12/9/16 after ABS activated on ice, the brake petal went to the floor. Now it takes several pumps of the brakes to stop quickly. Also, it can start to roll back when starting the car if the brake petal isn't firmly pressed down. Car at ford dealer now. They said it needs a new hydraulic control unit which isn't being manufactured.
2007 Mercury Milan brakes complaints
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Brakes went to the floor and I slid through a stop sign. My husband informs me the brakes have been like this for months. I usually don't drive this car, but I did that day, and will not drive it now, it is not safe. Our mechanic is stumped; bled the brakes, and replaced everything. Still going to the floor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercury milan. While driving at any speed and when the brake pedal was applied, it traveled all the way down to the floorboard. The vehicle was driven to a mechanic who diagnosed it as having a hydraulic pump failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
Brake pedal at times goes all the way to the floor and vehicle will not stop. This seems to occur after hotting a rut or pothole, or the ABS system kicks in. Very unsafe to drive when this happens.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercury milan. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal at approximately 35 MPH and attempting to stop at a red light, the brake pedal went all the way down to floor. The contact had to pump the pedal several times before the vehicle came to a stop. The contact also stated that the same failure recurred multiple times during cold temperatures or after driving over a bump in the road. The vehicle had been taken to an independent mechanic but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.
When driving the brake peddle will go almost to the floor. Brake peddle goes soft and goes to floor after the ABS has been used. Peddle has to be pump up to get braking back. Does not corrects problem for it will reoccur in a few days.
Shortly after being involved in a rear end collision, the car had an instance of the brake pedal going soft and hard to get the vehicle to stop without additional effort on the brake pedal. After doing some online research, I found an article that said to find a spot to get the car up to speed and force a rapid braking situation to get the stuck spool valves in the ABS unit to release. I did this and the problem went away. I did this so that the car could be functional before going to the collision shop for repairs. At the collision shop, I asked for the cars brake system to be inspected specifically for this ABS units issues, and even brought in a copy of the online research I had done. The ford dealer that did the collision repair did not find any brake issue to correct. Now 6 months later with a recent snowfall that had left our area icy, the car's ABS unit was called on for a slip condition while stopping. My daughter called me and told me about this event when it occurred, and I told her I would bring it back to the dealer that inspected it. By the time I came home to take the car back in, the car was again fine. I am wanting this issue to be pushed forward to force ford to have the car repair the car, since it has show two separate instances of what I would call brake failure.
After ABS engaged, brake pedal sunk to floor on subsequent stops. Found cause on internet. Concensus was that there is a defective ABS hydraulic control unit. This is a big time safety issue. Dealer wants 1,000 dollars to replace. Ford should cover this repair as a recall.
Break pedal goes to floor intermittently with very weak brakes. Believe this to be ABS pump problem after reading up with many other owners having same problem. Have replaced entire brake system (except ABS pump) thus far and problem still exists. How has this not been recalled yet?
I hit a pothole while driving and the ABS engaged. Then my brake pedal went to the floor. The car would not stop. Eventually the brake pedal came back to normal but I had to keep pumping the pedal. I almost crashed into the car in front of me.
Abs braking system was activated during rain (november '16) while driving on a city street. During activation, brake pedal went to floor and it became very difficult to stop the car. Nearly slid into intersection. Following the brake pedal going to floor, the pedal continued to be soft and was difficult to stop the car. Have tried pumping the brakes to improve the softness, but that doesn't help very much. Taking to dealer immediately as car has become more difficult to stop.
Brake pedal switch would malfunction and car would lock in park and had to replace 2016 cost - I don't have this receipt handy at this time. Today replaced throttle and an ignition coil this date. Car would stop accelerating when in motion when driving in a straight line and loose power and have to pull over and shut off and restart and then more time to start. Repaired today cost over $1100.
Following an ABS event, the brakes fail immediately. The brake pedal goes completely to the floor. It is terrifying and highly dangerous. It has happened for years but only occasionally, but when it does you find yourself in a life and death situation. Following an incident the brakes start to work again. I brought it to the attention of my local dealership and they said, that they couldn't duplicate the situation. Look around the internet and there are many people who have experienced this problem, both on mercury milans and on ford fusions. The problem seems to be a faulty hcu (hydrolic control unit)
Dog ran into road and breaks were depressed with force going approximately 20mph, straight, in a neighborhood. After, breaks began to sink to floor with each stop. Brought to dealership and break pads were replaces, issue was not resolved. After, breaks continuing to sink to floor then breaks line leaked all fluid. Brought back to dealership for service. Told "computer" or "chip" needed to be replaced (all totally $1000). Car has performed fine since although breaks seem to be wearing down quicker. (date is approximate as just noticed all complaints and wanted to report mine as well)
I was driving about 20 MPH on a dirt road, I stopped for a small animal. The vehicle stopped and the ABS system activated. I started up and stopped a short distance later. The brake pedal became soft and sunk to the floor. When the brakes were pumped repeatedly they returned to normal. I took the car to the local ford dealer. They were unable to find the issue and the automobile behaved normally for them. I have driven this vehicle for about 24 hours since. It has behaved normally and I have had not activated the ABS system since. After reading the dozen other reports on similar events on your site, I am filing this report. There are other reports of this type of incident, on the web. The automobile has 141,130 miles on it and is otherwise in good condition.
In oct 2011, while coming to a stop on an uneven surface of a shopping center, the ABS kicked in, and brake pedal fell to the floor. Eventually the car came to a stop, when the emergency brake was pulled. Within a minutes the brake pedal resumed normal function. As a precaution, an independent repair shop bled the brakes. 8 months later ABS engaged for a hard brake while traveling 45. The brake pedal fell to the floor board, and the car did not stop. (I ran over the armadillo). The next day, the pedal did not resume normally, so I took it to the dealership. Ford diagnosed a bad ABS module. Had a new, genuine module replaced. About one year after the module was replaced, ran over railroad tracks and depressed the brake going less than 10 MPH and the pedal fell to the floor, but a few minutes later it returned to normal. March of 2015, the pedal fell to the floor while hitting a pothole at less than 10mph, and coming to a stop. Pedal did not resume normal pressure. Went to an independent repair shop and they diagnosed a bad master cylinder. After the part was replaced, I drove around the parking lot and the problem was not fixed. (when the car is in park, I could slowly pump the brake and pressure would build, but while driving, the pedal was still squishy.) repair shop stated it was a bad part, and replaced another master cylinder. The second part still has not fixed the problem and my brakes continue to be squishy. Because of this issue, my brakes and rotors are being worn abnormally, which is going to cause more need for repair. It has been suggested by others with this same problem(there are a lot!) that I buy a new car because this one is unsafe. Until I can afford that, I hope others come forward with their issues. This should not be happening, and ford is responsible!
Brakes fail following an ABS event. Brake pedal becomes soft and sinks to the floor. If brakes are pumped repeatedly they can be returned to normal - but then fail again upon a subsequent ABS event. Tried having brake fluid flushed and rebled -temporary solution until next ABS event. This failure is life endangering - this car is unsafe. Google the web this car and the fusion have repeated complaints of this type of failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercury milan. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled abnormally to the floorboard. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken again to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
When driving on snow or ice or when the temperature is in the teens or single digits brakes will not work properly. Brake pedal will go down to the floor the first time you step on them but will work if you pump them a couple of times. Took the car to the dealer last winter when it first happened and they could not find anything wrong but now with a snow storm and very low temperatures the brakes are not working properly again.
While driving to work and then back home from work I cross over a couple of railroad tracks. Going over them rather rough one time, I noticed my ABS system light engaged and came on. Everything appears okay, ABS light goes back off so we continue driving. However, the brakes are extremely soft and often have to be pushed all the way to the floor to engage any real ability to stop the vehicle. We found that pumping the brakes seems to help their softness, but it is not a fix for the situation as the brake pedal will still return to the floor when the next need for braking arises. Then we will have periods of driving with no issues. But have had this same problem with the brake pedal re-occur with some mild road abnormalities. Since this is not an issue that was constant at the time, we learned a way to get around it by pumping the brakes to put air back in the mechanism. But now it is happening every couple of weeks. My husband was hit on our front fender by a gentleman driving the wrong way and the small 'tap' from the accident seemed to have retriggered the soft braking issue so the mechanics looked into it since we described our problems.
I was coming home from taking a friend to get her nails done. As I approached an intersection, my brake pedal went also to the floor and I went beyond the stopping point of the intersection, but did not enter into traffic. It was still that way the next day and I had the car towed to a dealership and was told there was nothing wrong with my brakes. I have had this happen 3 more times since. I do not feel that this is something that should be happening with any vehicle.
While braking ABS was engaged and worked. After ABS stopped brake pedal was soft. Valve in ABS control unit was stuck open causing brake fluid to loop through and affect brake pressure. This caused a soft brake pedal and increased stop distance. After talking to a local ford dealership and researching online I found many other fusion/milan owners to have this exact problem with the valve in their ABS control unit being stuck open.
On three occasions since mid september I would hit a road anomaly, usually a small pothole, while braking and the brake pedal would go to the floor instantly. With a few rapid panic pumps enough braking is restored to stop. Tried bleeding system after first incident but apparently that is not the problem as event happened multiple times after the bleeding.
While driving down the street if I hit a bump or pot hole while pressing the brakes the brake pedal goes to the floor but does not return to normal position. The car will come to a stop and the brakes will engage to stop the care but the pedal goes to the floor before it will stop. The first time it happened the pedal returned to the position a few hours later. After multiple times of turning the car on and off. The second time it happened I took it into the car dealership. They did get the car to duplicate the problem but said that they couldn't find a problem with my brakes. The dealership contacted ford and was told that they have never heard of that problem and it may just be a characteristic of my car. I also contacted ford myself and they told me they have nothing on record for a problem like that and to take it to another dealership and have them look at it. Ford customer care kept telling me that my car was no longer under warranty. It has since happened a couple more times but now the pedal is not returning to normal position it is going to the floor before the car stops. I know my car is no longer under warranty I just want to get the problem fixed. I can not believe that this is a characteristic of my car that I have owned for 5 years and never had this problem before this.
My daughter had two episodes where when the ABS brakes were activated she then would experienced a soft pedal for brakes. The first episode was on a dirt road and the second episode was on ice. My husband met her at the second episode site and sure enough the brake pedal went to the floor. My husband turned the car off and when the car restarted the brakes worked fine. We took the car to the romeo ford to be serviced but they could reproduce the problem. We were forced for obvious reasons to replace both parts of the ABS brakes. My husband spent hours investigating this issue and found other owners with similar stories. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving approximately 35 MPH, I took my foot off the accelerator and the vehicle accelerated until it was then going approximately 50 MPH. I pushed down on the brake pedal to slow down several times, but the car did not slow down it continued to drive at that same speed. The vehicle then struck a stop sign and came to a stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercury milan. The contact stated that the brakes failed while exiting the highway at 55 MPH. The contact drove over an uneven road surface and as the brakes were depressed, the brake pedal released to the floorboard. The contact had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The contact did not locate a brake fluid leak of any kind. In addition, there was no warning of the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages was 67,000.
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