2006 Mercury Milan: check engine light

Filed Dec 9, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 161,000 miles · MI

Started car for a drive after oil change/ disconnect battery for terminal cleaning and reconnect. Upon acceleration, could not get car to shift unless let off gas. Shifts hard, did not shift 3 and 4 gear until acceleration of at least 55 MPH, then 70 in 4th gear. On highway seemed to want to slow down. Upon parking, let it idle. Car flashed engine light, wrench and curvy road. Idling was rough, as if vacuum was not working. Turned car off and then on. Wrench disappeared and curvy road but engine light on. Checked codes. Only threw one code not related to problem. Unable to drive this way. So many complaints but no recalls. Never buying a ford again. Looks like time for foreign car.

Filed Jul 15, 2017 · Acceleration · 157,756 miles · MI

Car was parked in my driveway. Tried to start vehicle, battery failed and unable to recharge. Removed failed battery replaced with new battery, started car and wrench and engine light came on. Unable to accelerate vehicle, drives 5 miles per hour. Online chats speak of failed throttle body, one post states there is a recall but I do not find in on the federal safety agency website. Did find the airbag recall with no solution yet. Please advise.

Filed Aug 13, 2015 · Engine · 84,000 miles · TX

Had to have vehicle towed to repair shop. Starter was burned out, part was replaced. Check engine light came on and codes read throttle body. I have very subtle issues with the acceleration of my vehicle, but this is the 2nd throttle body code to pop up in the last two years. I assume that it will soon be a problem. Seems to be a very common issue with fusions/milans. The only thing more common is the door handle breaking. Funny thing is that I got a recall for the floor mat that does not even cause problems. Part should be covered. Going to try cleaning it, hoping for the best.

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 94,000 miles · OH

As I was trying to pick up speed from 35 MPH my car started to slow down an my check engine light came on. I immediately took it the mechanic to get the diagnostic test ran on it. It showed that I had a bad ignition coil and spark plugs. I bought the coil from ford and when I got it put in my car 3 minutes later that same coil I bought exploded again! Ima mechanic called ford they said it was a recall on this cars PCM. I've read about this problem from numerous people. Ford needs to do something about this!!!

Filed Jun 25, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · IL

I got into the car with my one month old granddaughter and her mom and my son, the car hesitated to start, got on the expressway and tried to pick up speed and the car goes only to 55 speed and it don't pick up so I had to get off the expressway with my family because the car wasn't acting right, .then the next thing I know the check engine light came on and the airbag came on and that tool bar on the left hand side of the dash board came on.as well as the check engine light, this is a 2006 mercury milan premier , I heard a lot of clicking while I was driving back home, when I tried to turn the car hesitate and another car almost hit me and my family and one month old granddaughter. I reach out to ford and was told that they didn't have any recall in the system for my car . I don't know what to do this is so wrong , these are some of the codes that has come on the car as well p0403, p0161,p0155,p0141,p0135,p0102, p0020,p0010,p0179,p1489,p0443.

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 95,000 miles · MA

Turned my car on one morning and a wrench indicator light came on followed by the check engine light upon driving to my repair shop to get problem looked at noticed a significant decrease in acceleration power and vehicle was in "limp mode" my mechanic told me. Looked up the issue and found it was a common issue with my make and model and that a complaint has been submitted for a recall of the throttle body on my vehicle and many others so I am submitting my complaint to help get this issue put into recall status as the part is fairly expensive and I don't believe we as a consumer should have to pay out of pocket for a defect from faulty parts installed on the vehicle at the factory.

Filed Sep 11, 2014 · Fuel system, Transmission · 79,500 miles · GA

I was driving down i75s in very slow traffic. As I was approaching am accident. I noticed the car stalling or jerking a little. The wrench sensor came on in the car. I got over 2 lanes of traffic to the shoulder & checked the car. I didn't see any obvious problems so I turned it off waited a few seconds & started it back up. The wrench light went off but the check engine light came on. I got off the exit & turned around to come home. The car did fine. I took the car to my local ford dealer for a diagnostic test & they said the throttle body was failing & would eventually leave me stranded. I am trying to get this issue taken car of soon. I've seen several other people with the same issues as mine online with nc cars & would like to know if there is any recall info regarding this subject. I haven't been able to work bc this is my only car & im scared to get stranded.

Filed Aug 5, 2014 · Transmission · 117,025 miles · OK

I was driving down the street when my car begin to a lose speed and the check engine light came on and a little wrench so I took it to the shop and I was told that it was the throttle body and I had it replaced and no the check engine light and wrench are back on and I took it back to the ford dealership and was told that ford has a recall on the throttle body that they use in the ford fusion and the milan and fusion are basically the same car and I don't want to have to shell out another 300.00 for a part that's no good they should really do a recall on the milan throttle body as well.

Filed Mar 1, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 24,000 miles · MI

While driving in sub-zero temperatures engine sounded horrible called for a tow to village ford kept vehicle for 3 weeks then said need new engine but warranty voided because engine severely deprived of oil. Service tech said not correct because there was oil in it asked for my oil change receipts I had 4 receipts 2 from oil change shop and 2 from my brother ford would not accept oil changes done by my brother allowing them to say that I did not change oil enough not maintaining the vehicle properly voided my warranty southgate lm said I needed new engine and damage was caused by a camshaft seizing inside the engine due to the vehicle engine timing being off oil in the vehicle appears very dirty and unfortunately is the culprit of the timing being off I did change the oil but ford chose not to recognize two of my changes there was never any indicator lights on my dashboard such as a check engine or an oil lamp indication to warn that the oil is low or that the engine is having trouble (as in trouble getting oil) car has been in a ford shop for nearly 6 weeks by the time I get it back southgate lincoln mercury will replace the entire engine and all associated parts for which I will be charged $6000 00 meanwhile I have no assurance that this will not happen again since there was no early indication of trouble I have never been told by ford nor do I see it in any of their paperwork that they will not count an oil change as valid if it is not done at a service shop this engine failure caused a large risk to me and my three children because with the record-breaking cold temperatures we could have suffered hypothermia or frostbite very quickly had I not stopped the car in a subdivision where we took shelter in a home we could have suffered catastrophic harm had I pulled out into oncoming traffic at the time the engine started to sound bad and lose power.