2009 MERCURY MILAN Vehicle Speed Control Problems

I WAS DRIVING UP THE HILL & SLOWED DOWN FOR THE SPEEDBUMP. I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE DRIVEWAY BUT THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING ME TO MISS THE DRIVEWAY & TURN INTO THE YARD. AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPEED UP SO I SCREAMED AT MY HUSBAND "JAMES I CAN'T STOP THE CAR!" HE YANKED THE HANDBRAKE UP BUT IT DIDN'T STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND THE ENGINE MADE A CONTINUOUS HIGH PITCHED RACING SOUND. WE CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE, DAMAGING IT & BREAKING MY LEFT ARM! THE CAR WAS TOTALED. ALL THIS OCCURRED IN JUST A MATTER OF SECONDS. FORTUNATELY OUR FAMILY WAS IN ANOTHER PART OF THE HOUSE AND WEREN'T INJURED.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

MY WIFE AND I HAD RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER SHOPPING. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN. WE WERE ON CITY STREETS IN THE TOWN OF NASHVILLE INDIANA. THE CAR WAS NORMAL. I WENT TO THE NEXT STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ALSO ACTED NORMAL. AS I APPROACHED THE THIRD STOP SIGN AND WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. THE LOUD ENGINE NOISE WAS ALSO NOTICED BY MY WIFE. I SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THE ENGINE IS RACING ALL BY ITSELF WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO MOVE SO I HAD TO PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE RPM TO SEE WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE AND THE READING WAS CLOSE TO 3000 RPM. I HELD MY FOOT VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TOOK THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I SAT AT THE STOP SIGN FOR A FEW MOMENTS BECAUSE OF THE STRANGE NATURE OF THE SITUATION AND I WASNT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING ACTED NORMAL. A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OCCURRED PERIODICALLY OVER THE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP UP TO THE CURRENT DATE. THE CAR THROTTLE ALSO HAS GONE INTO A MODE WHERE IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE DRIVING IT . IT HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED AND IT RESPONDED PROPERLY. NO DATE OR MILEAGE TO REFERENCE. THIS WEEKEND I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND THE "WRENCH" PROBLEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 2015 DO TO MONTHS, NOT MILAGE. I AM NOW REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A NEW ETB UNIT AND INSTALLATION. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND VINTAGE VEHICLE

Mileage: 8,500

THE CAR LOST POWER AND DROPPED SPEED. WRECH ICON WAS LIT ON DASH BUT IT WASN'T OBVIOUS ON PAGE 10 OF OWNERS MANUAL. FOUND ICON ON PAGE 13 AND TOOK CAR BACK HOME ALONG BACK ROADS AS IT WASN' T RUNNING UP TO SPEED TO STAY ON HIGHWAY. LOOKED ONLINE FOR SIMILAR ISSUES AND CONTACTED FORD AT 888-392-3673 FOR POSSIBLE "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM." WAS TOLD THAT CAR WAS NOT ON LIST BUT KEEP ALL RECEIPTS IN CASE IT DOES GO ON A RECALL LIST.

Mileage: 88,333

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPEATEDLY IN ORDER FOR THE SPEED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER WHO MENTIONED THAT APPROVAL WAS REQUIRED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

NOVEMBER 2, 2011, 2009 MERCURY MILAN WAS IN DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT START, JUMPED VEHICLE AND IT STARTED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE; VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO 101 HWY 41, EAST, COURTESY FORD LINCOLN MERCURY, ROME GA 30161-6698. THIS IS DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. PARTS AFFECTED: THROTTLE BODY 500 AND BATTERY. REPAIR COST: $698.78 APRIL 19, 2014, 2009 MERCURY MILAN STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START WHILE MY WIFE WAS OUT SHOPPING. JUMPED VEHICLE AND IT STARTED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE; AGAIN VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO 101 HWY 41, EAST, COURTESY FORD LINCOLN MERCURY, ROME GA 30161-6698. THIS IS DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. PARTS AFFECTED: THROTTLE BODY 500 AND BATTERY. REPAIR COST: $988.60. *TR

Mileage: 112,831

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC RE-CALIBRATED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE STALLING FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BOAT BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PARKED SHERIFF'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND FRACTURED TEETH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OVER A CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SET OF BUSHES AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER AND REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000