2008 Mercury Milan Driver assistance Problems

There is a problem with my tourqe converter with 100k miles. My car won't accelerate.

NHTSA ID

11641428

Incident

Feb 6, 2025

PULLED 2008 MILAN IN PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK, ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, TAPPED GAS PEDAL, ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR STARTED FINE, DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCE, I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR BEGAN 'LIMP HOME' MODE, WAS ABLE TO PULL TO CURB. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. SHUT CAR OFF A FEW MINUTES.STARTED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT ON, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FEW BLOCKS TO GET HOME. NEXT DAY STARTED ENGINE 3 TIMES, EACH STALLING WITHIN SECONDS. NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH CAR. PURCHASED PRECERTIFIED IN 2011, 52,0000 MI. ON IT. WILL OWN 7 YRS. MAY 2018. I PUT 1000 MI. YRLY. ON CAR. ODOMETER NOW UNDER 59,500. ON 3/9/18 CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (WHERE I PURCHASED IT). CAR SAT IN LOT 10 DAYS BEFORE LOOKED AT. FINALLY, CHECKED AND DIAGNOSED. INSTALLED NEW THROTTLE BODY. RE-TESTED. PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW ACCELERATOR. RE-TEST. PROBLEM. CODES APPEARING. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN.TOLD TO KEEP CALLING DEALERSHIP. I'VE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS STAFF ALREADY & ASKED FOR LOANER CAR. NOT GRANTED. I DID INTERNET RESEARCH & FOUND LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD ABOUT 'LIMP HOME' MODE INVOLVING THROTTLE BODY & COMPUTER SENSORS DEFECT ON FORD, MERCURY & LINCOLN BROUGHT ON BY NCCC. FORD NOT FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECT INVOLVING 1.6 MILLION CARS. MANY INTERNET SITES HAVE SHOWN COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! NUMEROUS OWNERS WROTE TO VALIDATE CAR REPAIRED ONLY TO EXPERIENCE SAME 'LIMP HOME' INCIDENT RETURN. STORIES INVOLVE HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED BY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE IT'S BACK TO FORCING FORD TO OWN UP TO NEGLECT TO MAKE A PROFIT. MY EXPERIENCE LEAVES ME WITHOUT A CAR, CANCELLATIONS OF APPTS, RELYING ON CABS OR FRIEND TO SHOP.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S NOW 4 WEEKS WITHOUT A CAR. AM TOLD WARRANTY EXPIRED. CAN I PLEASE BE DIRECTED TO PROPER GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS?

NHTSA ID

11083858

Incident

Mar 6, 2018

Mileage

59,500 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER (RIESS FORD SALES, INC., 768 IL-13, MARISSA, IL, 602257) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A THREE INCH BULGE SURROUNDING THE AIR BAG AREA. THE DEALER TOOK PICTURES; HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR CORRESPONDENCE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11043879

Incident

Jul 31, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I STILL HAD POWER TO THE RADIO AND LIGHTS BUT THE CAR WENT LIMP. I WAS BARLEY ABLE TO TURN IT INTO A PARKING LOT FOR SAFETY BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. I AM LUCKY I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IT WENT FROM 45 MPH TO NOTHING IN SECONDS.

NHTSA ID

11004082

Incident

Jul 9, 2017

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

NHTSA ID

10958291

Incident

Sep 9, 2015

Mileage

15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO UPHILL IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WORKED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ABLE TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10823074

Incident

Jan 28, 2016

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

NHTSA ID

10672246

Incident

Jan 10, 2015

Mileage

132,000 mi

THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY FORTUNATELY OCCURRED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A VACATION HOME IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PART WAS REPLACED. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION WHEN THE FAILURE TOOK PLACE. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WILL STILL RUN AT AN IDLE, THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND ENOUGH TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE FAILURE OF THIS PART AS A LIFE THREATENING MATTER AND ISSUE A RECALL OF ALL MODELS AFFECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619357

Incident

Mar 20, 2014

Mileage

66,000 mi

THE CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WHICH IS CAUSING THE CAR TO HAVE NO ACCELERATION OR UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AT VARIOUS TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619164

Incident

Jul 8, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

NHTSA ID

10598105

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

12,000 mi

VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, COULD NOT STOP UNTIL SHE STRUCK THE TWO PARKED VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594797

Incident

May 8, 2014

Mileage

26,658 mi

AFTER I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, I STARTED THE ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 750 R.P.M. WHICH IS THE APPROXIMATE IDLE SPEED OF THE CAR. WHILE IN GEAR, I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACK DUE TO LACK OF POWER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN CHANDLER, AZ. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE CAR IS OPERATING NORMAL, ALTHOUGH IT HAS ONLY BEEN FOUR DAYS SINCE THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. I DO NOT TRUST IT ANYMORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10575139

Incident

Mar 24, 2014

Mileage

68,703 mi

NO MATTER IF COLD OR HOT, GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARD, ENGINE SURGES. BETTER HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE HARD TO KEEP FROM SURGING UNCONTROLLABLE. HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10565280

Incident

Sep 30, 2013

Mileage

64,000 mi

MY 2008 MERCURY MILAN STALLS AND ACCELERATES RAPIDLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO PLACE MY FEET ON THE BRAKES AND GAS AT STOPS BECAUSE THE ENGINE INCREASES POWER AND THE CAR ACTUALLY JUMPS AT TIMES WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE PEDAL. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS RAPID ACCELERATION AND I HAVE ACTUALLY ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. MY VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. 1. POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE 2. IGNITION COILS 3. SPARK PLUGS 4. THROTTLE BODY I CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOTHING THE COMPANY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563301

Incident

Feb 4, 2014

Mileage

108,000 mi

I 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 2 DAYS LATER WHERE IT WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AND JUST DRIFT TO A STOP. SAME ISSUE OF HAVING TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOW COMPLETELY PARKED AT MY PARENTS HOUSE SINCE I CAN NOT TRUST WHEN THE CAR WILL WORK OR NOT WORK. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND CANNOT BE REAR ENDED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING.

NHTSA ID

10544835

Incident

Aug 22, 2013

Mileage

97,000 mi

THE FOLLOWING CHECK ENGINE CODES APPEARED: P2104, P2112. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536198

Incident

Jul 19, 2013

I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE LEAVING ME AT RISK IN INTERSECTIONS AND AT RISK OF BEING REARENDED. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED BUT ONE COULD HAVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532040

Incident

Jul 19, 2013

Mileage

85,450 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT WOULD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IF HE FOOT WAS NOT COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. BOTH INCIDENTS, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10514855

Incident

May 26, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WOULD RUB AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID

10439163

Incident

Jun 1, 2011

Mileage

25,000 mi

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION ISSUE. COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP WITH BRAKES, E BRAKE, SHUT OFF NEUTRAL SHIFT. REACHED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. FINALLY CAR SLOWED DOWN, SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER NO RESPONSE YET. *KB

NHTSA ID

10426255

Incident

Sep 17, 2011

Mileage

35,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING AND AT LESS THEN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING A CURB. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SKIDDED SEVERAL FEET BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE FAILURE OCCURRING WITH OTHER MODELS AND THAT THERE WAS NO USE IN BRINGING THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

NHTSA ID

10423935

Incident

Aug 27, 2011

Mileage

16,000 mi

MY 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 WAS NORMAL. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CAR WAS EXAMINED EXTENSIVELY. NOTHING WAS FOUND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214131

Incident

Jan 4, 2008

Mileage

1,100 mi