2010 Mercury Milan Driver assistance Problems

When starting to drive 2 days ago multiple braking warnings went off on the vehicle, including Advance Trac warnings. The vehicle became extremely difficult to stop, requiring high pressure on the pedal. It was able to be stopped safely as there was an empty parking lot nearby. It was taken to a Ford Dealership (Tri-County Ford) and diagnosed with a failure of the ABS Control Module. The part was confirmed by the dealer to be the same as in NHTSA recall # 19V904000 (Ford recall 19S54). Repair cost $1220, dealer advised calling Ford. I then called Ford who informed me that my specific VIN was not covered under the recall. There were no issues or warnings prior to this event. The worst part is that this is the second time such an serious incident has occurred with my vehicle which could have harmed or killed me or others. In 2019 the Power Steering failed spontaneously on the car while driving and again, the 2011 Milan Hybrid was covered but not my specific 2010 VIN (I filed a separate NHTSA complaint and sent a letter to Ford yet there were multiple reports prior, and multiple similar reports since then, sadly). I have now experienced two major safety events with the vehicle. Thankfully I was very fortunate to walk away from both (at a combined cost of $3000), yet these should have been corrected by Ford and covered under recalls. I am an emergency medicine physician who takes care of people injured in motor vehicle accidents. Shame on you, Ford and NHTSA for failing to correct either problem and for keeping similarly unsafe and unrepaired cars on the road! Make sure the correct vehicles are covered with these recalls and if not and additional reports come in, it is your duty to expand them to keep the public safe!

NHTSA ID

11508394

Incident

Feb 19, 2023

I STARTED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED.

NHTSA ID

11396778

Incident

Feb 16, 2021

Mileage

175,000 mi

POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC LOCKED ON ME TWICE WHILE DRIVING FIRST TIME I WAS ON EXPRESS WAY AND HIT WALL 2ND TIME I KNEW WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AND OF COURSE STEERING LOCKED AND I ALMOST CRASHED AGAIN THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE MY RESEARCH SHOWS ME FOLKS HAVE DIED FROM THIS BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH DEATHS IT WON'T BE RECALLED THIS IS CRAZY WHY RECALL 2011 THAT HAS SAME PART AND NOT 2010

NHTSA ID

11378051

Incident

Dec 1, 2020

Mileage

200 mi

CAR LOOSES ALL POWER ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SPUTTERS VERY DANGEROUS! THROTTLE BODY CODE CAME UP WITH MY MECHANIC TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW . HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES THIS PAST MONTH FORD TOLD ME A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS AT FAULT THAT HAS BEEN FIXED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT OF CAR BASICALLY SHUTTING DOWN ..LIMP MODE FOR SAFETY ??? FORD ! YOU DRIVE THIS CAR 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN LIMP MODE IGAGES PRETTY SCARY !! YOUR GOING TO KILL PEOPLE !

NHTSA ID

11374629

Incident

Oct 7, 2020

Mileage

12,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT FLAT HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND REMAINED REVVED UP AS I REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL VISUALLY CHECKED THAT IT WAS IN DRIVE AND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T ON, AND IT WAS IN DRIVE AND CRUISE WAS T TURNED ON. I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL, THEN TAPPED 3 QUICK TIMES, TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS AFTER I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT QUIT REVVING UP AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL, DECELERATED BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON EITHER PEDAL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

11366810

Incident

Oct 22, 2020

Mileage

122,234 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST THEN THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY WENT BACKWARDS DUE TO THE IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET. THE ENGINE AND THE RADIATOR WERE PUNCTURED DUE TO THE IMPACT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNDRIVABLE. THE CONTACT WENT TO A DOCTOR WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED SHE SUSTAINED NECK AND MINOR BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,000.

NHTSA ID

11365554

Incident

Oct 12, 2020

Mileage

182,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND ELECTRIC STABILIZER LIGHTS CAME ON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF FULL BRAKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC; HE DISCOVERED THAT THE ABS PUMP WAS LEAKING. I PURCHASED A USED ABS PUMP, AND AFTER INSTALLING IT, THE MECHANIC HAD NO SUCCESS RESETTING THE CODES. HE TOLD ME IT COULD BE THAT THE PART IS A USED ONE, SO I ORDERED A NEW ABS PUMP FROM PARTS MAVEN FORD. AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW PART, THE MECHANIC HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH IT AS WELL. THE MECHANIC IS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR OR RESET ALL CODES FOR THE ELECTRIC STABILIZER, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS AND ADEQUATELY CALIBRATE THE BRAKES. IT LEFT THE BRAKE VERY SOFT ON THE PEDAL, AND IT REQUIRED PRESSING THE BRAKE HARD TO THE FLOOR TO BRING THE CAR TO A FULL STOP. WHAT'S WORST, WHEN MOVING FROM THE PARK, THE CAR WOULD ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND IS NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE AS IT OUGHT TO DO. IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP, AND IT REQUIRES PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE AND LONGER DISTANCE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR OWNERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM MENTIONED ABOVE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES FIX FOR FREE AT A FORD REPAIR SHOP. I CONTACTED FORD ON 10/12/20 ONLY TO BE TOLD BY THE FORD REPAIR SHOP AND ON AN ONLINE CHAT WITH A FORD REP THAT MY CAR, WHILE IT'S ONE OF THE VEHICLES LISTED IN THE RECALL, IS NOT APPLICABLE DUE TO MY VIN#. IT IS VERY TROUBLESOME BECAUSE FORD ONLY LIMITED THE RECALL TO SOME 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID AND NOT TO MINE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY ADMITTED TO KNOWING ABOUT AND IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FIX IT, YET THEY REFUSE TO INCLUDE MY CAR. SINCE I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE USE OF MY CAR FOR OVER ONE MONTH, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT TO A FORD REPAIR SHOP AND GET IT TO FIX AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD TO GET MY MONEY REIMBURSED.

NHTSA ID

11364107

Incident

Oct 10, 2020

I WAS DRIVING THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH. THE ERROR LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE CAR NO LONGER ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO DRIVE. THE ELECTRIC RACK AND PINION FOR MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MERCURY MILANS BUT MY PARTICULAR CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME RECALL EVEN WITH THE SAME OCCURANCE.

NHTSA ID

11353827

Incident

Sep 5, 2020

Mileage

138,000 mi

RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WHEEL INSTANTLY LOCKED UP ON ME STATING IN THE MESSAGE CENTER OF THE CAR "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" SERVICE POWER STEERING" SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" CAUSED A ACCIDENT AND NOW MY CAR CAUSE SO MUCH MONEY TO FIX. I LOST CONTROL BECAUSE THE WHEEL STOP TURNING.

NHTSA ID

11341608

Incident

Jul 27, 2020

Mileage

220,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY THERE IS A JERK IN THE CAR, THE TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT SAYS PULL OVER WHEN SAFE, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, AND WE CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. WE PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

11324675

Incident

May 9, 2020

Mileage

104,000 mi

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR ABS BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHER CARS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED.

NHTSA ID

11320863

Incident

Mar 14, 2020

Mileage

192,000 mi

ADVANCETEC WARNING COMES ON AND POWER STEERING NEEDS SERVICE COMES ON AND THE N YOU LOSE POWER STEERING . HAVE HAD RACK AND PINON REPLACE AND AFTER 2 WEEKS IT GOES OUT AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11299718

Incident

Jan 8, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, BRAKES FELT SOFT AND CAR WOULDN'T STOP. SHE WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT LOW SPEEDS AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. FORD SAYS IT'S DUE TO A FAULTY ABS MODULE WHICH SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT NO SAFETY RECALL. ISSUE ALSO AFFECTED TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND PREVENTED HYBRID FROM STAYING IN EV MODE WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. FORD CHARGING OVER $1,200 TO REPLACE ABS MODULE.

NHTSA ID

11241813

Incident

Jul 20, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

IT'S BEEN PULLING HARD AND JERKING THE CAR LOT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX IT AND NEVER HAS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND IT ALWAYS SMELLS LIKE IT'S OVERHEATING

NHTSA ID

11182675

Incident

Sep 17, 2018

INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE BEGINS TO DECELERATE. ONCE VEHICLE IS PULLED OVER TO SAFETY, VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE MAY BE RESTARTED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT DISAPPEARS AND THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY FOR A FEW MORE MILES. THEN, THE ISSUE COMES BACK AGAIN. TO GET ANYWHERE FROM A TO B, THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO BE PULLED OVER TO SAFETY AND SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED EACH TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DECELERATE.

NHTSA ID

11171911

Incident

Nov 2, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS). MONTROSE FORD (3960 MEDINA RD, FAIRLAWN, OH 44333, (330) 666-0711) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE OPTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 13N03 (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY EXTENDED COVERAGE). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FOR THREE DAYS OR LONGER, IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TRAVELED THROUGH A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY BRAKE SYSTEM RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB

NHTSA ID

11160903

Incident

Jan 10, 2018

Mileage

71,000 mi

TAKATA INFLATORS : I PICKED UP MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN AFTER BEING ADVISED OF THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY AFTER 2 MONTHS STATING MY CAR WAS READY AS I ARRIVED TO THE DEALERSHIP I RETURNED THE RENTAL AND TRIED TO START MY OWN CAR AND COULD NOT THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPED AND I LEFT DEALER TURNED INTO TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE CAR WAS SEIZED UP INTO 2ND GEAR THE BELTS HAVE POSSIBLE DRY ROT BRAKES HAVE CORROSION FROM THE CAR BEING STATIONARY ALL THE TIME WAITING ON PARTS. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD MANY CARS ARE HAVING NUMEROUS ISSUES AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND I WAS THEN LEFT TO DRIVE MY UNSAFE VEHICLE HOME

NHTSA ID

11152208

Incident

Nov 17, 2018

Mileage

200,000 mi

MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN WOULD NOT EXCEED 15 MILES PER HOUR AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT WERE LIT ON MY DASHBOARD

NHTSA ID

11142220

Incident

Oct 22, 2018

Mileage

27,910 mi

I WAS IN MOTION MERGING ONTO A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. I RAN OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE MANHOLE COVERS WHILE LIGHTLY BRAKING TO SEE IF IT WAS CLEAR. BUT WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE BECAUSE IT WASN'T CLEAR TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY I HAD BARELY ANY BRAKE! THANKFULLY THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABLE TO MERGE OR I WOULD HAVE HIT HIM. AFTER THAT I HAD A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. LEFT IT IN A PARKING LOT UNTIL AFTER WORK. SO HOURS LATER, THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. BUT I DIDN'T TRUST IT. HAD IT TOWED AND FORD TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS HCU AND ECU AND THAT THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY AFTER TRAVELING ON A ROUGH ROADWAY. I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE ROAD THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T REMEMBER IT BEING A ROUGH ROAD. THEN I SAW THE TWO CONSECUTIVE MANHOLE COVERS. I RAN THEM OVER IN MY HUSBANDS TRUCK AND SURE ENOUGH, EVEN HIS TRUCK JOLTED FROM THEM, ENOUGH FOR THE ABS TO ENGAGE. THIS IS A HORRIBLE ISSUE AND I'M AMAZED THAT FORD HAS NOT MADE IT A RECALL YET! WHAT WILL IT TAKE!? THE REPAIR WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE. AND I WAS OUT OF A CAR FOR TWO WHOLE WEEKS! IT TOOK ALMOST A WEEK FOR THE PART TO COME IN. NOT SURE IF THAT WAS THE DEALERS BS OR FORD NOT HAVING THE PARTS READILY AVAILABLE FOR AN ISSUE THEY ALREADY KNOW EXISTS. THIS HAS NOT BEEN MY FIRST FORD PRODUCT BUT IT SURE MAY BE MY LAST!

NHTSA ID

11128259

Incident

Aug 13, 2018

Mileage

83,077 mi

HEADING TO WORK. ADVANCE TRACK MAY. POPS ON. THEN SERVICE POWER STEARING. STEERING WHEEL FELT A LITTLE TIGHT. BUT IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE. MADE IT TO WORK, ONCE SHIFT WAS OVER. I WENT TO BACK OUT AND THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL. COME TO.FIND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM. ON THE 2010'S. ALL.SEEM.TO.BE HAPPONG WITH AN THE LAST 12-18 MONTHS. ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS (FURL RANK RECALL, AND THE CURRENT AIR BAG RECALL.) THIS THINGS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD! THAT'S TOO MANY MAJOR ISSUES. COME ON FORD! I GUESS IT WILL TAKE A BIG ACCIDENT FOR ANYTHING TO REALLY HAPPEN.....

NHTSA ID

11120240

Incident

Aug 15, 2018

Mileage

103,000 mi

WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND GAVE ME THE CODES TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SENSOR SWITCH FOR BOTH REAR BREAKS WHERE REPLACED. A WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPENED. IT IS CURRENTLY DOING THE SAME THING. THE BREAK SYSTEM LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT. NOBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ON PRIVATE STREETS WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AT LEAST 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL PICK UP SPEED AND GO.

NHTSA ID

11115597

Incident

Jul 12, 2018

Mileage

104,742 mi

SURGING WHILE DRIVING ON URBAN STREET, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MECHANIC SAID CODE 2111 SHOWS. CODE INDICATES MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY.

NHTSA ID

11103087

Incident

Jun 21, 2018

Mileage

74,955 mi

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY. WET ROAD THE CAR WOULD SLIDE ON CURVE ROADS IN SNOW THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND WON'T BARELY MOVES RPM GO DOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T MOVE IN REVERSE SOMETIMES. TIRES GET WORN OUT EVERY 4 TO 6 WEEKS WIRES SHOW TO TIRE ON THE IN SIDE . STEERING DON'T LOCK WHEN CAR IS OFF AND KEY OUT. CAR SALES ME TO TAKE KEY OUT WHILE ITS IN GEAR. AND CAR CAN BE SHIFT IN GEAR AND STEER WHEN KEY IS NOT IN. DIDN'T DO THIS WHEN I GOT IT. ONCE AND A WHILE POWER TRAIN LIGHT COMES ON AND ITS STUCK IN LOW GEAR.

NHTSA ID

11080973

Incident

Dec 27, 2017

PANEL LIGHT CAME ON,"SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" WHILE DRIVING,HAD TOWED,RESET, DID THE SAME THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED GEAR AND PINION, NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, ALMOST HAD A WRECK. CAR HAS 117,000 MILES.NO THE TRACTION LIGHT COME ON. HAD RESET ,SAME PROBLEM. ADVANCE AUTO HAD CODES C1277,C1963,P1450,P0456

NHTSA ID

11074537

Incident

Feb 23, 2018

Mileage

117,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN. I HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOW THE "SERVICE THE ADVANCE TRACK" AND THE "SERVICE THE POWER STEERING" WARNING MESSAGE WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE CAR NO LONGER HAS POWER STEERING. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE ON THE 2011 MILAN. THE 2010 HAS THE IDENTICAL PART. WHY IS THE DEFECT A RECALL ON THE 2011 MILAN AND NOT ON THE 2010? IT IS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART.

NHTSA ID

11063072

Incident

Jan 11, 2017

Mileage

119,000 mi