2010 MERCURY MILAN Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body and the throttle body injectors failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

I have a 2010 mercury milan premier thats power steering went out I found out the part has been recalled on the 2011 model but not the 2010 model and it's the same exact part so now the 2011 has been recalled but not the 2010 and I'm out over 600 dollars + to fix it

The vehicle just slowed to a stop. I just nursed it to a repair shop!

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE A WRENCH EMBLEM APPEARED ON MY DASH WARNING PANEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. IN THE LAST INSTANCE THE VEHICLE THEN DROPPED SPEED FROM 45 MPH TO 5 MPH AND RAN VERY ROUGHLY. I THEN PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE CURB AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE THEN DROVE HOME WITH NO ISSUE. I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND FOUND THE INDICATOR WAS A THROTTLE LINKAGE MALFUNCTION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY BUT THIS DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE. LUCKILY FOR ME THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AS WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. I CHECKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT FOUND NONE. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 78,000

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 !

Mileage: 12,000

VEHICLE STALL WHILE SITTING AT LIGHT - CAR IN DRIVE. CAR NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN A ROW AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GAS AND ACCELERATE. LET CAR SIT FOR AWHILE, RESTARTED AND IT STALLED. OTHER TIMES WHILE IDLE - CAR IN PARK, ENGINE SURGES. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY OTHERS.

Mileage: 115,935

THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY, STARTED UP. ABOUT A MILE LATER IT STALLED AGAIN...NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON... THEN COMBUSTED INTO FLAMES AND BURNT TO THE GROUND.*DT*AS*DT*JB

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED TOWN EAST FORD (18411 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, MESQUITE, TX 75150) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INLET AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), WHICH SHE RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY HOLMAN FORD (3641 NJ-42, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012, 888-449-0296), BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TAKATA PLUS NUMEROUS OTHER RECALLS: POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, "CONTAMINATION ON INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS OF THE THROTTLE BODY" REAR TAIL LIGHTS REPLACED, ARM REST REPLACED AS IT BECAME DETACHED, BATTERY REPLACED AT 23K MILES AND DOES NOT HOLD A CHARGE AND CONSISTENTLY NEEDS TO BE RECHARGED. THIS HAPPENED AT A LIGHT IN A MAJOR AND VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I WENT AND THE CAR DID NOT MOVE AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. IT ADDITIONALLY OVER EXCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO DEALER AS THE CAR DIED DUE TO FAILED THROTTLE. *TT

Mileage: 33,303

REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED EVEN WHILE BRAKE PADDLE IS ENGAGED... BASICALLY I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS... ALSO FUEL RECALLS STILL HASNT BEEN DONE ON MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 22,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AND THE SERVICE REPAIR AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,953.

Mileage: 69,953

I M DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH 70 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE SPEED REDUCES AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WRENCH ICON SHOWS UP.

Mileage: 69,953

I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM A TRIP AND MY CAR STALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. I WOULD BE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IT WOULD JUST CUT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET INTO THE SERVICE LANE AND RESTART THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT THEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER 7 TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING IN ABOUT AN HOUR, I EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A TOW. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MERCURY CARS IN MY MODEL YEAR DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS SO WIDESPREAD, FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WOULD COVER A THROTTLE BODY REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, IT SEEMED LIKE MY CAR WOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH THE LISTS AND ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $500-$700. THIS IS COMPLETELY CRAZY TO ME BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENS TO CARS LIKE MINE AND HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE COMPANY AT NO COST. I BELIEVE I SHOULD ALSO RECEIVE THAT BENEFIT. I TALKED TO THE COMPANY AND HAVE LODGED A FORMAL COMPLAINT, AND I WILL ALSO BE SENDING A LETTER BECAUSE THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. STALLING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 70+ IS DANGEROUS AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED HAD I BEEN HIT.

Mileage: 83,738

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM CONCERNING THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND A WRENCH SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

2010 MILAN HYBRID LOST POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS IN HEAVY FAST INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. SAFE TO PULLOVER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, MAX SPEED OF 5MPH , DEALER REPLACED 12V BATTERY FIRST TIME. 4 TO SIX MONTHS LATER, SAME DANGEROUS SCENARIO AND ONE MORE TIME TRYING TO GET VEHICLE TO A DEALER.THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE ONLY RECALL WAS ON MODELS AFTER 2010 BEGINNING IN 2011. THE 2010 WERE NEVER RECALLED ALTHOUGH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. 54000 MILES ON VEHICLE.

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

TROTTLE ACUTATOR STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION AS THE CAR WAS MOVING ABOUT 25 MPH, PRESSED THE ACCELARATOR BUT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING,ENGINE WAS AT IDDLE, AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WORKED FOR ABOT A MINUTE AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WHEN I GOT HOME AFTER A FEW RESTARTS I HOOKED UP MY COMUPTER TO READ THE OBD CODE THAT CAME ON !! IT WAS CODE P2112 , WITCH IS THE TROTTLE ACUTATOR MODULE !! AFTER RESETING THE OBD CODE IT WAS WORKING FINE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I'LL TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE LATER. IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE TROTTLE ACUTATOR ON THE TROTTLE BODY !!! A DESIGN FLAW IS VERY POSSIBLE, AND IT PRESENTS A DANGER WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED. A RECAL SHOULD BE IN THE WORKS FOR FORD !!! I HAVE READ TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 32,000 MILES AND IS A 2010 YEAR.

Mileage: 32,000

I WAS DRIVING ON 495 TOWARD SILVER SPRING/GEORGIA AVE. AND THE CALL JUST LOSS ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CAR CRUISED AT ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND HAD TO WORK MY WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I'M TAKING THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON 8/23/2016 FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE CASE WAS CLOSED WITHOUT A RECALL. LET ME TELL YOU, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY REAL BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SOMETHING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.

Mileage: 62,000

STALLS (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES. THE VEHICLE KEEPS MOVING, BUT AT DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEEDS. AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WRENCH SYMBOL GOES AWAY. AFTERWARDS DRIVING BACK TO STALLING (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES.

Mileage: 79,540

STALLS (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES. THE VEHICLE KEEPS MOVING, BUT AT DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEEDS. AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WRENCH SYMBOL GOES AWAY. AFTERWARDS DRIVING BACK TO STALLING (APPROX 10 MPH) THEN SUDDEN SURGES.

Mileage: 79,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THROTTLE BODY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,089.

Mileage: 60,089

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIRD TIME TAKING MY CAR IN, CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. KEEP GETTING CODE PO455, PO457 AND NOW P2119. I JUST WENT IN LESS THEN 3 MTHS AGO AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY PCM CALIBRATION UPDATE, BAM STARTING AGAIN. IT IS VERY SCARY TO GO DOWN THE ROAD AND LOSE POWER OR WHILE DRIVING GIVE IT GAS & IT JERKS. 2010 MILAN

Mileage: 77,000

DRIVING DOWN THE CAR STALLED AND SPUTTERED PULLED OVER AND IT RESTARTED FINE DRINK HALF MILE AND DID IT AGAIN ALMOST GO HIT BY A CAR THIS TIM I HAPPEN 5 MONTHS AGO AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WAS TOLD MY FORD DEALERSHIP THAT IS THE THROTTLE BODY FORD ISSUED A EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNLESS THE CAR FAILS WHICH I THINK IS BS IF MY FAMILY IS HURT I'LL BE FILING SUIT AGAINST FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY STALL AND DECREASE IN SPEED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THAT I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AS WELL. I WENT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO I DID THAT. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER THE SAME THING STARTED TO OCCUR. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY DID AN UPDATE, HOWEVER ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURED. I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD BECAUSE I AM UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. RECENTLY NOW ONLY THE BATTERY AND THE OIL CANISTER COMES ON, BUT WHEN IT STALLS OUT NOW IT JERKS REALLY HARD GOING FORWARD THEN STALLS OUT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. I CALLED FORD AS WELL AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. IT'S SAD TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN.

Mileage: 61,000

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY AND ISSUE WITH THROTTLE. CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE WE RECEIVED IT IN NOVEMBER 2010. INTO WALKER FORD CLEARWATER 4 TIMES RECORDED - 2 OTHER TIMES NOT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPLACED THROTTLE BODY 11/12 AND COMPLETED RECALL 13B17 (6/2014) BUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUES PERSIST. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED AT LEAST 4 TIMES THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE OR FIND THE ISSUE. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2014 AND WAS ASSIGNED [XXX] (866-631-3788 - EXT [XXX]) WHO WE TALKED TO AT LENGTH AND SEND A FOLLOW UP EMAIL (OCTOBER 16, 2014) . CALLED TWICE AND NOT RETURNED OUR CALLS. [XXX]. SAID SHE WOULD BE BACK TO US IN A FEW DAYS WITH A SOLUTION AND HAVE A SERVICE DEPARTMENT PREPARED TO FIX THE CAR. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER 15 DAYS SINCE THE ORIGINAL CONVERSATION. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE,IT HAS SUDDEN REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER, REVS INTO A HIGH GEAR WITH NO MOVEMENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-55 MPH, AND TWICE HAS DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 40,000

INITIALLY IT BEGAN AS REDUCED POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE WRENCH/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT, I WOULD GET SURGES OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD. THE CAR REMAINED DRIVABLE, BUT CLEARLY UNSAFE. I COULD NOT WITH ANY CONFIDENCE CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH I DO DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. A ENGINE AND WRENCH ICON SHOWED UP ON THE DASH LIGHTS. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON 4 OCCASIONS. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN, IT RAN FINE AGAIN. THIS WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO O'MEARA FORD AT 7:00 A.M. ON OCTOBER 13, 2014. THEY INDICATED THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD NEED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND CAME TO A STOP, AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO RUN OR IDLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS REPLACED. I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD SO NO INJURIES, HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE THROTTLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. *TR

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE MILAN THROTTLE BODY FOR OVER A YEAR. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THE COMPUTER JUST NEEDS REPROGRAMMED. AFTER I LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP MY CAR USUALLY HAS A HARD FAILURE JUST LIKE IT DID BEFORE (LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, CAR ROLLS TO A STOP). I CAN COMPLETELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON AND IT RUNS FINE AGAIN FOR A WHILE AND THEN DOES IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY KEEP REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER. THEY HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY 2 TIMES BUT AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. FORD HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND WHICH IS ONLY WHAT THE CODES SAY (REPROGRAM COMPUTER OR REPLACE THROTTLE BODY). I'M NOT GOING TO KEEP TAKING MY CAR IN EVERY WEEK TO GET REPROGRAMMED. FORD HAS REFUSED TO GIVE ME A LOANER CAR TO USE UNTIL THEY FIX IT. I'VE TAKEN MULTIPLE DAYS OFF WORK AND ARRANGED FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PREVIOUS WORK. HOWEVER, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I CAN'T KEEP TAKING MY CAR BACK FOR SOME THAT FORD KNOWS NEEDS FIXED. THIS IS CLEARLY A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. I TRAVEL A LOT ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES AND WHEN I LOSE POWER I'VE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS WILL ACCIDENTS (RE ENDED) AND TRYING TO GET TO A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF AND RESTART CAR. I CAN NO LONGER USE MY CAR TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF BEING HIT DURING A FAILURE OR STRANDED. I'VE MADE THIS KNOWN VERY CLEARLY TO FORD BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. IF THEY DO THEY ARE NOT ACTING ON IT. I WOULD HATE FOR SOMETHING TERRIBLE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY FIX IT. I'M NOT ONLY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY BUT OTHERS THAT MAY BE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR CAR. ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS FOR FORD TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A VERY REAL AND SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THEY NEED TO LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER AT THE ISSUE. I JUST WANT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY CAN FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY CAR STALLED SUDDENLY IN MODERATE 35 MPH TRAFFIC ON 8/16/14. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHILE I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR AS THERE WAS NOWHERE TO PULL OVER. ON 8/17/14, MY CAR STALLED SUDDENLY AFTER TRAVELING .5 MILE FROM HOME (AT APPROX. 20 MPH), SO I RETURNED TO MY HOUSE. ON 8/18 AT 7 AM, I SPOKE TO SHEEHY FORD IN RICHMOND, VA, AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR THROTTLE BODY REPAIR TO OCCUR ON 8/19 UNDER THEIR "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" 13B17. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT IN DANGER OF GETTING STRANDED, SO I HAD MY HUSBAND FOLLOW ME TO WORK ON 8/18. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON 8/18 WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. RATHER THAN REPLACE THE FAULTY PART WHICH THEY DID HAVE IN STOCK, FORD MERELY RECALIBRATED THE POWERTRAIN SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT LIT WHEN I DROPPED OFF THE CAR FOR SERVICE, EVEN THOUGH I NOTIFIED THEM TWICE OF THE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS (VIA PHONE ON 8/18 AND IN PERSON ON 8/19). I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD SINCE THE CONTAMINATED INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS OF THE THROTTLE BODY REMAIN IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

I PURCHASED MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN LAST YEAR IN JULY 2013. THIS WEEKEND I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A LOUD THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, ON IGNITION, GEAR CHANGING AND ACCELERATION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. IT WAS NEVER WELDED, WHICH I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. MEANING THIS WAS AN ISSUE BEFORE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. MY ENGINE HAS MOVED 2 INCHES FORWARD, THE TECHNICIAN MOVED MY ENGINE WITH HIS BARE HAND BACK AND FORWARD. BOTH OF MY FRONT WHEEL AXLES ARE BROKEN DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF THE ENGINE NOT BEING SECURED WITH THIS SUBFRAME. I'M NOT REALLY GREAT WITH CAR REPAIRS KNOWLEDGE, BUT EVEN I KNOW THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH MY CAR DURING PURCHASE AND THEY WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS QUOTED $600 FOR PARTS AND $624 FOR LABOR. NOT INCLUDING MY WHEEL AXLES THAT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB AND THE VP OF THE DEALER, CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO DO A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT. THEY SAY THEY STAND BY THEIR INSPECTIONS AND GUARANTEE. NOT THIS TIME!! IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ME TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR BUT IF I DON'T, I WON'T HAVE A VEHICLE TO DRIVE. FORD HAS TO DO SOMETHING. THIS IS THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I WILL UPDATE THIS POST AS I FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE OR HAD THIS ISSUE, PLEASE JOIN ME, IN FILING A COMPLAINT. SOMEONE COULD LOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MANUFACTURER ISSUE. IF ANYONE CAN OFFER ANY KIND OF ADVICE AS IN WHERE OR WHO TO CONTACT PLEASE RESPOND WITH THE INFORMATION. *JS

Mileage: 89,900

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN MY CAR JOLTED. THEN FROM THERE IT DECELERATED VERY FAST. I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH NOTHING HAPPENING. I QUICKLY WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE BUT DUE TO BEING IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY 2 CARS. AS I PULLED OVER IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO STALL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT DROVE FINE. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE GAS IT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE... EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN THE DRIVE GEAR. I SHUT IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AND IT WAS FINE. MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT HESITATES AND BUCKS SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING ALSO. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEEING AS I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO SEE IF MY VIN WAS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED. I WILL SAY IF I FIND OUT ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH ITS LISTED IN IT THEN I WILL NEVER BY A FORD OR MERCURY EVERY AGAIN BECAUSE IT SHOWS THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS SOMETHING IS AND ITS FORDS FAULT NO FAULT OF MINE! *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55MPH) IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. RAPID DECELERATION AND MANY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER SAFELY, AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT, AS THE CAR WAS IN RAPID DECELERATION AND STEPPING ON THE GAS WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION, OR ENGINE NOISE OR RESPONSE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE IN DRIVE POSITION AND THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION.I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WONDERING WHAT TO DO. I THEN TURNED THE KEY BACK ON, AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. I TOOK SIDE ROADS HOME AND THEN SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SELLING MANUFACTURER DEALERSHIP. THE DEFECT WAS IN THE THROTTLE BODY? THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE $500 REPAIR UNDER THE NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY (OUT ON TIME), THE $1700 EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED (NOT COVERED PART), THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY (NOT COVERED PART) OR THE HYBRID WARRANTY ( NOT COVERED PART), OR ANY RECALL, OR GOODWILL SERVICE PLAN OR SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIRS. THEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT WITH THE NHTSA FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT FORD AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE THROTTLE BODY FOR 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. (THIS VEHICLE IS A 2010 WITH JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SETTLEMENT BECAUSE IT A HYBRID AND THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT. I THINK THAT THIS PREMATURE FAILURE OF AN ITEM THAT THEY WILL REPLACE IF DEFECTIVE IN 150,000 MILES OR TEN YEARS AS PART OF A SETTLEMENT TO AVOID A RECALL AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE AGREEMENT. I HAVE THE PART FROM THE DEALER. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE FEWER HYBRIDS ON THE ROAD AS A STATISTIC, IT ONLY TAKES ONE FAILURE TO CAUSE A TRAGIC RESULT. I CAN SEND THE PART FOR INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH SUPPLIERS AND PARTS IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO THE SETTLEMENT. *JS

Mileage: 21,350

IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENTERING A MAIN HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO DIE YET IDLED AROUND 1000 RPM. THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, BUT WOULDN'T INCREASE SPEED AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE MORE THAN 2 OR 3 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER GETTING IT OFF ROAD AND TURNING IGNITION OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, IT STARTED AND DROVE FINE. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STARTED SHAKING AND SPUTTERING AND WOULD NOT ADVANCE AND I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 51,600

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS WELL. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE A LOT AS IT SLOWED DOWN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AGAIN. THE VERY NEXT MORNING WHILE TRAVELING A 50MPH ON A DIFFERENT HIGHWAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RUN ON THE CAR AS I HAD NO IDEA WHY IT WAS STOPPING. AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TRAVELING AT 25MPH IT STALLED AGAIN. THE RESULT OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS THERE WAS A CODE STORED IN SYSTEM OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS GIVING A CODE FOR BEING STUCK OPEN WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. IT WAS A FAILED COMPONENT. AFTER FURTHER INTERNET RESEARCH THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION ACTION NUMBER PE13003 (HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RESULTS.CFM?ACTION_NUMBER=PE13003&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&SUMMARY=TRUE) FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE TO BE ADDED TO THE INVESTIGATION AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME BODILY HARM OR DEATH. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THE PART RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 85,705

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STOP WORKING PROPERLY. THE WRENCH LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I DECIDED TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND TURN OFF THE CAR. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 4 MILES. THEN, WHEN IT WAS TIME TO DRIVE IT UP A HILL, IT DID THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 41,800

VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY STALLING OUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. IT STARTS VIBRATING AND MAKING CLUNKING NOISE. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHETHER SITTING AT A LIGHT TAKING OFF OR DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS CAR IS LITERALLY FALLING APART AND I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED IT A YEAR. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER MERCURY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, FELT A JERK IN THE ENGINE, AND WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC.) WERE OPERATIONAL, BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY DECREASE SPEED SO I STOPPED THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER. I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STUTTERED CONSIDERABLY WHILE IDLING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED AFTER 20 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ONTO THE FLATBED. SOME ABILITY TO DRIVE FORWARD HAD RETURNED BUT I WAS WARY. I HAD THE CAR TRANSPORTED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE CULPRIT ($425 TO REPAIR). I'VE LEARNED SUBSEQUENT TO MY EXPERIENCE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON WITH 2009 - 2011 MERCURY MILANS. THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIR IS COVERED FOR 2 YEARS. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY REPEAT. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

CAR IDLE AT STOP SIGN, ACCELERATED INTO HIGHWAYS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE ACCELERATING, BUT CAR MOVING VERY SLOWLY, STALLED. I PULLED THE CAR OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THEN, A FEW DAYS LATER, AS I WAS ON THE WAY TO FLOW AUTO IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC, ABOUT 6 MILES FROM MY HOME, THE CAR STALLED DURING ANOTHER LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOPLIGHT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO. IT HAD 36,205 MILES ON IT AT PURCHASE. FLOW AUTO SAYS THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE DRIVE AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WITHIN 90 DAYS OF PURCHASE, I HAVE TO PAY $662 FOR A REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED THOUSANDS OF TIMES BY OWNERS OF FORD FOCUS AND MERCURY MILAN OWNERS, SINCE THE CAR WAS PRODUCED. *TR

Mileage: 37,587

I PURCHASED A 2010 MERCURY MILAN IN DEC OF 2012 WITH 26000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS EMISSIONS. THEY REPLACED THE CAR BATTERY AND SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR. ALL THEY EVER ASK ME IS DO I ALWAYS GO TO THE SAME GAS STATION OR IF IT HAPPENS AFTER I GET GAS AT WHICH I ANSWERED NO. IT'S NOW BEEN LESS THEN A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON 5 TIMES. I'M SURE IF I TOOK THE CAR IN AS SOON AS THE LIGHT CAME ON IT WOULD BE MORE TIMES BUT I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE TIME AND SCHEDULE AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE A LOANER RIGHT AWAY SO AT TIMES IT TAKES ME OVER A MONTH TO TAKE IT IN. THIS IS A HASSLE AND ALL I GET TOLD IS THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO COME BACK ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND AT THIS POINT I'M THINKING IF LOOKING INTO LEMON LAW. HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM? I HAD A 2007 MERCURY MILAN IN THE PAST AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. ON ONE OCCASION THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED OTHER THAN "LIMP MODE LIGHT" WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE GOES TO IDLE. UPON SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, VEHICLE BEHAVES AS NORMAL WITH NO INDICATOR/WARNING LIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP TO GET CHECK ENGINE CODES, VEHICLE SHOWS NO ERROR CODES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ENGINE GOES LIMP. THROTTLE BODY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. FORD HAS REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL TWICE AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK. FORD WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND KEEPS WANTING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. MOST OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN IN REVERSE GOING UP A HILL. IF I PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RE-START, THE ENGINE IS NO LONGER LIMP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED OVER 6 MONTHS, MULTIPLE (>20) TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN THE CAR ENGINE SEEMED TO STALL OUT. IT WAS SURGING A BIT, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE CURB, BUT COULD CONTINUE TO FEEL THE ENGINE SURGE AS I WAS STOPPING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME NORMALLY AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 42,040

DRIVING FREEWAY AT 77 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED SLOWING DOWN. MANAGED TO GET CAR OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TRIED TO GET OFF RAMP BUT WOULDN'T MAKE IT. NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND FELT LIKE IT WAS STILL RUNNING AT IDLE. STEPPED ON GAS BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IN DRIVE OR PARK. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED TWICE BEFORE I COULD GET RESPONSE FROM STEPPING ON GAS. THEN TOOK OFF LIKE NOTHING WRONG. VERY DANGEROUS AND LUCKY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. HAD ONE OTHER INCIDENT WITH CAR DOING SAME THING BUT WAS SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T CHANGE THE RPMS. COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CAR DID THIS SIX TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS PULL OUT INTO A 4 LANE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHOOK AND HAD NO POWER. 2ND TIME I WAS GOING 70 ON HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. ALMOST HAD SEMI IN REAR END. 3RD TIME I WAS ON SIDE STREET AT 4 WAY STOP. CAR LOST ALL POWER AFTER GOING. ALL TIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT. HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND SAID BAD THROTTLE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART NOT COVER ANY LONGER. SEEN ALL COMPLAINTS ON IT. SHOULD BE RECALLED DANGEROUS. *LN *TR

Mileage: 76,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FORCING A PULL OVER AND SHUTTING CAR DOWN WAITING AND RESTARTING. THE MAINTENANCE SYMBOL(WRENCH) WOULD GO AWAY AND CAR WILL RUN SMOOTH TILL NEXT OCCURRENCE. FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURES RESULTING IN ENGINE STALL AND OR SURGE WHILE DRIVING. THESE FORD VEHICLES ARE ALSO HAVING MULTIPLE LED TAIL LIGHT FAILURES DUE TO DEFECT. 400.00 A PIECE FOR WHOLE LENS IS ONLY WAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE LAMP. *TR

Mileage: 38,625

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT WITHOUT THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP BEING ILLUMINATED WHEN PLACED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Mileage: 29,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (70MPH) WHEN MY ENGINE BEGAN TO "STALL OUT" ON ME CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION. I WOULD SAY IT STALLED, BUT IT DID NOT 100% CUTOUT, RATHER IT WENT INTO THE LOWEST LIMP MODE ON THE ENGINE. LUCKILY, SINCE IT WAS A BUSY TIME OF NIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 6PM), I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LAND AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF BEFORE BEING REAR ENDED...THOUGH IT WOULD ALMOST INEVITABLY HAPPENED HAD I BEEN IN ANY OTHER LANE. I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND COASTED SLOWLY IN THE LIMP MODE AND MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, WHERE I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND POPPED THE HOOD TO EXAMINE THE ISSUE FURTHER. THE OIL WAS WITHIN RANGE AND BELTS WERE OK. JUST AS I WAS FINISHING THE COASTING, I SAW THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATE. AFTER CHECKING THE ENGINE, I WAS ABLE TO RE-START MY CAR AND DRIVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE & FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I ORDERED OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TO ARRIVE. OVER THE COURSE OF THAT WEEK, THE ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND HAPPENED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I AVOIDED HIGHWAYS ALTOGETHER FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. I CONTACTED FORD WHO TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY COST AT A DEALERSHIP (SINCE I WAS A FEW THOUSAND OVER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY). I BOUGHT OEM PARTS & DID THE REPAIR MYSELF AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE. THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE LISTED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A LEFT TURN, WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. I LOST ALL ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN, WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODE P2112. I HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF, AND IT WAS FINE FOR ONLY A FEW MORE MILES. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY. INTERMITTENTLY, AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE SYMPTOMS HE EXPERIENCED, WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ACTIVATE, WHEN APPLIED. UPDATED 11/05/13

Mileage: 51,200

WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING APPROX 50MPH ON RT 9A IN OSSINING NY. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THR RIGHT LANE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OR MOMENTUM TO COMPLETELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. A STATE FARM SPONSORED HELP TRUCK ARRIVED ANF PUSHED ME TO THE SIDE. AT MY HUSBAND'S SUGGESTION HE LOOKED TO SEE IF LEAVES HAD CLOGGED THE INTAKE/AIR FILTER. IT DID NOT . THEN HE DISCONNECTED THE HOSE TO THE THROTTLE VALVE AND WHEN HE PUSHED IT WITH THE SCREWDRIVER THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER. I TURNED AROUND TO TRY AND MEET MY HUSBAND AT A MIDWAY POINT. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN BUT AFTER RESTARTING, IT REGAINED POWER. I SWITCHED CARS WITH MY HUSBAND AND HE SPRAYED THE THROTTLE VALVE WITH CARBURETOR CLEANER AND HEADED HOME. THE CAR STALLED OUT ON HIM BUT HE WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO A GAS/CONVENIENCE STORE IN GARRISON NY AND SPRAYED IT AGAIN. ONCE HOME IN COLD SPRING HE CLEANED OUT THE ASSEMBLY AS GOOD AS HE COULD AND THE CAR WORKED WELL FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. WHILE VISITING HUNGARY FOR A FAMILY ILLNESS, MY SON USED THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT IT BEGAN TO STALL OUT ON HIM BUT UNSTUCK? AND HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO FREEDOM FORD IN BEACON NY THIS MORNING FOR REPAIR SINCE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN NYC COMMUTER TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE QUICK THINKING OF THE CAR I WAS PASSING, WHO SPED UP, I WOULD HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO PULL BACK INTO MY LANE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING CAR. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. IT RAN FINE AFTER THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS STALLING AND ROUGH RUNNING HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IT LOOKS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AS THERE IS NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 54,010

DRIVING DOWN RURAL HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 58MPH AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND CAR STARTED BUCKING. ABLE TO PULL OFF AND COAST TO STOP. ROUGH IDLING. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED 5 MIN LATER. WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT. PROCEED TO DRIVE AND APPROACHED 58 AGAIN INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME SYMPTOMS BUT NOW ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED OFF CAR AND WAITED OVER 15 MIN. TO RESTART. RESTARTED AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT BUT ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. ABLE TO DRIVE HOME ON SHOULDERS AT SPEEDS NOT ABOVE 40 MPH. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND NOT COVERED UNDER DRIVETRAIN/EMISSIONS STANDARD MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. NEED TO DIAGNOSE IT IN SHOP AT LABOR RATES. NO MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 45,500

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. IT COULD ONLY GO VERY SLOWLY BEFORE I PARKED IT ON THE ROADSIDE. I WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND STARTED THE ENGINE, THEN EVERYTHING SEEMED JUST FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF. AFTER THE TRIP I TRIED TO CONNECT OBDII CODE READER BUT CANNOT GET ANY ERROR CODE. *TR

Mileage: 40,323

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP AND THE WRENCH SHOWED ON THE DASHBOARD. WAITED A SHORT WHILE, RESTARTED AND IT WAS OKAY. DID NOTICE SOME LURCHING AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR, PRIOR TO THE SECOND INCIDENT ON 10/07/20. DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT 30 MPH, WRENCH SHOWED ON DASHBOARD AND CAR SLOWED TO A CRAWL. I HAD TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE BUSY INTERSECTION AND OFF RAMP FROM A HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BOTH TIMES, TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT THE FEAR OF YOUR CAR JUST CONKING OUT IN THE DARK AT 5:30AM. THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 27, 2013... AND MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,581 MILES!!!!!!!!!! 111 DAYS OVER THE MONTHS AND 419 MILES UNDER THE WARRANTY.... SO, I AM PAYING AROUND $300+ TO HAVE THIS FIXED. WITH ALL THE EXACT COMPLAINTS AS HAPPENED TO OTHERS, I AM SURPRISED FORD DID NOT SEND A NOTICE TO OWNERS TO GET IT FIXED OR FACE THE POTENTIAL OF BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH... THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 35,100

DRIVER WAS PROCEEDING ON I-290 IN LEFT LANE AT SPEED OF 60MPH WITH MODERATE TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING AND BUCKING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC REDUCTION OF SPEED NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT FROM BEHIND SINCE THE SPEED REDUCTION WAS WITHOUT WARNING. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO DECELERATE AND CREATED A SITUATION WHERE DRIVER COULD NOT CHANGE LANES TO RIGHT AND WAS FORCED TO MOVE TO LEFT SHOULDER. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED AND SHUT OFF BEFORE CAR STOPPED. AFTER 30 MINUTES, VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATION RESUMED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DENIED ANY PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. 3 WEEKS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH ON NY RTE 33, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT ONLY OPERATED WITH VERY ROUGH CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE IS UNFIT AND UNSAFE TO BE OPERATED ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WRENCH ICON APPEARS AND ENGINE RPM DROPS AND VEHICLE SLOWS WHILE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE SLIGHTLY BELOW 1,000 RPM. IF VEHICLE IS SHUTOFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT WILL OPERATE FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE TIME/DISTANCE. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO UNPREDICTABILITY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 140 MILES SINCE FIRST SHUTOFF AND HAS SHUT OFF NUMEROUS TIME SINCE. ON 9/27/13 IT SHUTOFF FOUR TIMES IN 12 MILES. WIFE IS TERRIFIED TO OPERATE THIS CAR. VEHICLE WILL REMAIN PARKED BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL LIFE-THREATENING SAFETY HAZARD. HOPEFULLY A RECALL FOR THIS WILL OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 54,312

I'VE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF MY VEHICLE STALLING WHILE IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (30-65 MPH). AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE & THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION & CANNOT GET IT REPAIRED. DESPITE THE LOW MILEAGE, I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO WEAR & TEAR BUT TO A MANUFACTURER'S MECHANICAL FAILURE. WHY IS THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO A PREEXISTING PROBLEM IN THESE CARS?

Mileage: 33,500

DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING MY CAR APPEARED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING ON THE INCLINE OF A VIADUCT. IT SLOWED DRAMATICALLY WITHOUT ME BRAKING, SO THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS FORTUNATE THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND DID NOT RUN INTO ME. I MADE AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO GET OFF THE ROAD, AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. WHILE ON HOLD WITH AAA, I RESTARTED MY CAR. IT APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY, SO I WENT TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. LATER IN THE DAY MY CAR SEEMED TO STALL AGAIN ON THE WAY TO LUNCH. THIS WAS IN A REMOTE AREA WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. AGAIN IT RESTARTED, AND WORKED FINE ON MY RETURN TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING HOME IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I HAD TO PULL OVER NEAR HUGE ROLLERS THAT WERE LEVELING NEWLY LAID ASPHALT. LUCKILY IT STARTED AGAIN AND I MERGED BACK INTO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AND DROVE HOME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THEY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE IT SOUNDED LIKE ANOTHER BAD THROTTLE BODY. I GOT A RIDE TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, AND TOOK IT IN AS SOON AS I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 49,604

VEHICLE STALLS OUT , NO RPM'S, OVER $400 IN REPAIRS TO AN ITEM THAT SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME IN A VEHICLE, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD FUSION AND MERCURY MILAN'S. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF VEHICLE STALLS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR JERKED AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED. THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD TO MANEUVER THROUGH MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS, WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN, THIS TIME WE WERE DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAS SINCE OCCURRED 5 MORE TIMES, MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND WHEN IT WAS OFF. WE HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR-ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES, WE WERE NOT IN SAFE SITUATIONS AND THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD A RENTAL CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PROVIDE US WITH A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,600

AT DUSK ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER14,2013 TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON 6 LANE INTERSTATE I-55 IN FAR LEFT LANE AT 67 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW RPM RETURNED TO IDLING SPEED UNDER 800 RPM AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR PRESSURE. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS LANES AND REACH THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAR HAD SLOWED TO 5 MPH. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT OFF THE CAR RESTARTED IT AND ACCELERATOR WAS RESPONSIVE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE BACK ON TO HIGHWAY AND AGAIN LOST POWER. SHUT OFF CAR AGAIN AND ACCELERATING VERY SLOWLY WAS ABLE TO REACH AN EXIT ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY BEFORE CAR AGAIN LOST POWER. CALLED FOR A TOW BACK HOME AS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 16TH FOR REPAIR AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I LEARNED ON LINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN FORD AND MERCURY PRODUCTS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE PART WHICH PUTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN GRAVE DANGER WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONS .LUCKILY I WAS IN A FAIRLY POPULATED AREA AND CELL PHONE SERVICE WAS AVAILABLE. I FEAR WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN EVEN HEAVIER OR BEEN IN A MORE REMOTE AREA. THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THEY PRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FOR DRIVERS. *TR

Mileage: 40,450

DRIVING 2 WEEKS AGO, GOING 45 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I COULD STILL SAFELY PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKED AGAIN. SINCE THERE WERE MANY AREAS OF NON-SAFE ROADS TO PULL OVER, I DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. IT HAS DRIVEN FINE EVER SINCE, UNTIL TODAY, GOING 55MPH, ON THE INTERSTATE, ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING. I SAFELY PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE. I SAFELY DROVE TO MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE SENSOR. WHY IS THIS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL YET AS I READ THESE MANY, MANY PAGES OF POSTS ON THE SAME THING? I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER FOR THE PART AS IT IS ON BACKORDER. NO SAFE CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE LEAVING WORK, VEHICLE RPM'S DROPPED AND CAR SURGED AND NEARLY STALLED OUT, PUSHING ACCELERATOR MADE NO INCREASE IN POWER THEN "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH CLUSTER, PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH BRAKES APPLIED, AND PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, RPM'S LOW AND FLUCTUATING. SHUT ENGINE OFF. STARTED ENGINE, NO SIGN OF "WRENCH" LIGHT, CAR MADE TRIP HOME, BUT RPM'S FLUCTUATED AT STOPS, ENGINE SURGING. PERFORMED INTERNET SEARCH, FOUND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE13003 WHICH CONTAINS VERY SIMILAR ISSUES FOR OTHER OWNERS OF 2010 MERCURY MILAN. VERY SCARY AND VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ISSUE ON FREEWAY, OR IN TRAFFIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 41,719

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND AS I ACCELERATED TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE CAR STARTED SPLUTTING AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH A TRUCK CLOSE BEHIND ME AND CARS ON EACH SIDE. THE SPEED STARTED TO DECREASE AS I PUSHED ON THE GAS PETAL WITH NOTHING HAPPENING. IT WAS AS THOUGH IT RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE CONSOLE LIGHTS CAME ON. I PANIC AND TRIED TO WORK MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AFTER THE TRUCK BARELY MISSED PITTING ME AND COASTED TIL THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT STARTED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT IT WASN'T OUT OF GAS, I HAD A FULL TANK. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT THAT TIME EITHER. I PRECEDED TO GET BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND GOT UP TO 50 MPH AND WENT TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND MY CAR REPEATED THE SAME THING, THIS TIME WITH A JERKING MOTION..THAT WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I MOVED THE CAR TO A SAFER AREA AND CALLED TO GET IT TOWED. IT WAS PLACE ON THE A MACHINE THAT READ P2111 AND P2112. THE AUTO SHOP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY STALL AND SHOWED SIGNS OF THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. ALL THE SYMPTOMS HE EXPERIENCED WERE CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA NUMBER PE13003. UPDATED 11/12/13

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THIS OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL STALL OR NEARLY STALL. I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION TURN THE KEY OFF PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. LUCKILY THE CAR HAS RESTARTED EVERYTIME. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE NEAR STALL, BUT GOES OFF AFTER I RESTART THE CAR. WHEN I COME TO THE STOP THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO RUN BUT HAS NO POWER AND THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOW PROBLEM BUT I DON'T SEE A RECALL ON IT? WHEN IT GOES INTO THE NEAR STALL I HAVE NO ACCELERATION AND PUTS ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION AS I TRY TO JOCKEY TO A SAFE LOCATION WITH NO POWER. *TR

Mileage: 53,051

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING LOSS ALL PROPULSION AND STARTED TO SPUTTER VIOLENTLY. I NOTICED THE "WRENCH" LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND LUCKILY COASTED WITH NO PROPULSION TO A SAFE AREA ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED VEHICLE AS NORMAL AND NO "INDICATOR LIGHT" HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING AS NORMAL AT THIS POINT. LATER I HAD THE CODES PULLED FOR THE INCIDENT ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT INDICATED A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTION I HAVE HERE. THERE MUST BE AN INHERENT DEFECT OF THE PART USED IN THESE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 91,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 72 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT TRAFFIC WAS NOT CLOSE AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. SINCE THIS FIRST EPISODE MY MERCURY MILAN HAS DONE THIS ANOTHER 3 TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 68,500

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO STALL AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR SHOWED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND IDLED VERY ROUGH. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND I HAD NO THROTTLE. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE WAS TO CLEAR THE CODE USING A CODE READER. THIS ALLOWED ME TO GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, SINCE I CLEARED THE CODE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE OPERATIONAL THEY WOULD NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. EVEN WITH ME PROVIDING THEM THE CODE THAT WAS INDICATED (P2112) AND OFFERING TO PROVIDE THEM THE TSB THAT WAS ISSUED AND THE NHTSA #. *JB

Mileage: 46,000

ON AUGUST 30TH, 2013, THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN OVER 2000 RPM DURING A DRIVE AT 40 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD PUSH THE GAS PADDLE. AFTER PUSHED THE BRAKE, SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT RUN OVER 2000 RPM. THEN I PUT THE SHIFT IN PARKING, TURN OFF ENGINE (USING KEY), RESTART IT, THE ENGINE HAD CHOKE SOUND AND WOULD NOT RUN OVER 1500 RPM. AFTER THAT A GENTLE MAN HELPED ME TO PARK MY CAR IN HIS DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE TOW TRUCK TOWED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, IT HAD ME, MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND HAPPENED WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE ACROSS THE RAILROAD CROSS. AFTER 4 DAYS INCLUDING WEEKENDS, THE DEALERSHIP TARGET THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *JB

Mileage: 39,000

ON AT LEAST 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WE WERE DRIVING (TWO TIMES GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, THE OTHER TWO TIMES ABOUT 30 MPH) AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SEIZE UP OR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. WE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON BUSY HIGHWAYS TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER). ONCE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. ONCE WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, IT SEEMED TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THE ERROR CODE DID NOT REGISTER SO DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO FIX.

Mileage: 57,610

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK AND WAS ONLY GOING 35 MPH AS I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. IT WAS LIKE MY CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND IT IS GOING THERE TONIGHT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2010 MERCURY MILANS. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY LAST WEEK ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR. AS I DO MORE RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? I AM JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THAT I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN INITIALLY PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THAT I WOULD NOTICE A SURGE, BUT NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. AND NOTHING I THOUGHT ANYMORE ABOUT. YESTERDAY THE CAR DROVE A COUPLE OF BLOCKS NORMALLY, THEN STARTED THE SAME SURGING BUT THIS TIME THE SURGING DID NOT STOP AND I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 52,910

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH MY CAR JUST STOPPED THROTTLING AND LOST POWER DROPPING ME TO LIKE 5MPH THE LIL WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ON THE LEFT THEN WENT OFF YET I STILL HAD NO POWER. SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE HAZZARD LIGHTS AND TRIED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THROUGH TRAFFIC AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT CAME ON LIKE NORMAL TO MY SURPRISE SO I STARTED TO DRIVE ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN BEFORE MAKING IT HOME. I LITERALLY JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 2 MONTHS PRIOR AND ITS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY TRY TO TALK TO FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO GET IT CORRECTED FOR THE PAST MONTH! *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I WAS ON FL TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH,TRAFFIC VERY HEAVY .I LOST POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER FROM LEFT LANE . ALMOST GOT RAN OVER ,BUT THANK GOD I DIDN'T .I CUT THE MOTOR OFF.RESTARTED IT .I GOT MY SPEED UP TO 70MPH .IT SURGED A FEW TIMES .RAN OK TOO HOME . THIS COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH THING . I WONDER IF ANYONE HAS BEEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS . I WILL CALL FORD TODAY AND GET IT FIXED . *TR

Mileage: 37,900

THROTTLE BODY DEFECT -- THE PROBLEM BEGAN JULY 14 AND HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS FINALLY FIXED BY JULY 31. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, MOSTLY AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION AND MAKING A TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. IT HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A SCHOOL ZONE. IN MOST CASES, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND RESTART. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN EACH INCIDENT. THANKFULLY, I DID NOT HAVE TO GO ONTO A HIGHWAY BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THEY FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, IT TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THE CAR TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT! THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED SO THAT THE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE AT VILLAGE SPEED LIMITS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. EVEN AT THOSE SPEEDS, IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I AM STILL VERY HESITANT TO TAKE THE CAR OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. EVEN AFTER REPAIR, IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT HESITATES AND MIGHT LOSE POWER. *TR

Mileage: 17,300

I WAS PASSING ANOTHER CAR. I BEGAN TO INCREASE MY SPEED. THE READING OF MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DECREASE & MY CAR BEGAN TO STOP PULLING, AS IF IT HAD LOST ITS ENERGY. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO IDLE UP CAR. NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNED CAR OFF & BACK ON. CAR BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMAL FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. THEN IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES IN ONE DAY. NEXT, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT $520 TO REPAIR. I THOUGHT MY PLATINUM WARRANTY WOULD COVER THIS BUT, UNFORTUNATELY I WAS TOLD IT WOULDN'T. I JUST PURCHASE THIS CAR IN FEB 2013. TODAY'S DATE IS AUGUST 16,2013. ...NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER!!!! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

FIRST INCIDENT CAR KILLED TWICE AT STOP SIGNS. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED AT LEAST 7 TIMES, THE LAST TIME ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR. IT WAS ONLY WITH THE HELP OF TWO HIGHWAY HELPERS WHO BLOCKED LANES ON THE FREEWAY WAS I ABLE TO EXIT SAFELY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND NO CODES WERE FOUND. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM SO SUGGESTED JUST TAKING THE CAR AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IN OTHER WORDS, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS STALLED AT LEAST 7 TIMES, TAKE IT OUT ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. I ADVISED FORD THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND REFERENCED THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003. I HAVE REQUESTED THEY REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AS THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

#1:SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE MILAN THE CAR BEGAN TO JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAIT A FEW MINUTES & THEN IT WOULD RESTART. I AGAIN HAD IT TAKEN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. NOW I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEGAN AGAIN. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER & THEY COULDN'T FIX ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO MIMIC THE PROBLEM.I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND DURING ONE OF THE FAILURES I WAS TRAVELING ON A RURAL COUNTRY ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OFF DUE TO STONE MOUNTAINS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO WAIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE CAR WOULD COOPERATE AND START AGAIN. THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WE ALL COULD'VE BEEN KILLED AND NOBODY WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THESE TECHNICIANS THE CAR IS FINE. IT NEEDS TO BE KNOWN THAT THE CAR IS NOT FINE AND IS DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE ROAD ALONGSIDE THESE CARS. #2:ALSO, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE MILAN I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING IT STARTED IN THE MORNING. THE CAR WOULD SIMPLY NOT START, WOULDN'T EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER, THE MESSAGE BOARD WOULD SAY SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC THE OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE CAR WORKED FINE, THE CAR COULDN'T BE "JUMPED" EITHER. AFTER A FEW HOURS IT WOULD START UP FINE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE KEYS AND NOW A YEAR LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THE CENTER STATES THEY CANNOT GET THE CAR TO MIMIC THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS AT THE CENTER THEY HAVEN'T FIXED ANYTHING. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK I HAVE THIS HAPPEN AND HAVE TO USE AN ALTERNATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. MY CAR NOW HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT BUT THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 24000. HELP FORD ADOPT SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF "OUR CREDO VALUES" BY J&J! *TR

Mileage: 24,000

FIRST TIME THE ENGINE QUIT TWICE AT STOP SIGNS. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES, THE LAST ONE ON A FREEWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS, NO CODES. THEY DID FIND THE BATTERY CABLES WERE A LITTLE LOOSE AND TIGHTENED THEM. THEY ADVISED DRIVING THE CAR AND SEEING IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AS THERE CLEARLY IS A PROBLEM AND DRIVING IT WITHOUT A REPAIR ONLY SETS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE CAR STALLS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. CAR LOST POWER, THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP ON THE DASH, HOWEVER IGNITION DID NOT TURN OFF. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS NOT LIT UP ANY MORE AND THE CAR WAS NORMAL AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 61,800

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55MPH THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 5 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER RETURNED ENOUGH TO GET ME TO A FORD DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 67,262

AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH BEGIN TO STALL AND THEN LOSING POWER I PUT MY FLASHERS ON HOPING I DON'T GET RUN OVER THE CAR STOPS NO POWER TO STEER AND I'M AT THE MERCY OF SPEEDING VEHICLES. I'M ON A FIXED INCOME.AND DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TOWN EAST FORD MESQUITE TEXAS. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, I LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE, THE ENGINE ASSUMED IDLE RPMS. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A PLACE I COULD PULL OVER AND CALL FOR A ROLL BACK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER. THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS THE CULPRIT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 47,856

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT AT 65 MILES PER HOUR.WHEN THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHILE CROSSING A HIGHWAY WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD OF KILLED MY KIDS AND MYSELF AND POSSIBLY SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT. VERY UPSET *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVING DOWN BUSY BY PASS @ ABOUT 65 MPH. CAR STARTED TO STALL OUT. CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND BECAUSE OF THIS. HAD CAR CHECKED OUT, IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. SOMETHING ABOUT NOT OPENING AND/OR CLOSING PROPERLY.....HAD A DIAGNOSTICS DONE: CODE P2111...... *TR

Mileage: 48,000

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, VEHICLE WOULD 'STUMBLE' AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (40-65). POWER WOULD RECOVER AND CONTINUE. PROBLEM SEEMED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER AND SEEMED LESS FREQUENT IN COOLER (WINTER) WEATHER. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT PERFORMED RECALL 10B15C. PROBLEM WORSENED WITH LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 35 - 65MPH WITH 'WRENCH' APPEARING ON DISPLAY. SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTART AFTER A COUPLE/FEW MINUTES RETURNS POWER WITH NO ILLUMINATION OF WRENCH OR ENGINE SYMBOL. POWER LOSS NOW OCCURRING ON EACH TRIP AND HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY WITHIN SHORT TIME (MINUTES) OF FIRST FAILURE. IF ENGINE DIES REPEATEDLY, ENGINE SYMBOL ILLUMINATES AND CODES P2111 AND P0685 HAVE BEEN FOUND. ENGINE NOW DIES BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. RESEARCHED WEB FOR CODES AND FOUND THAT THROTTLE BODY IS A LIKELY PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER(S) WHO STATED ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 27,759

WHILE TRAVELLING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO GO INTO THE LIMP MODE. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO CREEP TO A SHOULDER WHEN IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. $500 REPAIR AND $55 TOW. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FORD MOTOR CO. WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WHEN THE MILEAGE GETS AROUND 50,000 MILES. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. I'M GOING TO SUE THEM IN MAGISTRATES COURT ON MONDAY. *TR

Mileage: 54,352

DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND CAR LOST ALL POWER AND YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. WITH CAR IN LIMP MODE PULLED OVER TO SERVICE LANE. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE BATTERY BUT FOUND NO CODES STORED IN COMPUTER. DEALER TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND REPORTED NO PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER SAME INCIDENT (LOSS OF POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT). SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND ENGINE HAD NORMAL POWER L WITH WRENCH LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. DROVE VEHICLE TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND LEFT IT THERE FOR MORE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND FEELING FOR ALL ENGINE POWER TO BE GONE UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 22,300

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN AND VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR PARKED EVER SINCE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE, AS WHEN THIS OCCURS, I HAVE NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, I JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT THE CARS BEHIND ME ARE PAYING ATTENTION. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY GOING ALMOST 60 MPH WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED AND THE CAR SLOWED AND WHEN YOU PUSHED THE GAS PETAL IT DID NOTHING. WE SLOWED AND TRIED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AS THE CAR WAS ALMOST TO A STOP IT STARTED JERKING AND SPUTTERING ALMOST DYING. WE PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WE TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND IT STARTED JUST FINE THEN THIS SAME THING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERY FEW MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED OFF SO THEY WERE UNSURE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO JUST GO AWAY FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE GOT IT IN AND HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER AND GOT THE CODES WHICH WE WERE INFORMED MEANT WE NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND TO CONTACT A FORD DEALER. SINCE THIS LAST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSING US TO NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR EVEN A FEW BLOCKS WITHOUT IT HAPPENING 3-4 TIMES. WE ARE NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE AS IT IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT VERY INCONVENIENT TO HAVE TO STOP AND GO A MILLION TIMES TO MAKE A SHORT DRIVE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND FROM ALL I HAVE RESEARCHED IT A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS OF THESE AND SIMILAR CARS! THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THOSE WITH ISSUES SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THESE REPAIRS! *TR

Mileage: 82,700

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS NO LONGER ABLE ACCELERATE IN MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED CAR OFF AND ON AND THEN COULD DRIVE A FEW MORE MILES WHEN IT REPEATED THE SCENARIO ABOVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALERSHIP. IT DID THAT A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES ON THE WAY TO DEALERSHIP AND EVENTUALLY BOTH THE THROTTLE CONTROL & THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. DEALERSHIP FIXED MY CAR, REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY BUT CHARGED ME SAYING THE PROBLEM WAS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 75,967

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN LOST POWER. FIRST THE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND RUNNING ROUGH, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE RPM DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED (IDLING ROUGH). THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO THROTTLE WAS PRESENT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE (BUT IT WAS A ROUGH IDLE). THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER WAITING A MINUTE OR SO, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND IT STARTED ALMOST NORMALLY (IT TOOK A FEW MORE CRANKS OF THE STARTING MOTOR FOR THE ENGINE TO START). THEN I DROVE TO WORK AND ASIDE FOR SEEMING TO MISS FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO WRENCH LIGHT VISIBLE ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, THAT AFTERNOON, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY, THEN STARTED MISSING, AND STALLED. THE 'WRENCH LIGHT' CAME ON. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RE-STARTED THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO 'WRENCH LIGHT' AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO RUN NORMALLY. THIS SERIES OF EVENTS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME AND PARK IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON JULY 9, 2013. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LOSING POWER AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 32,333

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST TOTAL POWER. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND NOTICED THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS LIT UP. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND GOT OUT MY MANUAL. THE MANUAL SAID THE LIGHT INDICATED A TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN/AWD ISSUE. I THOUGHT I WOULD ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN, AND SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER WENT, AND I HAD POWER WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR. I TOOK MY CHANCES, AND WENT AHEAD AND DROVE IT WORK, HOPING IT WAS JUST A FLUKE, BUT DECIDED I WOULD INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. I CAME ACROSS THE ENTIRE LISTING OF OTHERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE SO THOUGHT I BETTER IMMEDIATELY GET IT TO THE DEALER AND PUT ON DIAGNOSTICS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT I THOUGHT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE, THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM I HAD READ ABOUT. THEY PUT IT ON DIAGNOSTICS, BUT THE ONLY CODE WHICH CAME UP WAS A P0456, SAYING I NEEDED TO REPLACE A VALVE--THIS CODE IS INDICATED BY THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT, AND NOT THE "WRENCH". HE SAID THEY COULD FIND NO CODES FOR THE "WRENCH" LIGHT. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS STRANGE, BECAUSE THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I LOST POWER. HE TOLD ME THE P0456 COULD MAKE THE CAR HAVE THE SAME TYPES OF ISSUES. I TOLD HIM I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH THE P0456 CODE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AND IT HAD NEVER AFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE, SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD DO IT NOW. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUES OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME PREVIOUSLY WHEN THEY SAW THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, THERE WAS ALWAYS A CODE. NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NO CODE SHOWING UP, BUT THAT ALSO SEEMS TO BE COMMON. GUESS I WILL TAKE MY CHANCES DRIVING AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AND BEGAN TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. THERE WAS A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE WRENCH LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND I HAD THROTTLE RESPONSE. I DROVE IT 3 MORE MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. I PULLED TO AN OFF RAMP AND TOOK THE CAR BY CITY STREETS BACK HOME. I LATER TOOK THE CAR TO MY FATHERS SHOP WHERE THEY HOOKED UP A HANDHELD 'SCANNER' TO IT AND WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE WRENCH LIGHT CODE. I TOOLED THE CAR BACK HOME AND PARKED IT AND STARTED DRIVING MY TRUCK. I HAD MY MECHANIC BUDDY BRING HIS MAC TOOL SCANNER TO MY HOUSE AND WE HOOKED IT TO THE CAR AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CODE. SO WE DROVE THE CAR WITH THE SCANNER HOOKED UP AND WAITED FOR THE CAR TO ACT UP AGAIN. IT ACTED UP AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. WE PULLED OVER AND GOT A CODE SAYING THE "TAC IS STUCK OPEN". I BELIEVE IT TO BE A BAD THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I RESEARCHED THIS ON GOOGLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,800

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR, THREW ENGINE CODE P2111. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY TURNING CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT BOTH HIGH SPEEDS & AROUND TOWN DRIVING. ALSO NOTED THAT THE DAYS OF OCCURRENCE, THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 90 DEGREES. *TR

Mileage: 35,500

THE VEHICLE STALLS AND REQUIRES PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SPUTTERS UNTIL TURNED OFF. THEN WILL RESUME TRAVEL AFTER RESTARTING. THIS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN AN INTERSECTION, ON AN OFF RAMP, ON A BUSY CITY STREET. THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE WAS AND THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING AND SEE IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON JULY 7TH, DURING A SINGLE DRIVE HOME, THE CAR SHUT DOWN EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES AND REQUIRED MY FAMILY & I PULL OVER. WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MANY TIMES ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WINDY BACK ROADS--VERY SCARY NOT KNOWING WHEN THE CAR WOULD FAIL, HOW FAST CARS BEHIND US WERE TRAVELING, WHETHER OR NOT CARS WOULD SEE US COMING AROUND A TURN... NOW THEY TELL ME THE PART NEEDED IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. THE CAR IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT SO I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. HOPING FOR A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WAS AT A STOP SIGN. THE CAR ENGINE IDLE BECAME ERRATIC, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN I TRIED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED. THE ENGINE RAN FINE. THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE CAR ENGINE SPEED BECAME ERRATIC, THEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTED. THE ENGINE RAN FINE. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO READ THE ENGINE CODES AND TOLD ME I NEED A THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE CAR BEHAVES AS IF IT WAS SUDDENLY PUT INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS THE ENGINE REVS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SPUTTER LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO FUNCTION NORMALLY IS TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND OTHER BUSY ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLE. A MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. MY CAR IS UN-DRIVE-ABLE. *TR

Mileage: 53,447

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND FELT A JERK MOTION AND LOST ENGINE RESPONSES TO GAS PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHTS CAME ON. I MANAGED TO PULL IT OVER ON THE ROAD SHOULDER AND STOPPED ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2 MILES. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED ENGINE AND DROVE HOME CAREFULLY. I DID A RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE COMPLAINED BY A LOT OF MERCURY 2010 OWNERS. I CALLED A MERCURY/LINCOLN DEALER AND THEY ASKED FOR $800 TO FIX IT IF THIS WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 60 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD NO ENGINE CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED. ENGINE EXHIBITED ROUGH IDLE APPROXIMATELY 800 TO 900 RPM. THE CAR WAS IN A LIMP MODE.THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY FOR 5 MILES BEFORE THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. CONNECTED A SCAN TOOL TO THE OBD AND NO CODES WERE PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY DRIVING WITH THE SCAN TOOL CONNECTED AT 40 MPH THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. THE SCAN TOOL REGISTERED CODE P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY. MENTIONED THE ISSUE TO THE LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IN ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED 6 TIMES WITHIN A 10 DAY PERIOD. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED WITHOUT HESITATION AND THE SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 13,800

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70MPH AN HEADING SOUTH ON I69 IN MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN 2.5L PREMIER, MY VEHICLE JERKED AND STARTED SHAKING WITH MY RPM'S JUMPING FROM 800 TO 1100. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND SO DID THE WRENCH LIGHT. I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND MADE MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AND THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED OFF. I STARTED ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND AT ABOUT 45 MPH IT DID THE SAME THING. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND WENT TO AUTOZONE TO GET THE CODE PULLED. IT WAS CODE P2111, THROTTLE CIRCUIT IN THE OPEN POSITION. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE MERCURY MARINER, FORD FOCUS, AND FORD ESCAPE WITH THE SAME ENGINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LITERALLY LAUGHED AT ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY 7,000 OF THESE ORDERS AWAITING TO BE FILLED. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND FORD ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO GIVE AN UPDATED PART NUMBER WHICH MEANS THAT THEY ARE MAKING A NEW PART TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS LEAVES ME WITH A THREE YEAR OLD CAR COMPLETELY USELESS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS ANY CAR THAT JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THAT SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 89,117

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR LOSES POWER. IT IS DANGEROUSLY CRIPPLED AS IT HAS TO BE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND PUT IN THE PARK POSITION BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. WHEN RESTARTING IF I TAKE MY HAND OFF THE KEY IT WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND START THE ENGINE UNTIL IT STARTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EITHER COMES ON AND GOES OFF OR FAILS TO COME ON.. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT 50 MPH ON MON. MAY 27TH, THE CAR SEEMED TO STALL, THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK & WE HAD TO PULL OVER ASAP. AFTER STOPPING & RESTARTING THE CAR, WE WERE ABLE TO PROCEED HOME. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. THEN ON MAY 30TH IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY STREET GOING AROUND 30 MPH, SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I COULD COME IN THE NEXT DAY. LATER THAT SAME DAY, I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON RT 22(BUSY HIGHWAY) & IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GOING 60 IN THE LEFT LANE, THIS WAS VERY SCARY AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH SO MUCH TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER ON FRIDAY MAY 31ST & THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ALERTS ON THE CAR, THAT THEY WOULD DO A SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT WOULD HOPEFULLY FIX THE ISSUE. THE RECEIPT THEY GAVE ME LISTED THAT A THROTTLE BODY WAS NEEDED, & IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MINIMIZE USING THE CAR, BUT ON JUNE 15TH I HAD TO GO TO MY NIECE AND NEPHEW'S DANCE RECITAL IN SOUTH NJ. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 295 (MAJOR HIGHWAY) GOING AROUND 65 THE CAR DIED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME AGAIN WITHOUT IT HAPPENING ANOTHER TIME. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION LIGHT AND THE ENGINE DIED. THANK GOD IT WASN'T A WIDER INTERSECTION OR I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COAST THROUGH. AT THIS POINT THIS CAR IS UNUSABLE AND IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALER, AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER THERE AS WELL. THIS IS CLEARLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODIES IN THE 2010 MILAN THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RECTIFIED. THE PROOF IS IN THE FACT THAT THEY CANNOT MAKE THE PART FAST ENOUGH TO FIX THE BROKEN CARS. THE TWO DEALERS I DEALT WITH ARE AWARE OF THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I HAVE <60K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH GOING UP A HILL THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON. GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT TWICE. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 5 MIN. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN FINE. THEN 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT CODED OUT AS THE THROTTLEBODY. WELL GUESS WHAT THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED DATE OF DELIVERY. SO HERE I SIT HURRY UP AND WAIT. *TR

Mileage: 36,728

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME STRANDED. DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES SO HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GARAGE FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD BE 200.00 FOR PART PLUS LABOR AND DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE . THIS IS A 2010 COME ON FORD !!! AS A LONGTIME FORD OWNER I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE ,THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO GO ON MY WAY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SPUTTERS THEN THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING (DANGEROUS CONDITION AT SPEED) AND I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE IT IS CONSTANTLY SPUTTERING AND THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON WHICH APPEARS TO RESET IT. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP OVER A MONTH AGO AND THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE PART (ON BACK ORDER). CALLED FORD AND THEY FINALLY FILED A CASE NUMBER, BUT STILL COULD NOT GIVE ME A DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. FYI YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES GOING TO WORK AND ANOTHER 6 ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 72,244

DRIVING MY 2010 MILAN AT A SPEED OF 50MPH, I FELT A SUDDEN SHAKE AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER SLOWING DOWN ONE WAY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE ENGINE & WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, I QUICKLY TURNED OFF MY IGNITION. I WAITED 10 MINS AND THE CAR STARTED, MADE IT ALMOST TO MY HOUSE UNTIL IT GAVE OUT ON ME AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR 7 MO AGO (USED), AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. I HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AFTER 2 DAYS OF PURCHASE THAT THE CAR WAS VIBRATING, WHICH THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS OK. IM SURPRISED THEY DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THIS THE FIRST TIME AROUND. I WILL BE BRINGING MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED. NOT SURE WHAT HE WILL SAY OR FIND, BUT I WILL UPDATE THIS INFO. I HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL READ THIS INFO AND SEE THAT THERE IS OBVIOUS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS, NOW SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE! I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR NOW... *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND A DIAGNOSTIC AS PERFORMED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE LATER STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,500.

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS TRYING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY ON THE RAMP WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER. NO THROTTLE WAS PRESENT AND THE ENGINE WAS SLOWLY IDLING BUT VERY ROUGHLY. PULLED OVER AND TURN IGNITION OFF. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 2 - 3 WEEKS BUT GETS WORSE AND HARDER TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING PROPERLY AFTER OCCURRENCE. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE WRENCH AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR $600 THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ENTERED INTO LIMP MODE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE ENGINE SOLENOID GASKET. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SOLENOID GASKET WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL ON A HIGHWAY, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 33,000

THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATING POWER AT RANDOM TIME AND SPEEDS. IT HAS PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SPOT MORE THAN ONCE. CAR WILL LOSE POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND HAS A REPAIR TIME OF 2 TO 4 WEEKS DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PART(ENORMOUS BACKORDER). *TR

Mileage: 48,500

ON JUNE 1 THE VEHICLE GOT STUCK AT 4 RPM'S WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ON JUNE 18 THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED & STALLED LEAVING A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED 4 TIMES, BUT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. EACH TIME ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED IT SPUTTERED AND DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 47,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE A PERSONAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY COULD NOT YET BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR WOULD JERK AND THEN WOULD LOOSE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD BE IN IDLE MODE AND I WOULD HAVE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I TRY TO START IT AGAIN. THE SECOND IS INCIDENT WAS BASICALLY THE SAME ONLY AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE THIRD I WAS IN TOWN GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE CAR JERKED AGAIN AND WENT INTO IDLE MODE. THE NEXT FEW TIME THAT IT HAPPENED I HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING IT STARTED AND MOVING AGAIN. ONCE I DID GET IT STARTED I WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO GO A COUPLE OF BLOCKS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD JERK AND GO INTO IDLE MODE. I WAS LUCKY TO GET IT TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 86,500

WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED USING CRUISE CONTROL ON A SLIGHT UPGRADE, ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND RETURNED TO IDLE AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER STOPPING, IT WAS NOTED THAT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT IDLE BUT THERE WAS NO THROTTLE CONTROL. AFTER IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THROTTLE CONTROL WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. DEALER DIAGNOSED LIKELY PROBLEM AS THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WOULD BE COVERED UNDER DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY BUT FORD SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED IT WAS NOT COVERED. FURTHER, OWNER WAS ADVISED PART WAS ON INDEFINITE NATION-WIDE BACK-ORDER WITH NO KNOWN AVAILABILITY DATE BUT THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE IN THE MEANTIME WITH THE RISK THAT PROBLEM COULD RECUR WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WOULDN'T GO FORWARD. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT FINALLY WOULD GO AGAIN, BUT ONLY ABOUT A QUARTER MILE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS CODES P2111 AND P2112 (THE THROTTLE BODY). *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STARTED BUCKING AND HESITATING, THEN WENT INTO AN IDLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT TOOK LONGER TO ACTUALLY START. I DROVE FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER ON SIDE ROADS AT NO MORE THAN 35 MPH WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT IS ON BACKORDER UNTIL MID-JULY - 5 WEEKS AWAY! FURTHERMORE, SINCE IT IS NOT ON RECALL, THEY WON'T PAY FOR A LOANER. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

THE ENGINE STALLS UNPREDICTABLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD, THE ENGINE CAN BE STARTED AND THE CAR DRIVEN WITHOUT RECURRANCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

IN APRIL OF 2013 I LEFT WORK AND GOT UP TO 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. I FLOORED THE GAS AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A WRENCH ICON LIGHT. I STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK THEN GAVE IT SOME GAS WITH NO RESPONSE AT ALL. THE CAR WAS JUST BARELY IDLING. I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, TOOK A FEW SECONDS LONGER THAN USUAL FOR IT TO START BUT IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTER THAT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IF IT'S RUNNING OK TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT, IT MIGHT NOT REPEAT. I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY START JERKING LIKE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ON MAY 28, 2013 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE BUT THEY HAD NONE IN STOCK AND WERE BACK-ORDER. ON JUNE 7TH I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR AGAIN LOST ALL POWER, PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. CAR STARTED BUT WAS JERKING A LOT MORE. NEXT DAY IT LOST POWER AGAIN AS I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT. PULLED OVER AGAIN, RESTARTED, PUT IN GEAR AND THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND. I WENT THROUGH THIS FOR 6 RESTARTS UNTIL THE THROTTLE WOULD RESPOND. THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON UNTIL IT WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY. THE DEALER PUT MY NAME ON A WAIT LIST FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND SAID IT WOULD BE 3-6 WEEKS UNTIL IT CAME IN. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR I'M PAYING ON BUT CAN NOT DRIVE FOR 3-6 WEEKS. I'M LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY OR GOING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING, THE LIMP MODE SYSTEM ENGAGED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DID NOT SHOW ANY DEFECT CODES. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN STOPPED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. RE-STARTED, TRAVELED SHORT DISTANCE, AND IT STOPPED AGAIN. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR MANY TIMES WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS, PULLING ON HIGHWAY RAMPS, AND PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK IT TO FORD (MERCURY) DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPEAT PROBLEM. NO CODE READING. CAR CONTINUED TO REPEAT PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES - NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO OBD CODES ON READER. CAR FINALLY STOPPED COMPLETELY. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS THROTTLE BODY. PART IS ON BACK ORDER - 6 MONTHS ANTICIPATED SINCE SO MANY (TOGETHER WITH FORD FUSION) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I SEE FROM NHTSA COMPLAINTS THAT AT LEAST 35 HAVE BEEN REGISTERED ON MILAN. FORD SEEMS TO IGNORE THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OR TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. STARTED JUST AFTER PURCHASE (31,000 MILES). NOW HAD 41,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT IT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME DAY. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WE EXPERIENCED THE "LIMP HOME MODE" PROBLEM. I CAN SEE THIS HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED AND THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING. HERE'S AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH THIS EVENT, WE NEVER GOT AN INDICATOR LIGHT OF ANY KIND ON THE DASH. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE ANY ERRORS AT ALL OFF THE COMPUTER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY WERE UNABLE TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. I POSE THIS QUESTION, WHY WHEN THE VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY DETECTED A PROBLEM TO GO INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE WOULD IT NOT RECORD THE ERROR IN THE COMPUTER? WHY WOULD THE DEALERSHIP BE UNABLE TO SEE IT? *TR

Mileage: 24,100

THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR AT LOW SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND AT CONSTANT SPEED OF 40MPH. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN LURCH FORWARD AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. UPON STARTUP THE CAR LURCHED WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE TO EXIT GARAGE. ON 5/22/13 THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO " LIMP MODE" WHILE AT A SPEED OF 40MPH. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY FORD DEALER AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER WITH NO DEFINITIVE SHIP DATE. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DOING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AN MY CAR LOST POWER AN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT I COULD STILL TURN AN BRAKE BUT THE ENGINE WAS STALLING AN SHAKING AN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ONE. I COASTED OFF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF AN RESTARTED IT AFTER A FEW MINUTES AN THE ENGINE TURNED OVER FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING UP AN IT DROVE FINE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AN THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE FAULT TO HAPPEN SO I TOOK MY CAR. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTH IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME BUT NOW IT WILL STALL OUT AN THE HAVE THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ONE AGAIN AN WHEN I RESTART MY CAR IT WILL GO ABOUT 50 FEET AN HAPPEN AGAIN ABOUT 7 TIMES IN A ROW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES AN I KEEP GETTING THE SAME ANSWER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

ON APRIL 19, 2013, I HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE MY CAR LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I SUDDENLY REALIZED I HAD NO POWER AND NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IT SEEMED TO RUN ROUGHER FOR THE NEXT MONTH BUT DIDN'T STALL AGAIN UNTIL MAY 16. AT THAT TIME I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. ON MAY 17 IT STALLED TWO TIMES WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. ON MAY 19 IT STALLED ONE TIME WHILE GOING 60 MPH SO I PARKED THE CAR FOR THE WEEKEND. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD TO DRIVE OVER AN HOUR TO THE DEALER. IT STALLED THREE TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. I DROVE WITH MY FLASHERS ON THE ENTIRE TIME BECAUSE I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WAS GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. MY DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE SHOP SINCE MAY 20 WAITING FOR THE PART THAT IS ON NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE BACK ORDER AND THERE IS NO FIX DATE IN SIGHT. MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AND I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT OR BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR WHICH I WAS SO HAPPY WITH. I ALSO AM PAYING ON A CAR THAT I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

CAR WILL LOSE POWER AT ANY GIVING TIME OR SPEED ABOVE 40MPH. YOU MUST THEN TRY TO PULL OFF ROAD AND TURN OFF AND RESTART. IT WOULD ONLY DO THIS ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT'S DOING MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS IT AS A WARRANTY PROBLEM DUE TO FACT IT HAS OVER 36000 MILES ON IT. TRIED TO ORDER REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY THRU THEM BUT IT ON BACK ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 MILAN AT THE SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE CAR SHOOK SLIGHTLY AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER - I WAS ABLE TO STEER WITH NO PROBLEM. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF - AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. WITHIN DRIVING 4 MORE MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH. IT HAPPENED SEVEN MORE TIMES BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. EACH TIME WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR, IT KEPT TURNING OVER BEFORE IT WOULD START. I WAITED FOR AN HOUR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW ARRIVED, THE CAR STARTED JUST FINE - THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN WHEN IT OCCURRED IN TOWN, THERE WAS NO WHERE FOR ME TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC TO RESTART ME CAR. *TR

Mileage: 73,490

DRIVING ABOUT 40-50MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED, FELT LIKE A HARD GEAR-SHIFT. THE GREEN WRENCH LIGHT & ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR STILL HAD POWER BUT NO ACCELERATION, ENGINE SPUTTERED, HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHILE COASTING, CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH SO WAS SHUTDOWN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED FOUR TIMES THE NEXT TWO DAYS. STOPPED AT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS SINCE IT WAS EARLY EVENING, THEY PULLED DTC P2111 "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN" FROM CAR'S COMPUTER AND HE SAYS THE THROTTLE VALUE IS STICKING. SCHEDULED SERVICE AT WORLD FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED JUST FOUR MONTHS PRIOR. I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING "THIS IS VERY COMMON, WE REPLACE THEM ALL THE TIME" HE SAID. I PURCHASED A POWERTRAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CAR THAT STATES IT COVERS THE "THROTTLE VALVE" AMONG ITS COVERED PARTS BUT THE SERVICE MAN FIRST SAYS THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE "THROTTLE BODY" (MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE THROTTLE VALVE IS THE PLATE INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY THAT OPENS/CLOSES CONTROLLING AIRFLOW TO THE MANIFOLD, IT THAT IS "STUCK OPEN", IT SHOULD BE COVERED). HE THEN SAYS HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A "THROTTLE VALUE" IS AND SAYS IT WILL COST APPROX $350 TO REPAIR. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM AND ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS REPLACING THE FAULTY PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND PULL OUT TO PASS ANOTHER CARD ACCELERATING TO 55 MPH. THE CAR LURCHED AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I THOUGHT IT WAS TEMPORARY BUT IT CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO 40, 30, 20 AND 10 MPH WHICH I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT A HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW WHICH ARRIVED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER. THE NEXT MORNING I DECIDED TO TRY AND START THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT STARTED BUT I DID NOT DRIVE IT. THE NEXT DAY WHICH IS MONDAY I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO CHANCE IT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER 30 MILES AWAY. IT ACTUALLY MADE IT THERE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC DONE BY THE DEALER CAME UP WITH NO REPAIR CODES FOR THE VEHICLE, SUBSEQUENTLY, I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY. ON TUESDAY, IT STARTED UP AND ONE MILE FROM THE HOUSE, IT CLUNKED OUT AGAIN AND LOST POWER. AGAIN I CALLED AAA TO TOW ME TO THE DEALER. I GUESS BECAUSE IT WAS A RECENT OCCURRENCE, THE CODE SHOWED UP IN THE DIAGNOSTIC SO THEY CLAIM IT IS FIXED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT HAS DRIVEN WELL FOR ONE DAY AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES. IS THIS BASIS FOR A RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 37,772

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AT A STEADY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE. ACCELERATOR DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ENGINE RPM. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED. PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART, ACCELERATOR RESPONSE RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 26,041

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS DID NOT BUDGE EVEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE FRONT END OF MY CAR (WHICH I AM ASSUMING WAS THE ENGINE) BEGAN SPUTTERING. A SERVICE LIGHT ALSO APPEARED WHICH IS THE ONE THAT IS SHAPED LIKE A DOUBLE-SIDED WRENCH. I PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AN HOUR AFTER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY PLUGGED IN THE COMPUTER AND IT DID NOT DETECT ANY ISSUES. I ASKED THEM TO POP THE HOOD TO SEE IF THEY COULD NOTICE ANY OBVIOUS DISCREPANCIES BUT THEY REFUSED TO. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CURRENTLY HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 54,500

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE WRENCH EMBLEM WENT ON MY DASHBOARD AND I LOST ACCELERATION. I HAD THE GAS PEDDLE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND HOME. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR ACCOUNTS AND AM SURPRISED THAT FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD WILL PAY ATTENTION TO THIS DEFECT? *TR

Mileage: 58,526

SURGING OF ENGINE WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY TO PARK. SURGING HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. MOST RECENTLY, 2/27/2013. WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 20 MPH, BRAKES FAILED AND SURGE OCCURRED. L TURN OFF ENGINE PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED ENGINE,PROCEEDING HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOTAL OCCURRENCES--6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. DEAN ARBOR FORD ALPENA MI REPLACED AIR MASS SENSOR, FRONT BRAKES AND AIR FILTER 2/28/2013......$596

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AND LOSE POWER RESULTING IN RAPID DECREASE IN SPEED AND CREATE UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATIONS. CAR WOULD STILL BE RUNNING BUT PRESSING THE GAS WOULD NOT RESULT IN ACCELERATION. TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING AGAIN WOULD SOMETIMES REMEDY PROBLEM BUT PROBLEM INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY, EVEN HAPPENING TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH TRAVELING THROUGH BRIDGE/TUNNEL SYSTEM IN LOCAL AREA. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN JULY 2012. IS A 2010 AND HAD LOW MILES ON IT. DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS A LEASE AND WAS TURNED IN. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS, IT STALLED AT STOP SIGN, NO ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. AFTER RE-STARTING, IT DROVE FINE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED AT STOP SIGN. NO ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, VEHICLE AGAIN STALLED AT STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 9 MONTHS. IT MAY NOT STALL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR ONE WEEK, WITH A MECHANIC DRIVING IT AS IT WAS HOOKED UP TO PORTABLE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. IT NEVER STALLED, NOR DID IT SHOW ANY ENGINE LIGHTS. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT FIX IT IF THEY DO NOT SEE ANY INDICATORS ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IF I WANT TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS, I HAVE TO PAY FOR EACH TRIP. CERTAINLY, SOMEONE MUST HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM EXPECTING TO BE REAR-ENDED ANY TIME NOW. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE BY RESETTING THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL AND CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL. THE DEALER STATED NO CODES WOULD SHOW AFTER RUNNING DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 48,000

STALLED THREE TIMES, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. ALMOST REAR ENDED EACH TIME. VEHICLE 38 MONTH OLD AND LESS THEN 34,000 MILES. REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. PLEASE HAVE FORD CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 33,437

2010 MERCURY MILAN ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED ON AN URBAN INTERSTATE WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, AND HAS DIED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS ENGINE DIED, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODES APPEAR FOR DIAGNOSIS. MUST SHUT OFF ENGINE, THEN ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. ENGINE DIES RANDOMLY AND IS NOT AFFECTED BY MOISTURE, TEMP, OR TIME DRIVEN. CONDITION IS HAZARDOUS ANYTIME ACCELERATION AND CONTROL ARE CRITICAL. WEBSITE ENTRIES INDICATE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. TOOK INTO FORD DEALER ONCE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND DEALER REPLACED AIR FILTER, DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. THROTTLE BODY SUSPECTED CULPRIT, BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES APPEAR. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST SO ALL OF THE ONES THAT OWN THIS CAR WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYWHERE FROM 300-500 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING ON I295 GOING ABOUT 6MPH AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL , I'M IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND HAD NO WHERE TO GO SO I'M COASTING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ALL MOST GOT HIT 4 TIMES. I WOULD SAY THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM. I READ ABOUT 35 OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ONLINE AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE FROM YOUR COMPANY OR FORD COMMENT ON THIS ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE TO FIX THIS. I WILL BE CALLING MONDAY MORNING TO SEE WHAT YOU OR FORD WILL DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IF NOTHIN IS DONE I WILL CONTACT A LAWYER AND THE NEWS MEDIA. WE WERE ALMOST KILLED AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO GET DONE AT FORDS COST NOT THE PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THEY HAD A SAFE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE PROBLEM STARTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO BUT DID NOT SEEM TO OCCUR ALL THE TIME. FROM TAKE OFF, THE CAR WOULD STALL AND THEN RE-ENGAGE WITH GUSTO. UP UNTIL THE OTHER DAY THE CAR LOST ALL POWER BUT WAS IDLING. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, ATTEMPTED TO LISTEN TO WHAT I HEARD AND THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD GAS ISSUE AND NOTICED THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED TO HAVE FULL GAS PEDAL RESPONSE BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD TO THE INTERSTATE BUT DECIDED TO GET SOME FUEL (3/8 OF A TANK EXISTED) AND SOME FUEL ADDITIVE. THE CAR STOPPED AND STARTED WITHOUT AVAIL, AS I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE 30 RAMP THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND REPEATED THE PREVIOUS RESTART. I CALLED LANDERS FORD IN BENTON, AR AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND WOULD BE BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE FACILITY. NOT WANTING TO GET BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A WRECK OR TRAFFIC BLOCKAGE, I DROVE USING THE OUTER ROAD, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE WHILE EN-ROUTE. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM AS MY GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED AND COULD BE A MAJOR HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE LIVING WITHIN THE MAJOR AREAS OF AMERICA. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE BBB. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEED REPLACEMENT WITH NEWER VEHICLES AND MUST BE A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS LISTED AS "NOT COVERED" UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AGO AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND I HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED VERY BADLY. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE ON AND OFF, I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN I WAS COMING BACK ON SUNDAY, THIS PRECEDED TO HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES TO ME. ONCE WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A HEAVY TRAFFIC LOCATION. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR DO ANYTHING BESIDES BREAK AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT, WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE GOT HURT BUT IT BECAME VERY EVIDENT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE IN THIS CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING IT MORE, I STARTING READING SOME OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS, AND THE FORD MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO EVEN SAID THIS ISN'T THE FIRST OR EVEN THE SECOND TIME HE HAS HEARD OF THIS FAILING ON THE 2010 MILAN. HE CLAIMED THAT WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BOTTLE AND BELIEVED IT WAS FROM A DEFECTIVE UNIT ON MOST UNITS (GOOD TO KNOW THE PROBLEM EXCEPT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, NOT RECALLED, AND COST ME $500). AFTER HEARING THIS, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS CAN NOT BE RECALLED AND FIXED ON EVERY MILAN THAT HAS THIS SAME UNIT WITH THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DIRECTLY FROM THIS PROBLEM BUT I WAS CLOSE TO ONE THAT DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE COST SOME PEOPLE SOME LIVES. I AM SURE IF THIS IS A DEFECTIVE UNIT IT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE ONE SOON. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, AND IT JERKED AND HESITATED AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE AS IT CONTINUED THE JERKING AND HESITATION. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL. CONTINUED TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I PULLED IN TO A GAS STATION AND STOPPED THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 77,200

I WAS FIRST IN LINE AT A RED LIGHT ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR "LURCHED" AND LOST POWER. THE CAR DIDN'T DIE BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE IN THE GAS PEDAL AND A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED IN THE DASH. I MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND TO THE SHOULDER AT IDLE SPEED (WITH A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME). I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF FOR A MINUTE. IT RESTARTED OK, THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I CONSIDERED IT A FLUKE UNTIL A WEEK LATER WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED, EXCEPT THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH IN THE INSIDE LANE OF THE SAME HIGHWAY. LUCKILY THERE WAS ROOM TO CHANGE LANES WHILE DECELERATING AND I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. AGAIN, IT RESTARTED FINE AFTER I TURNED IT OFF, AND THE WRENCH WAS GONE. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE AT A FORD DEALER BECAUSE LOSING POWER IN TRAFFIC IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WHO KNOWS WHEN AND WHERE IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE TECH FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT AT A COST OF ABOUT $350 PARTS/LABOR. OF COURSE, WE ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT 41,000 MILES. *JS

Mileage: 41,000