LIGHT" ON. THE CAR SEEMED TO BUCK AS IT WENT THROUGH IT'S GEARS. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED "0" AT THIS TIME. UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO WHAT I THINK IS 4TH GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN THROTTLED BACK TO A LOW RPM, BEFORE RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. EVENTUALLY, I COULD RUN AT 55 MPH @ 3000 RPM'S, BUT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT ANY FURTHER, EVEN WHEN I WENT FASTER. AT THIS TIME, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FINALLY REGISTERED MY TRUE SPEED. A COUPLE OF TIMES, THE RPM'S SUDDENLY SHOT-UP AND THEN THE ENGINE THROTTLED BACK. HOWEVER, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE GONE INTO IT'S FINAL FORWARD GEAR BUT COULDN'T. ON LOCAL ROADS. IT SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD INTO IT'S GEARS. THE WHOLE TIME, THE CAR'S "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10557413

Incident

Dec 26, 2013

Mileage

182,000 mi

PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED THE CAR WAS ACTING PERFECTLY FINE AND HAD NEVER DIED OR BEEN DIFFICULT TO START. ON THE MORNING OF SEPT 23RD I GOT IN THE CAR I STARTED IT AND IT DIED IMMEDIATELY. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 BLOCK AND IT DIED AGAIN. I RESTARTED IT AND IT DROVE A COUPLE MORE BLOCKS AND WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IT DIED AGAIN. AFTER THIS THE CAR WOULD START BUT WOULD SHUT OFF AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. EVERY TIME THE CAR DIED THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP RAN THE COMPUTER WHICH INDICATED THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO GO BAD. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT MUST BE A FAULTY PART. WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED A CODE INDICATED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS ALSO BAD. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND DAMAGE ON THE SENSOR EITHER AND EXPLAINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY GOING OUT BLEW THE SENSOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546725

Incident

Sep 23, 2013

Mileage

108,816 mi

INCIDENT 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 INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE PCM MODULE IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR A VARIETY OF MAKES AND MODELS OF FORD/MERCURY CARS. THE PCM MODULE WAS ALSO ON BACKORDER FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. THE MECHANIC ALSO MADE EXTENSIVE INQUIRIES ABOUT THE CURRENT PCM MODULE AND THE BACKORDERED PCM (WITH NEW DRIVERS AND PROGRAMMING). THE MECHANIC WAS INFORMED THAT PLACING THE OLD PCM IN THE CAR WOULD RESULT IN SIMILAR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEING COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY VERSION OF THE PCM. TOTAL BILL RESULTED IN $3600, GROSS SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT IS MY HOPE THAT FORD BEGINS TO EVALUATE THIS AS AN ISSUE AND PUSH IT TO THE RECALL LIST BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. LASTLY, THE BACK ORDERED PART MEANT THE CAR WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A MONTH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522832

Incident

Jun 11, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE CAR DEALER. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CORNER OF THE DEALERSHIP OFFICE BUILDING.

NHTSA ID

10480222

Incident

Sep 24, 2012

Mileage

600 mi

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE MAKES A FUNNY WHINING SOUNDS AS I INCREASE MY SPEED. THIS INCLUDES GETTING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CANNOT TELL WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THEY JUST TOLD ME TO TURN UP THE RADIO TO IGNORE IT. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436356

Incident

Mar 1, 2011

Mileage

68,000 mi

LESS 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

NHTSA ID

10360581

Incident

Oct 14, 2010