2011 Mercury Milan Engine Problems

THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY BUT SUDDENLY FALTERED AND ENTERED THE "LIMP HOME MODE" WHERE THE ENGINE SPEED IS LIMITED TO 900 RPM. I TURNED OFF THE BUSY STREET ON TO A SIDE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART, THE ENGINE RAN MORE OR LESS NORMALLY, ALBEIT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN ENTERED "LIMP HOME MODE" AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE ON A 4 MILE DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 5 MPH. WAITED AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON.,ENGINE LIGHT STAYED LIT AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE AND RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2111: THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, TACHOMETER OPEN OR SHORTED. CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE AWARE BUT STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR WITH A RECALL BEING ISSUED.

TWO OR THREE TIMES IN THE LAST DAY OR TWO THE ENGINE HAS LOST POWER/DIED & CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE STEERED TO SIDE OF ROAD & PUT IN PARK TO BE RESTARTED! ON AT LEAST ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEED & COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN A PROBLEM, WIFE WAS DRIVING & HAD GRAND DAUGHTER & GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH HER, FROM WHAT I CAN READ & FIND OUT FORD MOTOR CO KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS YET NOT ADDRESSED IT, IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A REAL BAD SITUATION! I THINK SOME ONES ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED TO THIS PROBLEM! WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE REALLY GETS HURT? *TR

WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR SLOWLY PRECEDED I WAS UNSURE I WOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I PULLED TO THE SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND IT ACCELERATED NORMALLY. LUCKILY NO ONE REARENDED ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.