2008 Mercury Milan Complaint Log

VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, COULD NOT STOP UNTIL SHE STRUCK THE TWO PARKED VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT FROM THE IDLER PULLEY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

AFTER I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, I STARTED THE ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 750 R.P.M. WHICH IS THE APPROXIMATE IDLE SPEED OF THE CAR. WHILE IN GEAR, I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACK DUE TO LACK OF POWER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN CHANDLER, AZ. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE CAR IS OPERATING NORMAL, ALTHOUGH IT HAS ONLY BEEN FOUR DAYS SINCE THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. I DO NOT TRUST IT ANYMORE. *TR

THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY FORTUNATELY OCCURRED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A VACATION HOME IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PART WAS REPLACED. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION WHEN THE FAILURE TOOK PLACE. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WILL STILL RUN AT AN IDLE, THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND ENOUGH TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE FAILURE OF THIS PART AS A LIFE THREATENING MATTER AND ISSUE A RECALL OF ALL MODELS AFFECTED. *TR

2008 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS WARPED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT PREVENTS THE AIR BAG FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *SMD

TRANSMISSION ERVING OUT BETWEEN 45-55 MILES PER HOUR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR. THIS WAS ALSO CAUSING IT TO IDLE ROUGH WHEN AT A STOPPED POSITION. LATELY IT WILL HIT AN AREA IN THE TRANSMISSION WHERE IT WILL WIND THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO 5500 RPM'S AND NOT SHIFT. *TR

MY 2008 MERCURY MILAN STALLS AND ACCELERATES RAPIDLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO PLACE MY FEET ON THE BRAKES AND GAS AT STOPS BECAUSE THE ENGINE INCREASES POWER AND THE CAR ACTUALLY JUMPS AT TIMES WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE PEDAL. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS RAPID ACCELERATION AND I HAVE ACTUALLY ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. MY VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. 1. POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE 2. IGNITION COILS 3. SPARK PLUGS 4. THROTTLE BODY I CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOTHING THE COMPANY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO THE STREET, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED, PUTTING THE CAR INTO A "SAFE MODE" WITH EXTREMELY LIMITED POWER. WAS ABLE TO USE REVERSE TO MOVE CAR BACK INTO PARKING LOT. I KNOW THAT THIS EXACT ISSUE (LOSS OF POWER DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE) HAS CAUSED A RECALL FOR SOME FORD AND MERCURY MODELS, INCLUDING THE MILAN, BUT IT DOES NOT YET INCLUDE MY CAR'S MODEL YEAR. FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. *TR

THE VEHICLE FIX THE BACK PARTS OF BODY THE POLICE DO NOT FIND AN ACCIDENT REPORT OF JANUARY 2014 IN MANATI PUERTO RICO IN JANUARY 2014 A MERCURY MILAN WAS A COLISION WITH A DODGE RAM IN MANATI PUERTO RICO.THE BLACK MERCURY WAS A MOTOR PROBLEM AND BACK BODY PARTS NEED FIX.I WAIT FOR A FORD MOTOR REPOT THAT EVIDENCE THE PROBLEM COLISION AND DO NOT FIX BECAUSE DO NOT FIND THE POLICE REPORT. CAR INSURANCE COMPANY NEED A POLICE REPORT FOR SEND TO MY PERSON A MONEY TO FIX.THE ACCIDENT DO NOT REPORT.PLEASE SEND A INFORMATION AND SOME LETTER FOR FIND A POLICE REPORT. MY E-MAIL.MONSTER JAN EVENTS DO NOT RESPONSABLE WHEN HAVE ACCIDENTS IN A WAY.I NEED A POLICE REPORT TO JANUARY 2014 IN MANATI,PUERTO RICO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 7/29/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

VEHICLE WENT OVER A SLIGHT BUMP WHEN BRAKING AND THE ABS ENGAGED FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO BE PUMPED VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED VERY SOFT AND CLOSE TO THE FLOOR THEREAFTER. THE BRAKES WOULD WORK, BUT THE PEDAL WAS NOT NEARLY AS RESPONSIVE AS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER FOUND NO CODES TRIGGERED, REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS, ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE PEDAL WAS A LITTLE MORE NORMAL AND THE BRAKES WORKED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A CODE TRIGGERED THAT SAID THE ABS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,200, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $350. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS OF MILAN'S OR TAURUSES REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE SAFETY DEFECT WITH THESE VEHICLES. IS THERE ANY HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS? *TR

UPON PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE THROTTLE INCREASED ON ITS OWN REACHING NEARLY 6K RPMS, BY QUICKLY PLACING THE SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL AND APPLYING THE BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. RESTARTED THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT, AFTER CHECKING FOR CODES 2110 WAS PRESENT, CYLINDER 3 HAD MISFIRED. DROVE THE CAR HOME IT WAS FINE. DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK WITH 2 MORE OF THE SAME INCIDENTS (INCREASED ACCELERATION WITH OUT PUSHING THE PEDAL) WHILE DRIVING. ON 10/14/13 WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR INCREASED THE THROTTLE ON ITS OWN TO 6K RPMS AND UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKE MY TIRES BROKE LOOSE AND BEGAN TO SQUEAL AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BY SHIFTING IN TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS SETTLED AT 600, I SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT HAS BEEN FINE FOR 2 DAYS. AFTER LITTLE RESEARCH IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE (GOOGLE SEARCH) THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS MALFUNCTIONING AT RANDOM MILEAGE RANGES AND WITHOUT WARNING IN BOTH THE MERCURY MILAN AND FORD FUSION. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT A REPLACEMENT PART WOULD NOT EVEN FIX THE VEHICLE. ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE WARNED, MIGHT BE LIKE TOYOTA INCIDENT. *TR

NO MATTER IF COLD OR HOT, GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARD, ENGINE SURGES. BETTER HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE HARD TO KEEP FROM SURGING UNCONTROLLABLE. HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE. *TR

AFTER REPLACING MY CAR BATTERY, THE SERVICE LIGHT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TRANSMISSION CAME ON. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE OFF THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED STARTING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND OVER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED WHERE THE CRACKS WAS, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN UPDATED 10/30/13*LJ UPDATED 10/30/2013 *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 27 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY MILAN LOST ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT KEEP CURRENT SPEED. I DRIFTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. THE AC/RADIO/WINDOWS STILL WORKED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS SHAKING WHILE TRYING TO START IT BACK. AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND HAD NO OTHER ISSUES UNTIL ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BAD GASOLINE SO I DID PURCHASE A FUEL CLEANER TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK ANOTHER 2 DAYS LATER WHERE IT WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AND JUST DRIFT TO A STOP. SAME ISSUE OF HAVING TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOW COMPLETELY PARKED AT MY PARENTS HOUSE SINCE I CAN NOT TRUST WHEN THE CAR WILL WORK OR NOT WORK. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND CANNOT BE REAR ENDED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING.

CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS BUT WENT TO FILL THE TANK IMMEDIATELY. IT STILL ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, I DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND LEFT IT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. LATER THAT EVENING I WAS TELLING MY HUSBAND ABOUT THE CAR, HE WENT OUT TO TEST DRIVE IT. THE CAR ACTED COMPLETELY FINE. TODAY I WENT TO GO ON A 65 MILE TRIP AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY MORE THAN 1/2 WAY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. I WAITED TIL I WAS IN A SAFE AREA AND PULLED OVER THINKING THAT MAYBE I DIDN'T WARM THE CAR UP ENOUGH. I SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND PROCEEDED AHEAD TO MY DESTINATION BUT WAS PETRIFIED THAT I WAS GONNA STALL OUT CAUSE THAT'S HOW THE CAR WAS ACTING. AS SOON AS I ARRIVED I CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM AND THEY WANTED ME TO WAIT A FEW DAYS FOR AN AVAILABLE APPT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE MADE US AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A TBS. THE PCM IS BAD AND COILS ARE MELTED. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE I'VE READ SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE LEAVING ME AT RISK IN INTERSECTIONS AND AT RISK OF BEING REARENDED. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED BUT ONE COULD HAVE. *TR

THE FOLLOWING CHECK ENGINE CODES APPEARED: P2104, P2112. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT WOULD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IF HE FOOT WAS NOT COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. BOTH INCIDENTS, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

MY CAR WAS SITTING FOR A MONTH IN MY DRIVEWAY. I JUST GOT BACK FROM VACATION. NEXT DAY I WAS GOING TO WORK, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE TO WORK. RIGHT AWAY I CALLED MY GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN TO GET IT INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION THEY REALIZED THAT THE SENSOR UNDER MY PASSENGERS SEAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY GAVE ME THE EXACT NAME OF THE PROBLEM. ITS A B2290 OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM STATUS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DRIVES THAT CAR AND RARELY DOES SOMEBODY SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I M NOT THE FIRST ONE TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY GARAGE FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE POSTED ON THE RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD CONCERN. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES SNAP IN HALF EASILY AND CAUSE THE DOOR TO NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN THE FIRST DOOR HANDLE BROKE (FRONT, DRIVER SIDE) IT TOOK ME ABOUT A MINUTE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HOW TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. AFTER THE SECOND HANDLE BROKE (FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE) I DISCOVERED THAT PULLING BACK ON THE LOCK MECHANISM WILL OPEN THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS BECAUSE THIS, ACCORDING TO THEM, IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE MILAN AND THE FORD FUSION. THANKFULLY, I WAS JUST GETTING OUT OF MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, BUT HAD I BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY DIED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY DOOR HANDLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A WET ROAD AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE SLID IN THE ROAD UNTIL IT CAME TO A REST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE A SECOND TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600.

05/16/12 I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MILES/PER HOUR, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY SIGNS IN ADVANCE, I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. LUCKILY IT WAS WHERE I WORKED. I PULLED TO THE PARKING,STOPPED IT WITH THE HELP OF THE CURB. CHECKED ON THE SPOT, IT SEEMS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID, WE ADDED FLUID, PEDAL SEEMED FINE FOR COUPLE OF MONTHS. ON 07/31/12, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 50, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. COULDN'T STOP THE CAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE IS A GARAGE BY THE SIDE, PULLED IN AND CHECKED. FINDING OUT THE MASS CYLINDER DISFUNCTION. SPEND OVER 600 GOT IT CHANGED. NOW I AM SCARED, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? SELL THE CAR? ( WHICH I CANT AFFORD NOW) OR WAITING TO BE KILLED IN THE CAR OR KILL SOMEBODY ELSE? *TR

IN APRIL OF 2012 THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHTS BLEW OUT. THIS WAS RIGHT AFTER MY LEASE EXPIRED AND I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE MY LEASE WAS UP, THIS WAS NOT COVERED, AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES. I WROTE SEVERAL LETTERS AND LODGED COMPLAINTS WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND WITH FORD. FINALLY IN MAY OF 2012, THEY DECIDED TO FIX IT, FREE OF CHARGE. YESTERDAY, MAY 12TH, 2015, THE REAR DRIVERS TURN SIGNAL BLEW OUT. THESE REPAIRS ARE OUTRAGEOUSLY PRICED, AS THEY ARE LED. THEY SHOULD LAST FOR 10 TO 20 YRS, BUT NOW I HAVE 2 REAR DRIVERS SIDE LIGHTING SYSTEMS THAT HAVE FAILED WITHIN 3 YRS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. I PLAN ON CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP AND FORD TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION ISSUE. COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP WITH BRAKES, E BRAKE, SHUT OFF NEUTRAL SHIFT. REACHED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. FINALLY CAR SLOWED DOWN, SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER NO RESPONSE YET. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING AND AT LESS THEN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING A CURB. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SKIDDED SEVERAL FEET BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE FAILURE OCCURRING WITH OTHER MODELS AND THAT THERE WAS NO USE IN BRINGING THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

ROTATING TIRES FRONT WHEEL STUD FAILED TO TORQUE, TWISTED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WOULD RUB AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKEN ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD FUSION AND MERCURY MILAN MODELS FROM 2006 ON. PLASTIC HANDLE BREAKS AND YOU CANNOT EXIT THE DRIVER'S DOOR UNLESS THE DOOR IS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT THE DRIVER COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE.

ON THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES THEY ARE COVERED IN CHROME. THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED TO BUBBLE UP. NOT SURE WHY, BECAUSE I MOSTLY ONLY USE THE DRIVER SIDE. ANYHOW, THE OTHER NIGHT I HAD MY COUSIN RIDING WITH ME AND WHEN SHE GRABBED THE DOOR HANDLE THE PIECE CUT HER FINGER. IT HAD SOMEWHAT PEALED OFF AND SLICED HER. NO OTHER DOOR HANDLE HAS DONE THAT JUST THAT ONE. I WAS WONDERING WHAT I SHOULD. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WHO GRABS THE HANDLE. I AM NOT EVEN SURE HOW OR WHERE TO FIX IT. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED! *TR

THE FIRST TIME I LOST THE BRAKES I WAS GOING THROUGH A ROUNDABOUT WHEN I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. AS I DEPLOYED THE BRAKES, I HIT A POTHOLE WHICH CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS FOR BRAKES TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE SECOND TIME, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE HALT. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, BUT AGAIN WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED, I LOST PEDAL AND HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FROM OF ME. AGAIN, SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO CREATE A SIMILAR SCENARIO TO SHOW MY HUSBAND JUST BY SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES AT THE END OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SAND LAID ON THE ASPHALT. HE BLED THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE RESOLVED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT. SHE LOST PEDAL AFTER ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED AND, BEING A NEW DRIVER, CLIPPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ACCIDENT WITHOUT INVOLVING AUTHORITIES. AFTER THIS I HAVE NOT ALLOWED HER TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT SITS IN THE GARAGE AS WE DEBATE FIXING THE COSMETIC DAMAGE DUE TO THE BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DATE BELOW IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE OF THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN AUGUST 2016. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT HAS BEEN FEW AND FAR IN BETWEEN SINCE IT IS NOT OFTEN THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. THE ONLY TIME IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE AUGUST WAS TO TAKE IT THROUGH EMISSIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRE RIMS WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE TIRE MONITOR SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,700.

I BROUGHT MY 2008 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER (PURCHASED 7-30-10) AS A CPO VEHICLE, 6,900 MILES, TO METROPOLITAN LINCOLN MERCURY, GARDEN CITY, MI (734-458-1961). I REPORTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED (THEY REFUSED, SAYING IT IS NORMAL), THERE IS EXCESSIVE TRAVELING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING (THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE "FINE"), THERE IS EXCESSIVE EXHAUST NOISE (A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE FIX IS COMING), AND THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY (STAYS IN ONE GEAR TOO LONG/ALSO A KNOWN PROBLEM). FOR KNOWN PROBLEMS, EITHER I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT (THE TRANSMISSION) OR THEY DON'T KNOW AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THE OTHER KNOWN PROBLEM (A RESONATOR FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO REDUCE EXCESSIVE NOISE). I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SEAT BRACKETS RUSTING OUT BEING NORMAL. I FEEL IF LEFT UNCHECKED, IT MAY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. DESPITE THE FACT I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, IT APPEARS THEY WANT TO COME AS CLOSE TO $100 AS POSSIBLE (MY DEDUCTIBLE), FIX ONE ITEM, AND THEN GET ME TO COME BACK AGAIN, SO THEY CAN COLLECT MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE AGAIN FOR A PROBLEM THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE FIRST TIME I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THE RUST IS NORMAL ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER IN ALL MY LIFE HAD A CAR THAT RUSTED OUT IN THAT AREA AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT NORMAL, A HAZARD AND MUST BE FIXED. OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO DEAL WITH ISSUES THAT ARE ONLY SIMPLE, WHERE THEY CAN MAKE THE MOST MONEY/DON'T HAVE TO DOLE OUT ANY, AND AVOID ONES WHERE THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS TOO COSTLY, MAY COST THEM SOME MONEY, OR ARE TOO COMPLICATED. *TR

SUDDENLY, 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A 2008 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER FROM A LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST IN THE SEAT BRACKETS AND POWER SEAT HARDWARE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR HAD 6,900 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AS A CPO VEHICLE. I ALSO BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY OCTOBER 11, 2010 AND THEY SAID THE RUST WAS NORMAL (I DISAGREE). THE RUST IS NOW SEEPING INTO THE CARPET AS WELL. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR AN OPINION. HE CONCURS THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL AND POSSIBLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS THIS CAR IS PRACTICALLY NEW AND I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT AN ACCELERATING AMOUNT OF RUST ON MY VEHICLE IS SAFE, ATTRACTIVE OR NORMAL. THERE IS ALSO AN EXHAUST NOISE (CONFIRMED BY THE DEALERSHIP) BUT THEY SAID FORD WILL NOT FIX IT SINCE IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CAR IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. THE CAR BELONGED TO A COUPLE WHO ONLY DROVE IT IN THE SUMMER IN MICHIGAN SINCE THEY STAYED IN FLORIDA IN THE WINTER. IT IS PRISTINE EXCEPT FOR THOSE 2 DANGEROUS PROBLEMS. I FEEL THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO TELL ME THAT TAKING THE SEAT APART WILL "WEAKEN" IT AND "IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME". CARS ARE TAKEN APART EVERY DAY AND PEOPLE TOO! THAT'S WHAT DOCTORS AND MECHANICS ARE FOR. PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE THE SEAT SEPARATES FROM THE FRAME AND I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN GOING DOWN TO CINCINNATI, OHIO, SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY MERCURY MILAN, IN SEPTEMBER 2010, I HAD A FLAT TIRE OUTSIDE OF AKRON OHIO. (THE CAR ONLY HAD 3,000 TO 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT & WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE DURING THE WINTER, DRIVEN ONLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS HERE IN MICHIGAN.). I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE WHILE IN OHIO AND ALSO PURCHASED A WARRANTY (LIFETIME) ON ALL THE OTHER MICHELIN TIRES. BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, I HAVE HAD NO LESS THEN 15 TO 20 INCIDENTS WHERE THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN ONE RECALL AND THREE SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM INVOLVES THE TIRES. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM TOLD I WILL BE NEEDING NEW TIRES SHORTLY. HOW COULD THIS BE? I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT I ONLY GOT 32,000 MILES OUT OF THE ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES. I'M NOW SUSPECTING THAT ITS POSSIBLE THE TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR DUE TO THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE ITSELF. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY BULLETINS OR NOTIFICATIONS ON RECALLS. THE PROBLEM LIES EITHER WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE PUTTING POOR QUALITY TIRES ON THE VEHICLE OR WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. I'M ON DISABILITY AND CANNOT AFFORD NEW TIRES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT & IS DRIVEN GENTLY. I CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE BUYING MICHELIN TIRES EVER. ONE OTHER THING, 2 OF THE WHEELS HAD CORROSION GROUND OFF THEM IN HOPES THAT THE TIRE WOULD FIT BETTER, HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHERE DOES THE PROBLEM LIE? I WAS TOLD BY DISCOUNT TIRE THAT IT'S SIMPLY A MATTER OF ECONOMICS THAT MANUFACTURERS MADE THE DECISION THAT IT'S "QUANTITY OVER QUALITY" WHEN PUTTING TIRES ON NEW CARS. IN OTHER WORDS POOR QUALITY TIRES ARE PUT ON NEW CARS?? APPARENTLY, THIS IS THE CASE WHEN ONE NEEDS TO BUY NEW TIRES AT ONLY 32,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING AND THERE HAVE BEEN KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND ADVISED THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATION OF LOW OIL LEVELS IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,253.

THE CONTINENTAL TIRE ON MY 2008 MERCURY MILAN HAS DEVELOPED UNUSUAL SIDEWALL CRACKING AND DETERIORATION. THE DEFECT CANNOT BE TRACED TO WEATHER, CHEMICAL, OR PHYSICAL DAMAGE. IT IS MOST LIKELY A RESULT OF IMPROPER CURING OR OTHER MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE OTHER TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY UNUSUAL SIDEWALL CRACKING. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TIRE SENSORS AND ROUTINE PRESSURE CHECKING HAS NEVER REVEALED ANY UNDER-INFLATION. *TR

OVER THE PAST YEAR THERE HAVE (4) INSTANCES WHERE IT SEEMED AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS NEAR XMAS IN 2009. *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED JULY THAT THE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE, I BELIEVE 2 YEARS IS MORE THEN ENOUGH TIME TO REPLACE IT. NOW I ALSO MY CAR IS OLD AND WORTH AS MUCH AS AS SOME AS THEIR OTHER PRODUCTS BUT IT HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND I LOVE THE WAY IT RUN. BUY I DONT LIKE THE WAY I CANT PUT NO MORE THEN 4 PEOPLE IN 5 PERSON PASSENGER CAR EITHER THEY GET IT FIXED OR GIVE ME LONER UNTIL THEY DO

I OWN A 2008 MERCURY MILAN WHICH CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH MICHELIN P225/50/R17 V93 M&S RADIAL TIRES ON IT. I DISCOVERED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND HAD TO THROW THE TIRE AWAY WITH ONLY 8700 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED MICHELIN AND INQUIRED ABOUT THESE "50" SERIES SIDEWALL CONFIGURATION TIRES HAVING THIS PROBLEM AS TOLD TO ME BY MY TIRE DEALER. THEY AGREED WITH THEIR DEALER THAT THESE TIRES CAN'T TAKE POTHOLES AND WOULD BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL AND COULD BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS!! THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO CONTROL WHERE THE CAR MANUFACTURERS SELL THEIR CARS WITH THESE TYPE OF TIRES INSTALLED ON THEM. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL "50" SIDEWALL CONFIGURATION TIRES SOLD BY ALL TIRE MANUFACTURERS. I LIVE IN NEW JERSEY, THE POTHOLE CAPITOL OF THE USA! THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS, IF A BUBBLE APPEARS ON THE INNER SIDEWALL WHERE IT CAN'T BE SEEN AND REPLACED, IT COULD BLOWOUT AT HIGH SPEED. I HAVE RECEIVED A COURTESY REIMBURSEMENT OF 50% FROM MICHELIN. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I CANNOT CHANGE THESE TIRES AND HAVE A "55" SIDEWALL CONFIGURATION TIRE INSTALLED BECAUSE THE FACTORY ABS AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WILL MALFUNCTION!!! I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO FORD/MERCURY ENGINEERING DIVISION TO REQUEST THEIR HELP IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF THESE SENSORS MALFUNCTIONING UPON REPLACING THESE "50" SIDEWALL TIRES WITH "55"S AS OF THIS WRITING, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. I HAVE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS TIRE/REPAIR FACILITY FOR 40 YEARS AND THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM EXISTING WITH ALL MANUFACTURERS "50" SIDEWALL CONFIGURATION, AND I TRUST THEM. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES SHOULD BE OFFERED AS AN OPTION ONLY IN THE NORTHEAST WITH A WARNING ABOUT THE POTHOLE DAMAGE. THEY WERE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON MY MILAN...A 149 MILE PER HOUR TIRE ON A 4 CYLINDER SEDAN!!!! I WANT THE CAR MANUFACTURERS TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY AT THEIR EXPENSE TO CORRECT THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS IF THIS "50" TIRE IS REPLACED WITH ONE OF A HIGHER SIDEWALL. *TR

TAKATA RECALL REMOVE OBJECTS NEAR PASSANGER SEAT.

INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH ON 8/14/08 IN MY VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS WAS A SIDE, ALMOST T-BONE IMPACT, AND THE CURTAIN/SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT I HAD GLASS LACERATIONS AND MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, SMASHING IT AND CAUSING INJURY TO MY HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHENEVER IT SNOWS, THE SNOW GETS CAUGHT INSIDE THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF BALANCE WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHAKE AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I AM 26 YEARS OLD AND WEIGH 93 LBS. WHEN I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2008 MERCURY MILAN, THE SENSORS IN THE SEAT SOMETIMES TELL THE CAR THAT I AM A CHILD AND DEACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I CANNOT DRIVE IN A CAR WHERE MY AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACTIVATED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY CANNOT ADJUST THE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF FEDERAL GUIDELINES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. I AM NOT GOING TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. *TR

MY MERCURY MILAN IS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. I WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY SURFACE ROAD. I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WOULDN'T WORK. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP. IT WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I CONTINUED ACCELERATE. I WAS HEADING INTO HEAVER TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL ON THE SHOULDER AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I STARTED THE ENGINE NOW THAT I WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE RACED. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS NORMAL. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CAR WAS EXAMINED EXTENSIVELY. NOTHING WAS FOUND. *TR

TAKATA RECALL I ASKED FOR CHANGE AIRBAG FROM VISTA FORD AND CALPAIN LINCOLN, BUT THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE PART. MY CAR HAS ONLY 35,000 MIL . NOW ALMOST TEN YEARS PASS AND I WONDER WHEN THEY WANT THE AIRBAG .

THIS CAR AIRBAG HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE DEFECTIVE AND FOR MY SAFETY I NEED IT REPLACED

RECALL ANNOUNCED OVER 8 MONTHS AGO'- MULTIPLE STATEMENTS ABOUT REPAIRS / FRAUD DATES LISTED MANY TIMES / DEALERS BLAME FORD / MY CARS BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE . NO CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY . DOT DOES NOT SEEM TO FOLLOW / DEMAND A FIX . ALMOST LIKE THEIR ATTENTION TO THE EARLY TAKADA ISSUES . CC: MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE / NEW YORK TIMES EXEC CONSORTIUM .