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.
2008 Mercury Milan acceleration complaints
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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.
The following check engine codes appeared: p2104, p2112. The throttle body has to be replaced.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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