2010 MERCURY MILAN Power Train Problems

While I was driving check engine light, service wrench light came on also. The vehicle began to idle surge at stop light and when parked. Throttle response was reduced to minimal operation .Ran the codes code came up P2119 throttle body fault. Once vehicle cools down the light may shut off but does come back on while driving.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

2010 MERCURY MILAN NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY AND OTHER ROADS, SPUTTERS AND DOESN'T DRIVE UP HILL. BROUGHT INTO JOHN KENNEDY FORD IN CONSHOHOCKEN AND WAS TOLD LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE, WHICH IS RECEIVING MANY REPORTS ONLINE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND OEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,796.

Mileage: 94,796

6F35 TRANSMISSION CHANGING GEARS ROUGHLY AND CLANKS WHEN TIME TO SHIFT GEARS

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT AND THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS GONE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE 2011 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY HAVE QUOTED ME UPWARDS OF $2000 TO REPAIR. WHEN I DECLINED, THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE CAME ON.

Mileage: 160,000

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

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

Mileage: 200,000

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

Mileage: 27,910

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH ICON REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER (NATCHEZ FORD LINCOLN, 14 SGT PRENTISS DR, NATCHEZ, MS 39120, (601) 445-0076) REFUSED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A REMEDY FOR AN UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN - --- CONTACT STATED POWER STEERING THAT WENT OUT - A FEW WEEKS AGO AGO - GOING 35 MPH WHEN STEERING FAILED ---CONTACT HAD CALLED FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP STATED 0 RECALLS ON VEHICLE .... 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL PLUS OTHERS FOR MERCURY MILAN 2010 MANUFACTURED IN 02 AND 03/2010. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ALL THE TIME THE ERRORS OCCURRED.

Mileage: 13

STARTED CAR, MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE PANEL, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" NOW I CANNOT GET IT TO SHIFT OR THE STIRRING WHEEL TO TURN. THIS STARTED ON 8/20/2017. I WAS PARKED ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PROCEEDING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHE DROVE 2 MILES, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/29/17*LJ *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ENGINE GOES TO 4000 AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING AT 70 ON INTERSTATE. WON'T SHIFT UNLESS THROTTLE IS BACKED WAY OFF. AT LOW SPEED ON 2-1 DOWNSHIFT, IT BANGS INTO GEAR JERKING YOU OUT OF THE SEAT AND CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. ONLY DOES IT ON SLIGHT INCLINES. I PURCHASED NEW 11/3/2009 CAR ONLY HAS 24,818 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED ONLY AT FORD DEALERS. *TR

Mileage: 24,400

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

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 MILAN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TRYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MIN I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE IT HOME. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. BOTH TIMES I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING REARENDED.

Mileage: 82,000

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEN MY GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS SHAKING. I SHUT OFF THE CAR. LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP SLOWLY. RAN FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND DID IT AGAIN AT 35 MPH. PULLED OVER SHUT OFF CAR AND WAITED(AS A POLICE OFFICER PULLED UP TO MY CAR). STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND MADE IT TO OUR CAMPSITE. WE WERE 3 HOURS FROM HOME. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I ENDED UP AT O REILLY AUTO PARTS AND FIXED THE THROTTLE BODY IN THE PARKING LOT. HAS BEEN RUNNING SLIGHTLY ROUGH SINCE THIS HAPPENED. THEN THIS MORNING(3 WEEKS LATER) I STARTED THE CAR AND THE RADIO AND INFO ON IT DOES NOT WORK. STILL WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM. ANY THOUGHT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I THINK IT IS TIME TO GET RID OF THE MERCURY AND GO BACK TO CHEVY.

Mileage: 83,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST CAUSING TO HIT A CURB DAMAGING RACK AND PINION TIE ROD ENDS, WHEELS AND TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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

WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, MY CAR JERKED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAN ON AND NO ACCELERATION WHILE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO COAST TO SAFETY AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR IS WAS JERKING BACK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON, IT STARTED UP AND RAN FINE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND THE 2ND INCIDENT TODAY ABOUT 30 MPH. BOTH OF THESE TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, AND GOT THE CAR TO RESTART AND MAKE IT HOME 45 MILES AWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, THAT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 111,300

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

POWER STEERING RECALL: FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE AND MERCURY MARINER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 18, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11, 2010. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE A STEERING TORQUE SENSOR THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY DETECT DRIVER STEERING INPUT. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING MY VEHICLE 2010 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER BECAUSE I HAD TO HAVE MY POWER STEERING REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CALL FORD AND INFORM THEM THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I CALLED I WAS TRANSFERRED TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THE WOMAN WAS VERY RUDE AND KEPT REPEATING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. I EXPLAINED TO HER I UNDERSTAND THE PROTOCOL I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION REGARDING THE CALL WILL BE SUBMITTED ABOUT MY VEHICLE POWER STEERING WAS SERVICED ON MY MILAN AND IF THERE WAS ANYTHING FURTHER THAT I COULD DO REGARDING MY VEHICLE POSSIBLY BEING IN THE RECALL. HER TONE OF VOICE WAS VERY RUDE AND SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT MY CONCERN. I AM CONSIDERING PURCHASING A HONDA VEHICLE. WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IT WAS FOUR OCCURRENCES 3 TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE LEAVING FROM WORK. NOT ONLY WAS MY LIFE AND DANGER BUT THE OTHER DRIVERS AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. SO TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT CARE ABOUT MY CONCERN IS VERY UPSETTING AND I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE ANYMORE FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, THE VEHICLE STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER AND WITHIN MINUTES, THE STEERING BECAME NON-EXISTENT. I HAD TO PUT ON HAZARDS IN ORDER TO AVOID AN A CAR FROM HITTING ME AND TO TRY TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE WITH PRETTY MUCH NO STEERING POWER. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. *TR

VEHICLE HAD TWO THROTTLE BODY CODES AND LOST POWER IN TWO DAYS TOOK TO C&C FORD AND THEY WON'T CHANGE THE PART UNTIL THE CODE COMES UP AGAIN UNDER THE FORD REPLACEMENT POLICY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE!! *TR

Mileage: 27,000

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

VEHICLE HAS VERY HARSH JERKY SHIFT CHANGES BETWEEN 2-3 GEAR, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS NEEDED, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A WEEK, ISSUE RECURRED. RETURNED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD CAR NEEDED DB TRANSMISSION BECAUSE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE WORN. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

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

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65MPH, THE CAR LOST POWER AND DECREASE SPEED WHILE MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING AND ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AGAIN PROBLEM PERSISTED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

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

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BEGINS TO LOSE POWER. THEN THE CAR LOOSES THE ABILITY TO CONTROL IT AND APPEARS TO NOT HAVE ANY GAS GOING TO IT. THE WRENCH ON THE DASH BOARD APPEARS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE CAR APPEARS TO NOT BE GETTING ANY GAS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE CAR. AFTER IT SITS FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL START AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT STARTS UP AND DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR AWHILE. OTHER TIMES IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED OR AT ANYTIME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

PURCHASED THIS MILAN IN 2011 WITH 22K MILES. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ISSUES WITH THE 6-SPEED 6F35 AUTOMATIC CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP ACCELERATING UNDER LOAD, LEAVING ME DEAD IN THE WATER WHEN MERGING IN TRAFFIC. I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT FORD ALREADY KNEW OF ISSUES AND I WAS IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER WITH NOTHING DONE, UNTIL THE TRANY HAD MORE DAMAGE. IT WAS REPAIRED BUT NEVER PROPERLY STRESS TESTED, BY EITHER OF TWO DEALERSHIPS I WENT TO. ACCORDING TO THE TSB IF THE TRANY EXHIBITED CERTAIN GRADES OF FAILURE, IT REQUIRED REPROGRAMMING AND THEN VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT, FOLLOWED BY A STRESS TEST TO VERIFY THERE WAS NOT ANY MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE MOST I GOT AFTER THE VALVE BODY WAS CHANGED WAS A SUGGESTION THAT I CHANGE MY TRANY FLUID THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN CHANGED BY FORD 20K MILES EARLIER. I THEN STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS (BRAKE/PARKING), WITH ONES FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY IN THE COLD AND THEN DIEING COMPLETELY, OR GOING FULL INTENSITY AND NEVER SWITCHING BACK TO JUST PARKING LIGHT MODE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AT HIGH COST, FORD LISTS $400 EACH, BASICALLY FOR THE EQUIVALENT OF A $2 BULB. I AM AN EE, SPECIALIZING IN MANUFACTURING, AND AFTER TAKING ONE OF THE FAILING ONES APART FOUND IT IS WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO POOR PART CHOICE OR DESIGN. THERE WAS NOTHING DAMAGED DUE TO WATER OR IMPACT. I WOULD DUMP THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS AND ETHICALLY I CAN NOT SELL IT ON THE OPEN MARKET WORRYING SOMEBODY ELSE MAY HAVE A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH IT DUE TO THE QUESTIONABLE TRANSMISSION. IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD ANY TYPE OVER STRESS THAT REQUIRED THE LEVEL IF TESTING MENTIONED IN THE TSB, WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IN VEHICLE, THE WHOLE TRANY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I FELT A BIG JOLT AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT FELT LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. MY SON EVEN GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH. THEN THE NEXT DAY, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GROCERY PARKING LOT, IT WAS REVVING UP BUT WOULDN'T GO, LIKE IT WASN'T IN GEAR. I STOPPED, PUT IT IN PARK FOR A MINUTE, THEN BACK TO DRIVE. IT STARTED GOING BUT HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION. THIRD DAY, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A COMPUTER UPDATE. LUCKILY, I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO THERE WAS NO CHARGE. THAT WAS TWO DAYS AGO, AND IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY FOR NOW, BUT I'M SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND I'M HESITANT NOW EVERY TIME I HAVE TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC WHEN LEAVING THE STORE OR MY NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

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

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH MY VEHICLE STALLED, LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES EACH TIME WITH THE WRENCH SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT 45MPH AND THE CAR BUCKED AND STALLED TWO TIMES. WILL BE CALLING FORD FOR REPAIR. LUCKILY I SIGNED UP FOR THE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WHICH I WILL BE EXPLAINING TO THE TECH'S WHEN I BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS CAR AND OTHER CARS INVOLVED IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL DRIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SNOW-COVERED RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT WAS SHUDDERING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE OK THEN, BUT I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEARNED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATED A FAILURE IN THE THROTTLE BODY. IF THIS IS A FAULTY PART IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I FEEL I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET MY DISABLED CAR OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE. *TR

Mileage: 81,400

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE--CAR WAS COASTING. 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 SPUTTER AS IT SLOWED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY LOST ALL POWER/STOPPED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AGAIN...VERY CONFUSING AND ANNOYING. *TR

Mileage: 56,893

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

IT FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SHUT OFF WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. AFTER WAITING A MINUTE I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT STARTED. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH IT STARTED DOWNSHIFTING UNTIL IT STOPPED AT 0 MPH AND MADE KIND OF A TUTTING NOISE UNTIL IT STOPPED. THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. AFTERWARDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A MINUTE AND TRIED TO START THE CAR UP AFTER. IT TOOK ABOUT A MINUTE FOR THE CAR TO START UP AND EVENTUALLY STARTED UP. I WENT ABOUT 35-45MPH A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. I THEN WAITED AGAIN AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN. I DROVE THE CAR INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING 20 MPH TO PARK IT UP AND IT GET IT OUT OF THE WAY FROM BEING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

CAR STALLED 3 TIMES - CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 10/5/13. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

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

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

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES (3 IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH). WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CLUNKS, THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, LOOSE ALL ACCELERATION POWER, AND THE ENGINE IS VERY SPUTTER. AFTER PULLING/COASTING OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT, AND THEN IT STARTS RIGHT UP WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

ABOUT A MONTH AGO THIS FIRST HAPPENED AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND COULD GET NO POWER NEAR ACCIDENT....TODAY TRAVELING 55 MPH THE WRENCH APPEARED AGAIN AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE IF A CAR WAS BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE GOT NAILED. I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED UNTIL EACH TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT THE RPM WOULD SPUTTER AND THE CAR WOULD STALL. READING NEARLY 200 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SOMEONE IS BOUND TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET. IF THIS WAS WINTER ... I SERIOUSLY CRASH ON THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING. *TR

Mileage: 39,513

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TURNED THE CORNER, THERE WAS NO POWER. PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED. THE WRENCH LIGHT THAT WAS ON, SHUT OFF ONCE THE CAR STARTED UP. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. DO NOT FEEL SECURE IN DRIVING AS WONDER WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 32,254

IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME, BUT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT GET MY GAS PEDAL TO DO ANYTHING. I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH NO INCIDENTS. THEN IT DID IT ABOUT A WEEK LATER, SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. IT SEEMS TO START UP OK AFTER I SHUT IT DOWN, BUT VERY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND THEN HAVE NO POWER AND HAVE TO PULL OFF. MY ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AFTER THIS HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN WILL SHUT OFF AFTER A COUPLE TIMES OF DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

THE CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS SCARY? ALSO THE CAR SOMETIMES HAS AN IDLE PROBLEM, LIKE ITS TRYING NOT TO STALL, BUT CAUSES THE CAR TO JUMP A LITTLE WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS. ALSO WHEN I GET GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START, BUT IF I LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING WHILE GETTING GAS THE CAR IS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY (MIDDLE LANE) AT ~ 50 MPH THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CANE ON AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 20MPH. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 50,125

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITH A JERKING MOTION AND SHUT OFF. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN A MINUTE BUT OPERATED FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE TIME AND DISTANCE. THE CONTACT CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND STARTED THE ENGINE BUT IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/5/13*CN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE PART, AND INSTALLED IT HIMSELF. UPDATED 11/12/13

Mileage: 45,000

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

JUST AFTER MOVING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. AS I DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE "WRENCH" ICON ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATES THROTTLE BODY ISSUES, AMONG OTHER POSSIBLE THINGS. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE UNDER ANY POWER, AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I RE-STARTED IT AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. THE ICON WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS HAS SINCE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INSTANCE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION OF PERFORMANCE ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS FIRST INSTANCE. IN RESEARCHING THE OCCURRENCE I BECAME AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES ON SEVERAL FORD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AROUND THE SAME TIME AS MY MERCURY, AND THAT THERE IS APPARENTLY AN INVESTIGATION ALREADY IN PROGRESS. *TR

Mileage: 27,600

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED AT VARIABLE SPEEDS (25 MPH, 40 MPH, 60 MPH) WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING FREQUENCY IN THE WEEK BEFORE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN RPM IN RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH VERY LOW RPM, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED EACH TIME WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 43,500

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

I WAS IN CINCINNATI THAT WEEKEND (3 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME) AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A STORE, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD AND THEN THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON THE DASH AND I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE. I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A BIT AND RESTARTED IT. THE WRENCH CAME OFF THE DASH AND THE CAR WAS WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. WE THEN WENT ABOUT OUR DAY AND AS WE WERE HEADING BACK TO MY NEPHEWS FOOTBALL GAME, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD JUST PASSED A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR JERKED ABRUPTLY AGAIN AND I LOST ALL POWER. I PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON AND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF A SIDE ROAD. THE WRENCH CAME ON AGAIN. IT HAPPEN THE NEXT DAY AS WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE BACK HOME. WE TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK HOME IN MANUAL AND IT WORKED JUST FINE. I GOT OUR CAR INTO OUR LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACED. SO AFTER FORKING OUT $375, IT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING SINCE. THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD'VE ACTED UP WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH THE HILLY ROADS IN CINCINNATI, WE WOULD'VE BEEN IN A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS A HUGE CONCERN AS YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. YOU HAVE NO GAS AND THE RPM'S JUST QUIVER ON THE DASH. IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE WOULD'VE BEEN HURT DUE TO A CAR CRASH. THIS CONCERN NEEDS TO BE SENT TO FORD/MERCURY AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM ONCE I RESEARCHED IT. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON I-75 IN OHIO ON OUR WAY BACK. THE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS A RECALL. IT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT OR KILLED. *LN

Mileage: 58,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY SHOOK, JERKED AND DECELERATED TO 5 MPH AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 66,000

ON 12 SEPTEMBER I WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM A LIGHT AND THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN CONTROL PANEL...I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER ON OTHER SIDE OF INTERSECTION AND PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON IT STARTED FINE AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. IT WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER ON 27 SEPTEMBER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A 2-LANE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THERE WAS NOT MUCH OF A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON BUT FOUND A SPOT AND PLACED CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I SMELLED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL SO WAITED LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN LAST TIME AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT STARTED UP AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND IT DROVE FINE. I TOOK TO A MECHANIC ON SATURDAY MORNING AND TOLD ME THE DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT PRODUCE A CODE BECAUSE THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED BUT BELIEVED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 55,650

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

MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER STALLED - CHECK ENGINE CAME ON - I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AS IT SEEMED IT WAS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD BUT WOULD NOT - HAD THE CODE CHECKED AND IT WAS P2112 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR-CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED PERMANENT WAS THE MESSAGE FOR THIS CODE - WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL - WAS DRIVING PERFECT AND THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY - MY CONCERN IS HAD THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY - WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE? FROM WHAT I READ THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS - AND IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY CONCERN? *JS

Mileage: 57,330

7I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH AROUND 20,000 MILES ON IT AND EXPERIENCED JERKING, ROUGH IDLING, AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THEY WERE RESETTING SOMETHING THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THE CAR STALLING, I GOOGLED ANY ISSUES WITH MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND CAME UPON A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON ISSUE, NOR WAS IT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. LAST WEEK, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE GOING 75MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE SEMI THAT WAS BEHIND ME AS MY CAR'S SPEED SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, DROPPED BY OVER 15MPH. I MADE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND SLOWLY COASTED UP AN OFF RAMP TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY (AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER). EVEN IF YOU PRESS THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU DO NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. I DROVE MAYBE 5 MINUTES AND IT STALLED AGAIN. I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES ON THE 7 MILE DRIVE TO WORK THAT DAY AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY OTHER CARS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME. I CALLED MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HAD IT TOWED TO HIM INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE THAN MY PREVIOUS 3 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD WOULD NOT BE COVERING IT UNDER MY WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MY CAR RUNS PERFECTLY NOW. HE SAID WHEN HE CALLED AROUND TO GET A PART HE HAD A HORRIBLE TIME EVEN FINDING ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THIS BEING SUCH A HUGE ISSUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I'VE BEEN TELLING THE DEALERSHIP FOR 25,000 MILES AND ALMOST 2 YEARS THIS WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND NOW ITS SUDDENLY NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *JS

Mileage: 46,000

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

STOP AT RED LIGHT AND THE CAR REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN CAR IS CUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON IT WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. KIDS IN THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HAD IT LESS THAN 2 WKS. NOW THIS IS HAPPENING, COST OVER 600.00 DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS MANUFACTURED SCREW UP. I NEED MY CAR TO GET KIDS TO SCHOOL AND WORK. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM NEEDS A RECALL VERY QUICK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

2010 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN DECELERATION WHILE STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH HE WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND LURCHING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM.

WHEN LEAVING A RED-LIGHT THE THROTTLE (GAS PEDAL) DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO COAST TO OFF THE ROAD. TURN OFF THE CAR AND RE-START. AT THAT TIME THE GAS PEDAL WORKED. *TR

Mileage: 36,340

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING RESTART ENGINE LIGHT AND "ORANGE WRENCH" LIGHT TURN ON. VEHICLE DOES EVENTUALLY RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

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

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NORTHWAY PREPARING TO GET IN THE RIGHT LANE TO EXIT AND I LOST ALL SPEED, NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE BUT I STILL HAD RADIO/A/C, ETC. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER AND STOP THE CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT "SPUTTERED" UNTIL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF ENTIRELY. I WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND IT STARTED FINE AND THEN DROVE FINE THE REST OF MY DRIVE. WHEN I GOT BACK TO WORK I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. EVERYONE HAD TAKEN THEIR CAR TO A DEALERSHIP OR MECHANIC AND COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH. FINALLY AFTER READING SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONE CAR OWNER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSIS RESULTED IN CODE P2111 (FAULTY THROTTLE BODY). I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR AND HAVING IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I DRIVE ON A FAST 3 LANE HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY TO GET OVER TO SAFETY. AFTER SEEING THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED IN ANOTHER STATE I AM HOPEFUL IT RESULTS IN A RECALL SO THIS PROBLEM CAN BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED AND FIXED. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 49,000

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

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

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

DRIVING A STEADY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR SPEED STARTED TO DROP AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. COASTED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BETWEEN 800 TO 1500 RPM AND SURGING. NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR INPUT. CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE. WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. CAR WAS SURGING AND LURCHING THE ENTIRE TIME. STOPPED THE ENGINE AGAIN. WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. CAR APPEARS TO HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60MPH AND THE CAR POPPED AND LOST SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY STAY RUNNING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ( DURING RUSH HOUR) AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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

MY CAR HAS STOPPED NUMEROUS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY EXPRESSWAY AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. I HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME, MY CAR CONTINUES TO STOP MANY TIMES AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED BUT I CANNOT SINCE THERE IS A SEVERE BACK ORDER ON MERCURY MILAN THROTTLE BODY. THEREFORE I AM FORCED TO DRIVE IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF A MASS PROBLEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY GOING ON WITH FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH ON 7/20/13 THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO REACTION IN POWER WHEN PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL. PULLED THE CAR OVER, PUT IN PARK, IT WAS STILL RUNNING, WITH A SLIGHT SHAKE, TURNED CAR OFF WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE STARTING. WHEN STARTED THE CAR RAN FINE AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, 7/22/13, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. SAME THING PULLED OVER, RESTARTED, LIGHT WAS OFF, DROVE FINE. FEW DAYS LATER, 7/25/13, CAR WENT IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND I HAD THEM SEE WHAT THEY COULD FIND OUT. UP UNTIL THIS POINT THE CAR HAS RAN FINE, NO ISSUES, AND I LOVE THE CAR. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND IS ON BACK ORDER FOR ONE-TWO MONTHS. I THEN DRIVE THE CAR WITH NO ISSUES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ONCE AGAIN ON 7/30/13 THE SAME THING HAPPENS THIS TIME AT ABOUT 35 MPH, IS FINE ONCE STARTED BACK UP. SAME THING ON 8/1/13. ON 8/4/13 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THIS HAPPENS, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICK ENOUGH THAT IT DIDN'T INTERFERE WITH THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I GOT DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS TRYING TO TURN ONTO MY ROAD AND THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND I AM NOW IN MIDDLE OF LANE FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I MANAGE TO GET IT GOING AND FINISH TURN JUST FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY PERSON TURNING ONTO ROAD. I THEN LET THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE I HAD TO RUN AN ERRAND, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAKE IT THREE HOUSES DOWN BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, I AM LUCK IN THAT I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, BUT THERE IS ENOUGH TRAFFIC OR WHEN GOING TO WORK, THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY NOT ONLY TO MYSELF OR ANOTHER DRIVER BUT TO THE CHILDREN IN MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

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

ON 7/26 THE CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR SHAKES UNTIL PUT INTO PARK. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, RESTART AND THE WRENCH DISAPPEARS AS WELL AS THE SHAKING. I AM ABLE TO CONTINUE AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THREE MORE TIMES IT HAPPENS THAT DAY. A FEW DAYS GO BY WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON 7/31 IT OCCURS AGAIN THREE TIMES FOLLOWING THE SAME TRAVEL ROUTE AS THE DAYS BEFORE, BUT IN A 35MPH ZONE INSTEAD. ON 8/2 I TAKE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSES IT AS P2111 (FAULTY THROTTLE BODY) AND SAYS HE CAN'T GET THE PART DUE TO A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. MY FAULTY PART IS 9L8E-9F991-BC AND I HAVE CALLED AND LOOKED ONLINE AT SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND AM ALSO TOLD THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO FIRM ETA. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER. THEN THE CAR LOOSES THE ABILITY TO CONTROL IT AND APPEARS TO NOT HAVE ANY GAS GOING TO IT AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASH BOARD APPEARS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE CAR APPEARS TO NOT BE GETTING ANY GAS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE CAR. AFTER IT SITS FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL START AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT STARTS UP AND DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR AWHILE. OTHER TIMES IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED LIKE 50 MPH OR AT ANYTIME. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY HOME IN OUR HYBRID MILAN ON A BUSY STREET AND THE ENGINE LIGHT FOR POWER TRAIN FAILURE (A WRENCH) CAME ON, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY BLINKER TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AND TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO MOVE ACROSS SEVERAL LANES TO GET AWAY FROM TRAFFIC CONFUSED BY MY SUDDEN AND APPARENTLY UNREASONABLE DECELERATION. I PULLED OVER INTO A SIDE STREET AND STOPPED THE CAR, LOOKED UP THE LIGHT MEANING IN THE CARD MANUAL AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IT AROUND A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD SUCCESSFULLY BEFORE I WOULD ATTEMPT TAKING IT HOME WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. WE TOOK A TENTATIVE DRIVE HOME WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING, HOPING IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO GO HOME WITHOUT TRAFFIC IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. COMING TO THIS SITE AND SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM WONDERING IF WE HAVE TO HAVE FATALITIES BEFORE THIS IS INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. I DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS DAILY AND MY 7 YEAR OLD'S LIFE IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR THIS UNCERTAINTY. UNTIL NOW, I JUST LOVED MY CAR. NOW IT IS SCARY AS I SEE THIS IS COMMON, UNPREDICTABLE AND CLEARLY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

AFTER COMING ONLINE AND ONE SEARCH LED ME HERE AND I SAW THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FROM SO MANY OTHER MILAN OWNERS, I WAS ALARMED. I BOUGHT IT COUPLE MONTHS AGO, LESS THAN 30K MILES... I'M DRIVING AND ACCELERATING STOPPED WORKING, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN, I CLICKED THE HAZARDS ON REAL QUICK AND DRIFTED AS FAR OVER AS I COULD. POLICE HAD TO PUT FLARES OUT UNTIL TOW TRUCK CAME. TOW TRUCK GOT THERE AND AFTER WE MADE IT TO FORD-MERCURY, THE CAR STARTED AND "ACTED" JUST FINE. THE TOW DRIVER SUGGESTED IT HAD BEEN BAD GAS AND MAY NEED INJECTION CLEANER. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME AFTER ADDING HI-TEST GAS AND INJ CLEANER, AND IT WAS ALL GOOD. UNTIL TODAY.(3 DAYS LATER). I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CAR IDLED DOWN TIL IT CUT OFF. THE MPG LED MONITOR STARTED DROPPING (JUST LIKE IT DID FIRST TIME) IT WENT FROM GETTING 15 MPG TO 5 MPG IN THE MATTER OF 2 MINUTES WHILE JUST IDLING. AS IF THE GAS WAS DUMPING THRU LINES. ALSO THE IDLE BECAME SO ERRATIC IT WOULD GO UP THEN DROP DOWN, I MADE IT WHERE I NEEDED BUT LEFT THE CAR, AND TOOK SPOUSES CAR. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THE DASH THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT SHOWS ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE MPG DROPPED FROM 13MPG TO 2.2MPG AND THE IDLE RPM WOULD GO UP AND DOWN, NO MATTER WHETHER YOU PUSHED GAS OR NOT. GAS PEDAL STILL FELT NORMAL UNDER FOOT, SO NOT THE PEDAL. CAR STILL RAN, JUST WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE, (HAD DOG AND NEEDED AC UNTIL TOW CAME) I HOPE THERE'S A FIX FOR THIS. FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, EVEN THE DEALER MECHANICS CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. WILL BE CHECKING HERE TO SEE IF ANY NEW HELP OR ADVICE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 30,100

MULTIPLE TIMES & VARIATIONS, BUT ALWAYS W/THE SAME RESULT. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON & VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL ACCELERATION ABILITY WHILE IT SURGED/IDLED VERY ROUGHLY. EACH TIME, I PULLED VEHICLE OFF ROAD TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PUT IT IN PARK (WOULD THEN IDLE ROUGH, BUT SURGE LESS). TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WAITED 5-10MIN, RESTARTED & VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION CLOSE TO NORMALLY (MINIMAL SMALL SURGES WHILE DRIVING). WHILE VEH WAS MALFUNCTIONING, I COULD HOLD GASOLINE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR W/NO RESPONSE. COULD NOT MANUALLY SHIFT (I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SHIFTABLE) PAST 2ND GEAR & VEH WOULD NOT PROGRESS FORWARD - EXCEPT IF THE ENGINE SURGED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED MORE, WITH LESS TIME BETWEEN FAILINGS AS THE DAY PROGRESSED UNTIL I COULD FINALLY GET TO A POPULATED AREA/SMALL TOWN. IT IS ALSO WORTH MENTIONING, BOTH MECHANICS THAT CHECKED MY VEHICLE FOR ME COULD NOT FIND ANY "HISTORY" IN MY CODES. HOWEVER, THE FIRST FORD DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DO A SPECIAL CHECK THAT FOUND A "THROTTLE BODY FAILURE". THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY (PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED TILL 9/24/13) & SENT ME ON MY WAY HOPING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT, SO I STOPPED AT THE VERY NEXT TOWN AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN & LEFT MY MERCURY MILAN WITH A FORD DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS REALLY QUITE SCARY AS TRAFFIC AROUND ME HAD NO IDEA I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THANKFULLY ALL DRIVERS INVOLVED WERE QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. *TR

Mileage: 43,604

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE THROTTLE STARTED DROPPING DOWN TO IDLE SPEED AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE ONLY MANUAL STEERING LEFT. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED COASTING. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED SHUT OFF THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE CAR STARTED UP AND RAN NORMALLY FOR 10 MILES THAN IT DID IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 66,037

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

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

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY INFANT IN THE CAR AND IT SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 20 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A TURN LANE AND THEN IT DIED. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE SUV BEHIND ME DID NOT HIT ME. HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND LAID ON HIS HORN. VERY SCARY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. THEY HAVE 5 OTHERS RIGHT NOW WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE (MERCURY MILAN 2010) STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. STALLING OUT MORE FREQUENTLY, I NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME, THIS IS A CURRENT PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND FORD MAY BE INITIATING A CAR RECALL FOR THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS OF WHICH THE THROTTLE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I AM REPAIRING THE VEHICLE ON MY OWN DIME FOR OUR OWN SAFETY, WITH THE INTENTION TO FILE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN FORD (MERCURY) WILL AT A LATER TIME, SEND A RECALL OUT FOR THIS EXTREME IMPAIRMENT TO THE PROPULSION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 37,456

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE PULLS N HESITATES TO GO, AS I LOOK IN MY DASH A LITTLE WRENCH POPS UP.. MY CAR LOST ALL IT'S POWER AND WOULD NOT GO. I SET ON MY HAZARDS AND TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE.. I CALL THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP AND SHE TELLS ME AS LONG AS THE WRENCH DID NOT POP UP WITH A CHECK ENGINE SIGN I WAS FINE. WELL WEEKS GO BY MY VEHICLE WAS FINE, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE IT DOES THE SAME THING, WRENCH POPS UP IN THE DASH AND MY VEHICLE GOES IN LIMP MODE... MIND YOU THIS STRIKES WITHOUT WARNING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS! THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN AND HERE IT WILL HAPPEN. I TAKE IT TO THE PLACE I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN MY VEHICLES AND THEY TELL ME IT'S FINE, NO CODES IN THE DIAGNOSTICS..SO I PICK MY VEHICLE UP, TWO WEEKS LATER MY CAR STALLS OUT WITH A WRENCH AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I'VE ALMOST BEEN SLAMMED FROM BEHIND TWICE. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME 389.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN A MANUFACTOR ERROR. THIS BY FAR IS NOT A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ISSUE, THIS IS BY FAR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

ON FRIDAY I WAS DECELERATING TO TURN RIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN THE RPMS DROPPED OFF AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I COASTED INTO A BUSINESS WHERE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT VIOLENTLY (NO ENGINE LIGHT). I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE I RE-STARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT UP SO I CALLED SERVICE AGAIN AND TOLD THEM I'D DRIVE IT TO THEM. AFTER A DAY WITH MY CAR THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE NOR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET ANY TROUBLE CODES. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON SATURDAY AND GOT ABOUT 20 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 60MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING. I LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE RPMS HAD DROPPED AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE OR EVEN MAINTAIN. I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH. I CUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. IT CUT OUT ON ME 6-7 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE DEALERSHIP'S NOW CLOSED SO I'M WAITING UNTIL MONDAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE OBD II TO FIND CODE: P2111. I NORMALLY TRAVEL INTERSTATE AND CANNOT RISK THIS HAPPENING AT HIGH SPEED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! *TR

Mileage: 115,326

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET HEADING DIRECTLY INTO THE FREE WAY INTERSTATE. ONCE I APPROACHED THE INTERSTATE I WAS CAUGHT THE LIGHT.... I THEN BEGAN TO TAKE OFF ONCE IT TURNED GREEN. I REACH ABOUT 20MPH AND MY CAR JERKED AND THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON. I THEN NOTICED I HAD NO POWER AND NO WHERE TO GO BECAUSE MY CAR NEVER GOT A GOOD SPEED... I ALMOST GOT HIT TWICE AND HELD UP TRAFFIC... HOW EMBRACING SEEING THAT I HAVE A PERFECTLY NICE CAR. ONCE I GOT IT HOME( WHICH TOOK 3HRS DRIVING AT 10MPH AND CUTTING OFF) I TOOK THE CAR TO MY AUTO SHOP AND INFORMED ME ON A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.... BUT GUESS WHAT? THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOT FOR ME CAR....IF THEIR IS A RECALL ON THIS PART.. WHAT MAKES MY CAR DIFFERENT.? SO I ENDED UP PAYING $300 BUCKS IN REPAIRS, LOSING $200 WORK DAY.... TOTAL LOSS....$500 ON A PART THAT IS ON RECALL... THIS IS BULL... *TR

Mileage: 54,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 34,652

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SO MANY TIMES AND I REALLY DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET AND PAY FOR THIS. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUG SEEMS THEY DO NOT COVER A THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. I WAS DRIVING UP I -20 GOING AT LEAST 75 MPH AND THE CAR LOOSES ALL ACCELERATION AND AS I PULL OVER IT STARTS TO SHAKE , SO I CUT IT OFF AND CRANK IF UP AGAIN AND IT DRIVES PERFECT UNTIL IT DECIDES TO DO IT AGAIN. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 500.44 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND MILAN'S ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. RECALL RECALL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIE. WE NEED TO START A CLASS A LAW SUIT. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON SUNDAY, I WAS GOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE (I HAD MY CAR SET ON CRUISE CONTROL). OUT OF NOWHERE, THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON, MY CAR MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE, AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE MY CAR. I HAD TO PULL OVER AT AN EXIT, AND WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, MY CAR WAS SHAKING PROFUSELY. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, IT TOOK IT SEVERAL SECONDS TO ACTUALLY START. I FIGURED IT WAS JUST A GLITCH, SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. TWO DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING DOWN ANOTHER ROAD GOING 45 MPH, AND I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL (MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR). THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SPECIFIC THROTTLE BODY THAT I NEEDED WAS BACK-ORDERED FOR 6 WEEKS (ISN'T THAT A SIGN THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL??), AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS UNTIL THE END OF JULY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT OVER 27,000 THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED (FOXNEWS.COM), AND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP WITH MY CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE WHEN I AM DRIVING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE THROTTLE BODY "DIES" (IF THAT'S WHAT THE TECHNICAL TERM IS) WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

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

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

I SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED HERE: HTTP://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS%20ARTICLES/NCCC%20PETITIONS%20NHTSA%20FOR%20DEFECT%20INVESTIGATION%20INTO%20FORD%20ESCAPE%20VEHICLES.HTML CAR WILL DRIVE NORMALLY, THEN SUDDENLY THE WRENCH WILL COME ON AND ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE / POWER WILL BE GONE. THE CAR WILL NO LONGER RESPOND, AND THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, ETC. NORMALLY, IF YOU TURN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN START IT BACK UP IT WILL BEHAVE NORMALLY (AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE) UNTIL THE PROBLEM RECURS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

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

WE WERE DRIVING AT NORMAL FREEWAY SPEED AND I HAD A JOLTING SENSATION, LIKE A BAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ANY ACCELERATION OR RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE DIDN'T STALL, BUT IT SLOWED DOWN TO AN IDLE. IT WAS DANGEROUS WITH THE BUSY TRAFFIC AND NO SPEED CONTROL. I COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER, STOPPED AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I STARTED IT UP AND IT DROVE NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF THE 70 MILES OF OUR TRIP. THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT AT THE FORD DEALER SHOWED A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, FORD HAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE PART, WHICH SHOWS THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER'S ONLY SOLUTION WAS THAT I SHOULD TRY TO RETURN HOME IN THE CAR (140 MILES) AND GO TO MY LOCAL DEALER, WHICH I DID. MY LOCAL DEALER DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF GETTING A PART QUICKLY AND GETTING US BACK ON THE ROAD. BECAUSE OF THE DANGER INVOLVED WHEN THIS PART FLAW HAPPENS, THIS SHOULD CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL AND AN ALERT TO OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 40,100

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

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 GOING ABOUT 20MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. ONCE I STOPPED AGAIN AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE WRENCH TOOL SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. WHILE RIDING BEFORE THE CAR SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGHLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS AND SUPPOSEDLY ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. THIS IS A VERY BIG TO A LOT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF I SEE IF FORD SEE THERE'S A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM PLEASE FIX IT BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 57,770

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

WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE WERE AT AN INTERSECTION ON A 6-LANE HIGHWAY OVER 600 MILES FROM HOME. WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY BY DRIFTING OFF TO A SIDE ROAD. THE ENGINE NEVER DIED, BUT HAD NO POWER AT ALL. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT BACK UP, IT RAN FINE AND WAS ABLE TO GET US HOME. HOWEVER, WITHIN ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY APPROACHING MERGING TRAFFIC. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIFT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND START IT BACK UP. A MECHANIC CHECKED THE CAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANYTHING WRONG. IT DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 3-4 MONTHS THEN DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY WE WERE ON AN INTERSTATE AND HARDLY HAD TIME TO DRIFT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BETWEEN TRAFFIC. IT AGAIN DID THIS AROUND 3 MONTHS AS I JUST MADE IT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY INTO THE RIGHT LANE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO DRIFT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND START THE CAR UP. I TOOK IT HOME UNTIL WE COULD GET IT TO THE MECHANIC. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANYTHING. HE KEPT THE CAR TO DRIVE HIMSELF FOR A WEEK, BUT NEVER WITNESSED THE WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON OR SLUGGISH GEAR CHANGING. HE ADDED FLUID TO IT AT A LACK OF KNOWING WHAT ELSE TO DO. WE DROVE IT CLOSE TO 2 MONTHS NOW AND IT LOST POWER WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON 3 TIMES WITHIN A PERIOD OF 40 MINUTES ON A SMALL ROAD WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH ROOM TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGHWAY JUST AFTER PULLING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN BY THE MECHANIC. THIS ISSUE IS NOT SHOWING UP ON COMPUTERS. IT HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I FEEL UNSAFE ALL THE TIME AS I'M WAITING FOR THE NEXT INCIDENT AND FEAR I WILL NOT BE AS LUCKY AT SOME POINT AMONG TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

THE VEHICLE (WHICH ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT) WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH WITH BLACK SMOKEY EMISSIONS. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL INSTANCES, THE WORST CASE BEING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCING A STALL/NO THROTTLE SITUATION HALF WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE STALLING HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN REMEDIED BY CYCLING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN,THEN ITS JUST A MATTER OF 20 TO 200 MILES AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN.THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND STATES FORD/MERCURY HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM.THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES ONLY WHILE PROBLEM EXISTS, IT DOES NOT STORE A CODE OR REMAIN LIT.THE DEALER HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH US BUT IS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT OR WORSE KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

STOPPED AT A LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. PROCEEDED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP, THEN MADE A JERKING MOVEMENT LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. ALMOST REAR-ENDED. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHERE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN DRIVING TIRES ALWAYS SEEM LIKE IT IS ALWAYS ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. TIRES WERE ROTATED DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND BALANCED BUT NOTHING SEEM TO HELP WHAT DO I DO. I LIKE THE CAR BUT WOULD LIKE TO LIVE TO. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND LOST ALL SPEED WITH NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. GREEN WRENCH COMES ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING CAR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP PULLED P1144A TROUBLE CODE AND REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE. ONE DAY LATER, EXACT SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AND NOW THEY ARE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 44,621

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

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

VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. LINCOLN REPLACED A PART BUT THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN SINCE PART WAS REPLACED. LOSE POWER/STALL OUT AT HIGH SPEED DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

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

QUA DAUGHTER DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND LOSES ALL SPEED NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. HAS TO PULL OVER AND RESTART ENGINE THEN PROCEED WITH CAUTION. UNIT CUTS OFF EVERY 15 TO 20 MILES. FORD MECHANIC SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY OF COURSE IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 48,785

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 ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN MY CAR JERKED, AND LOST RESPONSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I RESTARTED THE CAR AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND TOOK MY CAR TO A AUTO STORE TO RUN A CHECK, WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS AT FAULT. NOTICED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL HAVE. HOPEFULLY MERCURY WILL RECALL THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 77,157

I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AT 50 MPH WHEN MY CAR JERKED, AND LOST BOTH ACCELERATION AND POWER. THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I RESTARTED THE CAR AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND TOOK MY CAR TO A AUTO STORE TO RUN A CHECK, WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 49,053

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

STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED CAR JERKING AND NOT ACCELERATING CORRECTLY. I WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT APPROX 1/3 MILE FROM START AND CAR DIED AT LIGHT , CAR RESTARTED AND MADE LEFT TURN ONTO BUSY FREEWAY AND CAR HEISITATED AND STATED JERKING AGAIN WITH NO ACCELERATION. MOVED TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND CALLED AAA TO HAVE CAR TOWED....UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVE HOME...15 MILES AHEAD. FORD SERVICE PULLED CODE P2111 FROM DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND SAID THROTTLE BODY WAS SHOT...AT 38000 MILES. NO RECOURSE FROM FORD OUT OF WARRANTY 2000 MILES . I WAS CHARGED 198.55 LABOR AND 137.80 PARTS...TOTAL WITH TAX 347.96. THEY REPLACED PART WITH A NEW PART NUMBER ...OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART....NO CUSTOMER COMPENSATION. *TR

Mileage: 37,807

I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES OF THE CAR DECELERATING AND STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE ON 7/26/12 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE THROTTLE LIGHT APPEARED THE FIRST TIME AND AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN; HOWEVER IT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 35 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS COLLISION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH CARS AND TRUCKS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH EASY ACCESS TO THE SHOULDER HOWEVER, A TRUCK CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD HAD TO SWERVE TO PREVENT REAR ENDING ME. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED OTHER REPAIRS ON THE THROTTLE BODY OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 35,600

DRIVING CAR SLOWS AND JERKS PRESS GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. PULL OVER CAR JERKS I CUT IT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS THEN STARTS AGAIN. REPEATED THIS PROCESS 6 TIMES. MADE IT TO THE FORD DEALER THEY REPLACED A THROTTLE SENSOR. WORKED FINE AFTER THAT. THEN I TRADED IT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING (I NEVER HAVE ANY ADVANCE NOTICE) SUDDENLY SPEED CHANGES TO NOTHING NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, I HAVE TO GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART, THEN IT MAY DO THE SAME THING AGAIN OR IT MAY QUIT AND DRIVE NORMALLY. HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN THIS WEEK! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THE COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS TO BE A REPEATING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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

WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT SHIFTS GEARS, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE POWER IS LOST. AFTER PULLING OVER, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM AND IT WAS FINE FOR TWO MONTHS. SAME THING HAPPENED ON JUNE 21, 2012. THIS IS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN RUSH HOUR CONDITIONS. MANY CONSUMER REPORTS OF SAME SYMPTOMS CAN BE EASILY FOUND ON INTERNET BY SEARCHING FOR "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL." WHEN I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AFTER MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, THEY SAID THEIR WERE NO CODES SHOWING SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. FORD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND RECALL/FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM!

Mileage: 35,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH IT WOULD JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND EXPERIENCE TROUBLE ACCELERATING. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DECELERATE AND I WAS NOT TO GIVE THE CAR GAS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF MOVING TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING THE CAR ON AGAIN, THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE RESET ITSELF AND THE CAR STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, NOW AT 41000 MILES, THE CAR IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM MORE FREQUENTLY AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THEY STATED TO ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY KEPT GETTING STUCK CLOSED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER AS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT FOR A CAR THAT IS STILL PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. *TR

Mileage: 36,068

1ST TIME, WHILE DRIVING AT @ 50, TRANS BUCKED AND STOPPED WORKING, CAR IDLED ALONG BUCKING. WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, THE WRENCH WENT AWAY AND TRANS RESET. 2ND TIME, WHILE DRIVING @ 60, TRANS STOPPED WORKING, NO RESPONSE, HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHUT CAR OFF AND LET IT RESET ITSELF. SPENT A WEEK IN THE SHOP ONLY TO HAVE IT "REPROGRAMMED" AND TOLD "THE CAR WAS BEING CONFUSED BY 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS". AND THAT WE WERE "RED-LINING" THE CAR. WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, THE RPMS DO JUMP UP RAPIDLY, BUT NEVER REDLINE ( 4000 - 4500 RPMS TOPS). 3RD AND FINAL STRAW, CAR WOULDN'T STOP TODAY UNTIL THE TRANNY SHIFTED DOWN, BUCK, BUCK, BUCK, FINALLY STOPPED. *KB

Mileage: 30,000

1ST TIME, WHILE DRIVING AT @ 50, TRANS BUCKED AND STOPPED WORKING, CAR IDLED ALONG BUCKING. WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, THE WRENCH WENT AWAY AND TRANS RESET. 2ND TIME, WHILE DRIVING @ 60, TRANS STOPPED WORKING, NO RESPONSE, HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHUT CAR OFF AND LET IT RESET ITSELF. SPENT A WEEK IN THE SHOP ONLY TO HAVE IT "REPROGRAMMED" AND TOLD "THE CAR WAS BEING CONFUSED BY 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS". AND THAT WE WERE "RED-LINING" THE CAR. WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, THE RPMS DO JUMP UP RAPIDLY, BUT NEVER REDLINE ( 4000 - 4500 RPMS TOPS). 3RD AND FINAL STRAW, CAR WOULDN'T STOP TODAY UNTIL THE TRANNY SHIFTED DOWN, BUCK, BUCK, BUCK, FINALLY STOPPED. *KB

Mileage: 30,000

UNDER LOAD (ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC), THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE, STUCK BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING THE CAR TO REDLINE AND GO NOWHERE. ALSO, NOTICED STUTTERING IN SHIFTING OF THE CAR AT CERTAIN GEARS. DOES THIS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IF I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. FORD SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE, BUT IT HAS DONE IT A HALF DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR. *KB

Mileage: 24,000

UNDER LOAD (ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC), THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE, STUCK BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING THE CAR TO REDLINE AND GO NOWHERE. ALSO, NOTICED STUTTERING IN SHIFTING OF THE CAR AT CERTAIN GEARS. DOES THIS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IF I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. FORD SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE, BUT IT HAS DONE IT A HALF DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR. *KB

Mileage: 24,000

NOV. 18TH, 2011. WHILE DRIVING EAST BOUND APPROX. 6AM, ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY, NY (ROUTE 495 EAST) I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 3 MPH AND JERKED ALONG, THE WRENCH ICON DISPLAYED IN THE DASH BOARD. .I WAS IN THE BEGINNING OF RUSH HOUR..THE TIME WAS APPROX.6AM AND THE SUN HADN'T EVEN RISEN YET. IT WAS THE MOST SCARY TIME IN MY LIFE. ALL I SAW WERE TRUCKS COMING TOWARDS ME. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS..I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN.IT STARTED FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR..I MOVED FORWARDED ON THE SHOULDER FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET, UNTIL I FELT THE CAR WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION FINE AND THEN I DROVE IT OFF TO THE NEAREST EXIT. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME FOR ADDITIONAL 70 MILES..WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT TOMORROW. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

THE CAR HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR, WHEN IT DOES IT IS WITH A HARD JERK. SHIFTS INTO NEXT GEARS HARD AND WITH JERKING MOTION. WHEN STARTING TO PUSH ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES TAKES A BIT BEFORE IT ENGAGES AND THEN DOES WITH A JERK. WILL CHUG WHEN AT THE 40MPH MARK AND HOLDING. IT APPEARS TO NOT KNOW IF IT SHOULD DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT. TRANSMISSION IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT IS GOING TO ENGAGE AND HOW HARD OF A JERK YOU WILL GET FROM IT. IT ALSO WILL SURGE IF YOU ARE COASTING AND THEN NEED JUST A LITTLE MORE GAS TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. IT LAUNCHES FORWARD. HAVE HAD IT REBUILT ONCE ALREADY BUT IT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT CHANGED THEIR TUNE WHEN I TOLD THEM THERE WAS INFORMATION ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND FORD KNOWS BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH LOWERED THE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED FROM A DEAD STOP UP TO 45-50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO 6TH GEAR. UPDATED 05/26/11. *JB UPDATED 07/12/11 UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN

Mileage: 11,000

I HAVE A 2010 MERCURY MILAN THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IT HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE LAST STRAW WAS 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION KICKED IN WHEN I WAS TURNING IT POPPED MY NECK AND I HIT A CURB. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR. ONE TIME THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND I HAD TO REACH DOWN AND PULL OUT MY FLOOR MAT. ALSO TRIM PARTS JUST FALL OFF OF THIS THING. *TR

Mileage: 7,400

UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. *TR

Mileage: 2,800