Recall announced over 8 months ago'- multiple statements about repairs / fraud dates listed many times / dealers blame ford / my cars brakes are defective . No care about our safety . Dot does not seem to follow / demand a fix . Almost like their attention to the early takada issues . Cc: minneapolis tribune / new york times exec consortium .
2008 Mercury Milan brakes complaints
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Brake fluid leaks through the ABS master cylinder and you have to pump the brakes to get it to stop. A animal ran out in front of me and I had to put on my brakes hard to stop and the pedal went to the floor and I had to pump it to get brakes. It was on a dirt road. I've had the car diagnosed by my mechanic! I have been to the ford dealership 3 times and have a letter in january stating the problem and have not gotten anything done!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. The contact stated that that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle loss braking function without warning. The failure recurred five times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to fred beans ford located at 1939 lincoln hwy, langhorne, pa 19047, where the dealer confirmed that the vehicle was included in the recall. The contact was informed by the technician that as per the manufacturer, the part was not available. It was suggested by the technician to the contact, to pay for the part and to be reimbursed in six to eight weeks for the repair. The contact stated that she could not afford to pay. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Sunrise ford (5435 us-1, fort pierce, fl 34982) was contacted and confirmed the part was not available for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
My ABS light has been on ever since I had to slam on my brakes. Both of my front tires locked up almost causing me to rear-end someone on the highway. The pedal felt weird but it could still stop. My ABS light is still on.
I read on google news feed on 12/20/19 ford was issuing a recall for certain ford and mercury vehicles, one of them included was our daughter's 2008 mercury milan. Didn't think a whole lot about it, until she called me 3 days later panicking that she tried stopping for a light that was yellow and she didn't get stopped until she was in the middle of the intersection. Thankfully, she got it stopped without an accident and no one was hurt. I immediately remembered the recall I had just read about and compared her issues to the article, sounded very similar. We immediately stopped driving the vehicle and called our local ford dealer. Upon inspection, they agreed it sounded like the recall problem. But, it was still an advance notice of the recall and they didn't have the parts to fix it, it may be until late in the first quarter of 2020. So, here we are, over a month later, car still sitting in the driveway, not able to be driven. I am beyond frustrated, no one can supposedly do anything. The dealer won't just make the repairs until they get official notice from ford and then work out the reimbursement with them later.
The brakes were spongy, I call ford several times about this and it was ignored I replaced breaks still didnt help and then my son was in an accident and I had to pay out of pocket to repair my car cause I didnt want to claim on my insurance in fear of it going to increase my premiums however my ins did cover the person that was hit , on highway and I just could break no matter how I pressed down on the break it just wouldnt, I so afraid it was not going to stop and the boom the other car was hit
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Mac haik ford 515 s interstate 35 east service rd desoto, tx 469‑530‑3403) was contacted however, were unable to schedule an appointment due to parts not being available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
During an abrupt stop from 40mph ABS was engaged. Afterwards, the brake pedal was spongy and sank to the floor with almost no reaction from the breaks. It was only possible to safely stop at speeds below 20 MPH. The master cylinder was replaced, and the issue was fixed, but after about two weeks, the brake pedal became slightly spongy after a hard stop that may have engaged the ABS.
Brakes suddenly softened after sliding on icy roads. Fits description of january 2020 recall on this vehicle. Days later, brake pedal continues to travel near floor when braking.
The air bags have been fixed. Sometimes when I apply my brakes they are soft and I have to apply more pressure to stop. When this happens I drive really slow because I don't know if I'm going to be able to stop in time. I have not kept track of how many time this has happened. At least 5 times in the last 6 months. Twice I went to my mechanic and they bled the brake line to get it fixed. Winter is here and I hope this does not cause a wreck because you expect us to wait until you get the parts. I have no other transportation and need my car.
Abs system fail. Was in wet conditions and brakes failed. Every since the brake pedal will go almost to the floor. A couple of places have blessed the brakes but it doesn't fix the problems. Recently took it to ford dealership and they told me it was master cylinder leaking into booster. We replaced master cylinder and there was no fluid leaking so apparently they didn't know what they were talking about and have googled the problem to see the issue about the control module. My brakes are now worse than before and cannot drive the vehicle.
Brake hydralic warning light comes on '- there is a brake recall on my car. Dealer says ,wait for parts '' even with red warning light . Ford says wait u til I get the notificati0n letter . Recall says '' potential crash '' issue . So ' recall . Highway saftey investigation ,,, brake danger light on ===== and ' nobody says '- go to dealer ,,,or ,,, do,not drive car . Wow ...light came on ,, goes off when driving . Cc : minnesota attorney general safety office ...
The car would not brake correctly. It slips while getting off the highway. It would not brake.
I was driving in the snow. I went to apply my brakes that where working as I began to stop the ABS kicked on and I lost brake pedal pressure. Now I can no longer get brake pressure but still have brakes.
6 months ago I hit a pot hole while braking to make a turn. The ABS engaged and the brake peddle went to the floor. I missed the turn. The brake peddle went 3/4 travel before the brakes would slow the car. After 3 days the brakes returned to normal.I brought the car to my mechanic and he couldn't find the problem. On dec 2, 2019 I was driving in snow and it happened again. After the ABS engaged it took longer to stop the car. This time the brakes are not returning to normal. I am planning on changing the ABS hydraulic control unit.
During a recent snow storm, the ant-lock brakes engaged after which the brake pedal lost 3/4 of its travel and became soft and squishy with brake engagement occurring near the bottom of brake pedal travel. Before the anti-lock braking event the pedal had normal, firm brake feel.
On october 1st 2019 I was driving on a main road and slowing down to turn right onto my street when I felt the anti lock brakes kick in. When I went to slow down at a stop sign I realized I had lost brakes and the pedal was to the floor. I was almost to my house so I was able to pull it in the driveway with just knowing I'd have to start braking further away or use my e brake. I have aaa so they came and had it towed to a mechanic where they stated the brakes were fine and couldn't find anything wrong. They bled the brake lines and flushed them and freed up bleeders. They said everything was working as normal again. Well I was driving again yesterday (november 14,2019)on the exact same main road and slowing down to turn right onto my street again and felt the anti lock brakes kick in again and once slowing down that the stop sign noticed the brakes had gone again. I called up a mechanic who stated they won't look at it because with it happening in the same manner it sounds like a ford issue and that it needs to be seen at a dealership. The dealership wants over a $100 to just look at it and can't get me in for 5-6 days. I've seen that this is an ongoing issue and accidents have occurred and a re call really needs to happen before someone dies from this. It's ridiculous honestly.
Was breaking on an icy surface. Abs worked fine. Afterwards break petal went almost to the floor. Now break petal goes to floor in order to stop.
After emergency braking on the freeway to avoid an accident,asb engaged, and ever since the brakes have to be pushed all the way to the end for brakes to engage, pedal is spongy and despondent.
Several years back, I had a near failure of my brakes when rolling down a hill toward a right turn at the bottom.( I think in retrospect that because of my hitting some bumpy patches on the turn lane the brakes attempted to actuate ABS). I had sufficient braking, pedal to the floor, to roll to a stop. Popping the hood, I found the cap on the brakes fluid reservoir was ajar. I refitted it and found that the brakes worked normally. (in retrospect, I do not believe that a "failure" occurred in the reservoir cap, but was instead a consequence of other malfunctions in the system. Some time later, I had another failure, which nearly resulted in a crash. I limped to garnet ford, and had repairs done, totaling about $1200. The cautionary I received from the service rep was foreboding: replacement of the master cylinder may not fix the problem. They then claimed that the repair was sufficient. (in retrospect, I should have been at the least taking this action then and there: an automobile with only 35,000 miles on it ought not have dangerous and defective brakes). Last month I had to have brakes repaired, as a result of problems stemming from my wife driving the vehicle, and experiencing much the same thing as had occurred to me the first incident. Front rotors and pads were serviced, but that did not fix the problem. Now my ABS warning light is intermittently on, and I am getting a roughness to braking as if the front brakes are worn down: they are not. I am returning to the mechanic with this problem. I do not know what the outcome will be, but it is suggestive of a built-in defect, which is tremendously hazardous, and irresponsible of ford to ignore this defect.
Vehicle had good brakes till about 100,000 miles. I eventually had to travel in snow and when ABS activated, thereafter,the brakes were sinking to the floor. Randomly a few days later they returned to normal. Now, this past winter I hit some ice again and the ABS activated again and the brakes have been permanently sinking ever since..as I have read this problem is not just an unfortunate event but a common issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. While driving 30 MPH over a bump in the road, the brake pedal was applied; however, it was soft and traveled to the floorboard. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the master cylinder and ABS pump needed to be replaced. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 124,000.
When ABS system goes off because of slippery or uneven surfaces when braking the car loses brakes and cant stop on time..pedal goes to floor..had on fender bender because of it on 376 in pittsburgh
When braking during slippery conditions I.e rain, snow, ice the ABS system will engage causing complete loss of control of the vehicle. The brake pedal fully depresses to the floor until the vehicle comes to a complete stop, only then do the brakes finally release.
Brake pedal is extremely soft and requires pressing almost to the floor for the car to stop. Changing pads and rotors, replacing brake fluid, and bleeding brake system does not help.
The vehicle fix the back parts of body the police do not find an accident report of january 2014 in manati puerto rico in january 2014 a mercury milan was a colision with a dodge ram in manati puerto rico.the black mercury was a motor problem and back body parts need fix.I wait for a ford motor repot that evidence the problem colision and do not fix because do not find the police report. Car insurance company need a police report for send to my person a money to fix.the accident do not report.please send a information and some letter for find a police report. My e-mail.monster jan events do not responsable when have accidents in a way.I need a police report to january 2014 in manati,puerto rico
Issue: brake pedal goes soft - requires full press to floor board in order to stop. Frequency: occurs all the time (under normal driving) dealer diagnosis: failing antilock braking system (ABS) hydraulic control unit (hcu). Dealer recommending replacing both units.
After I had a hard stop in the rain. Brakes now go to the floor and was told be local mechanic that my abc pump has malfunctioned and need replacing.
Abs system replaced pedal would go to floor many times.
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