2007 MERCURY MILAN Power Train Problems

MY MOM WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65-70/MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND SHUT OFF WHILE IT WAS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING! SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON HER. WE'VE CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS AND APPARENTLY THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE 2011 MODELS, BUT NOTHING OLDER. HOWEVER, I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS AND THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, SHE COULD'VE BEEN KILLED!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!

Mileage: 118,000

ISSUE WITH PCM BEING SHORT CIRCUITED. RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE IGNITION COILS, FUEL INJECTOR AND PCM. VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ACCELERATING, STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLY. KEPT CUTTING OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND EVENTUALLY STAYED ON.

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???

Mileage: 74,000

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.

Mileage: 111,656

VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE RPM'S GOES UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ON EXPRESSWAY. IF YOU STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT RESETS AND DRIVES NORMAL. A COUPLE TIMES A DAY THIS HAPPENS.

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WITH MY TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER AND THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER CALLING MY MECHANIC I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN ON A MAJOR FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SOME INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE MERCURY AND OTHERS. I CALLED A FORD DEALER WHO SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PART OF THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" AND HE WOULD NOT TELL ME ANY OTHER INFORMATION CITING LIABILITY CONCERNS.

Mileage: 121,000

WE WERE NORTHWEST BOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE JUST BEFORE RT 11 SOUTH OF YOUNGSTOWN. TRAVELLING 70 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DECELERATED. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 5 OR 10 MPH. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED UNTIL THE MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE. AAA ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE NEXT AVAILABLE TURNAROUND AND RETURN HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT 70 MILES AWAY. AFTER WE TURNED AROUND, THE AAA TECHNICIAN FOLLOWED US TO THE NEXT SERVICE PLAZA. WHILE THERE HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE'S FLUIDS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE'S DIAGNOSTIC CHECK INDICATED THAT ALL OF THE MONITORED SYSTEMS WERE ALRIGHT. WE DROVE THE 70 MILES HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I SUSPECT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONNECTIVITY AS REFERENCED IN FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.

Mileage: 102,462

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING AND CHANGING GEARS. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,500.

Mileage: 83,500

WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO OVER 55 WITH RPM'S AT 3000. ALL THE WHILE HAVING THE WRENCH IDIOT LIGHT ON. HOPING THERE IS RECALL BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE OR EVEN FOR IT TO BE FIXED. *TR

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

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AT THE STOP SIGN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS GONE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL RECENTLY THE CAR SHUTTERS AND DIES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN YOU SLOW OR COME TO A STOP. IT ALSO LOSES POWER AND ACCELLERATES VERY SLOWLY. NOW THE WRENCH LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND THE CAR SURGES WHEN DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND OTHERS ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS VERY ISSUE. ALL MY MILAGE IS HIGHWAY MILES AS I DRIVE 160 MILES ROUND TRIP PER DAY. THE THROTTLE BODYS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND A DEFINATE SAFETY HAZARD AS THE TROUBLE JUST KICKS IN AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURING DURING BUMPER TO BUMPER IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR AND TRIED TO KEEP IT LIKE NEW. I THINK THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE THROTTLE BODYS NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

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

Mileage: 182,000

I WAS LEAVING WORK (5/23) ON MY WAY HOME WHEN MY CAR OUT OF NO WHERE STARTED TO SPUTTER. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED FINE SO I DROVE IT HOME. THAT EVENING MY HUSBAND CAME HOME AND STARTED IT TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND IT SPUTTERED AND SHIMMIED AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY (5/24) SO THEY COULD DIAGNOSE IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE COILS AND THE PCM HAD TO BE REPLACED I AM STILL WITHOUT MY CAR BECAUSE FORD HAS YET TO SHIP THE PART. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PCM IS ON SALES HOLD. IT IS NOW JUNE 11TH. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MY PCM WAS REPLACED. THIS IS GETTING TO BE A COSTLY SITUATION AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT FORD IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS. THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS THE FUSION, TAURUS, EDGE, LINCOLN ZEPHYR AND MK AND MKX, MERCURY MILAN AND SABLE. *TR

Mileage: 94,417

MY MERCURY MILAN, I STARTED NOTICING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OF MY AIR BAG BACK IN 2010, THAT AS I FIRST START THE CAR, THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL WOULD BE ON, AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES IT WOULD THEN GO OFF, BUT NOW ON ALL THE TIME DUE TO A MODULE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE 2ND PROBLEM IS OF MY TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN TRAFFIC, ALOT OF STOPPING AND STARTING, I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP OUT AS IF I'M IN NEUTRAL, I'VE SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL OR TALK OF IT FOR THIS PROBLEM OF SOME OF THE NEWER MODELS, BUT THE YEAR FOR 2007, THERE IS NOTHING FOR IT, SO THIS PROBLEM STARTED WELL BEFORE THE YEARS THAT WERE LISTED, THIS CONCERNS ME AS IF I NEEDED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY FOR SOME ODD REASON, SPECIALLY WHILE HAVING FAMILY IN THE CAR, THERE'D BE NOW WAY OF DOING SO QUICKLY IF DESIRED, AND WOULD ABSORB AN IMPACT OF ANY .SO THE 2 ITEMS LISTED CONCERNS ME AS A CONSUMER FOR "SAFETY REASON" SPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING MY CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON 11/16/2011 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS MINIMAL TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY INTO A TRUCK STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STATION THAT IDENTIFIED A THROTTLE ACTUATOR SHUTDOWN. SYSTEM WAS RESET BUT NO OTHER PROBLEM COULD BE IDENTIFIED AT THAT TIME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 6/15/2012, TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH ON A BACK ROAD, NO OTHER TRAFFIC, WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE. VEHICLE MILEAGE AT TIME OF SECOND INCIDENT WAS APPROX 100,040. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PART TO BE REPLACED WAS IDENTIFIED. MY CONCERN IS THIS REPRESENTS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WERE THIS TO OCCUR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE IS ALSO A HARD JARRING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE THROTTLE SHUTDOWN OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 88,479

CAR 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 TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT CAR WAS FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON TRANS STARTED TO SLIP BROUGHT CAR BACK. THEY REBUILT TRANS AGAIN. POWER TRAIN LIGHT ON AGAIN CAR JERKED IN REVERSE,BACK TO TRANNY SHOP SAID IT WAS SLIPPING AGAIN. SHOP DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE CHANCE WITH CURRENT TRANSMISSION REBUILT ANOTHER TRANS AND INSTALLED IN CAR. WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM CAR IN SHOP AGAIN.HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SIX MONTHS.CAN'T DRIVE CAR AT ALL. *KB

Mileage: 39,252

CAR 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 TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT CAR WAS FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON TRANS STARTED TO SLIP BROUGHT CAR BACK. THEY REBUILT TRANS AGAIN. POWER TRAIN LIGHT ON AGAIN CAR JERKED IN REVERSE,BACK TO TRANNY SHOP SAID IT WAS SLIPPING AGAIN. SHOP DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE CHANCE WITH CURRENT TRANSMISSION REBUILT ANOTHER TRANS AND INSTALLED IN CAR. WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM CAR IN SHOP AGAIN.HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SIX MONTHS.CAN'T DRIVE CAR AT ALL. *KB

Mileage: 39,252

12/12/2010--THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AS I LEFT MY GRANDSON BIRTHDAY ,I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST MONTH IT ONLY HAS 19,800 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 19,200

I BOUGHT MY 2007 MERCURY MILAN PREMIERE IN NOV OF 2007. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REAL PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. ON A FRIDAY WE WERE DRIVING TO MY KIDS DOCTORS AND NOTICED THAT THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING A LITTLE BIT. ON THE WAY BACK IT GOT WORSE. SO WE TOOK IT IN TO A FRIENDS TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HE HAD TOLD US THAT THE TRANNY WAS GONE, BAD HISTORY. SO HE HAD MY CAR FOR 8 DAYS PUTTING A REBUILT TRANNY IN IT. WE GOT IT BACK ON THE 8TH NIGHT AND STARTED DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. SO WE TOOK IT BACK AND THE AXLE SEAL HAD GONE BAD. SO ANOTHER DAY AND A HALF OF MY CAR BEING IN THE SHOP. WE HAD THE CAR BACK FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND I WAS DRIVING IT TO THE STORE AND THE RPM'S WENT WAY UP TO 6500 AND WASN'T MOVING. SO I PULLED OVER. WAITED 3 HOURS TO BE TOWED. SO COME TO FIND OUT MY TRANNY IS OUT AGAIN AND THEY NOW HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 5 DAYS. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT 3 OTHER MILANS HAVE BEEN IN FOR TRANNY WORK. I HAVE DISH OUT $1650 FOR A REBUILT TRANNY AND $480 FOR A RENTAL. I NOW HAVE A RENTAL BUT THANKFULLY THE TRANNY PLACE IS PAYING FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE BEARING ON THE DRIVE LINE OF MY 2007 MILAN IS BAD AND THE CAR HAS ABOUT 29000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO GET FIXED. THE DEALER CAN'T GET THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM FORD. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

AFTER OBTAINING THE 2007 MERCURY MILAN I4 PREMIERE, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC, INASMUCH THAT IT "JERKED" WHEN PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE AND WOULDN'T OPERATE BEYOND 3RD GEAR. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER, COSTA MESA LINCOLN MERCURY, THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM APPEARED REMEDIED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN RETURNED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE SAME DEALERS SERVICE, WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR OVER A MONTH. I MADE MY SECOND AND THIRD PAYMENTS WHILE IT SAT IN SERVICE. AT THIS POINT, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE CONTROLLER, SOLENOID, ETC. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE SECOND TIME, I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT BACK TO THE FREEWAY WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN, SO I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR A THIRD TIME TO SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER, THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY. THE DEALER HAD A FORD FACTORY SERVICE REP. OUT FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND WHEN ASKED HOW TO FIX THE VEHICLE HE REPLIED, "REPLACE IT." THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT TO REPLACE IT WILL STILL TAKE ANOTHER 3 WEEKS OR SO. I FEEL THIS RIDICULOUS, BECAUSE THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. MORE THAN I HAVE HAD IT TO ENJOY, WHILE STILL BEING REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENTS. FORD/MERCURY HAD BETTER REMEDY THIS, TO MY SATISFACTION, QUICKLY! *JB

Mileage: 900