2006 Mercury Milan: sudden loss of power

Filed Oct 23, 2016 · Airbags, Transmission · IA

Throttle defect -loss of power/acceleration - and - takata airbag recall. Vehicle had not been driven more than 1-2 miles, and has been parked since may due to previous airbag warning and subsequent recall. Upon starting the vehicle on 10/23/16 to move it to wash it, the vehicle exhibited extremely limited acceleration and loss of power regarding acceleration, & then sudden acceleration. Car was parked along the curb, and when started, the orange wrench light came on. Upon attempting to drive it, the vehicle experienced extremely limited power/acceleration. It took a considerable distance to reach 30 MPH. Upon reaching this speed on the highway, the vehicle accelerated very rapidly. Returned vehicle home and parked it immediately. Additionally, we received the takata airbag recall letter nearly 5 months ago, and there are still no parts available. Vehicle has less than 91, 000 miles.

Filed Sep 20, 2015 · Acceleration, Wheels · 143,187 miles · OH

Was driving down the highway at 75 MPH with cruise control set. The wrench light and traction control light came on , cruise control turned off and lost power and speed. I had to pull off into the ditch to avoid an accident and drive down the shoulder to a rest stop. I turned off the car and let it sit for for 5 minutes and the turned it back on and it ran fine. After reading other issues like mine I'm thinking it may be the throttle body or traction control sensors.

Filed Feb 16, 2015 · Transmission · 87,519 miles · TX

While driving at 40-50mph and then trying to accelerate to pass or go uphill the transmission would cluck out of gear and then slam back in violently. It was so violent that it snapped the transmission torque mount. When it does this the car lunges forward with loss of power and then snaps back when it slams back into gear. I took it to a transmission specialist and after consulting with sonnax technical support, the only solution is to replace the valve body and update the PCM/TCM with the latest software. However, they did say that there was no guarantee that this wouldn't happen again because aisin/ford have not figure out how to fix the issue with the valve body, they keep throwing updates at the problem but buy then damage has already been done and ford wont do anything about it. This is not just a consumer complaining, this is a consumer that believes that this is a safety issue and aisin/ford should step up and recall this valve body and fix the issue at no cost to the consumer because they knew that there was a problem with that transmission but ignored it and kept throwing updates at it instead of doing the right thing and recalling it and fixing it. I should not have to pay to fix a faulty part with something that is not guaranteed to work. Ford step up and do the right thing.

Filed Jun 18, 2013 · Acceleration · 111,400 miles · MO

We were going up a hill on the interstate at 70mph when the engine suddenly lost power. I'm told it went into limp mode. There had been no warning of a problem.

Filed Jul 23, 2009 · Fuel system · 51,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 mercury milan. While driving 65 MPH, the fuel pump light illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle began to lose power simultaneously. The contact pushed the fuel reset button and the vehicle was able to resume normal operation. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 51,000. Updated 08/28/09. *lj in order to reset the fuel button, the consumer must turn the vehicle off, then hit reset. Updated 09/03/09.

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.