When the lights are on (at night), the rear lights are continuously at their highest brightness, as if the brakes were pressed down. So, it appears that the brakes are on continuously. The only difference when the brake pedal is pressed down is that the central light high up on the trunk turns on. This is only an issue at night- during the day the brake lights function normally. Based on internet forums at edmunds and consumer reports, among others, I have found at least 10 other instances of this exact same problem with 2010 mercury milans, most with low mileage: e.g. Http://forums.consumerreports.org/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tsn=1&webtag=cr-38aujohn&tid=5115 ; http://www.edmunds.com/mercury/milan/2010/consumer-discussions.html. My car has only 15,000 miles on it. This clearly appears to be a factory wiring defect, and one that is not immediately obvious when the car is purchased (we only found out about it when someone we knew was following our car at night, three months after purchase of the car). The fix, according to ford, is to replace both tail lights, at a cost of $1000. Ford refuses to help pay for the repairs or acknowledge the defect. Given the obvious safety implications of continuously active brake lights, the documented record of the defect, and the non-obvious nature of the problem (many people may be driving around with this problem without realizing it), the federal safety agency needs to press ford to acknowledge the defect and perform a recall.
2010 Mercury Milan brakes complaints
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The date of the occurrence is unknown. The car currently has 24,000 miles on it. The left tail light does not work and the left brake light does not work. The right brake light works when the headlights are off (as in daylight) but does not work when the headlights are on (as at night). The right tail light works when the headlight switch is on but is very bright, indicating that the brake light is on, even though the brake pedal is not depressed. Obviously, there is a defect in the circuitry. All of the long-life LED bulbs couldn't have failed at once. The dealer wants to charge us $550 per light unit to supposedly correct the problem. This is a serious design defect safety issue and should result in a recall.
Brake lights will not operate when head lights are on. This problem could have been defective when car was purchased. My dad is 86 years old and bought the car new as dealer demo in 02/ 2013. Hes was notified that his brakes were not working and when he returned the vehicle ford would not honor the problem, I have investigated this problem on the internet and there are numerous complaints with this year model.my dad could have been seriously hurt if not notified bye a person following him.this cost him approxomitly 1000.00 dollars to fix I feel ford should recall these do to this problem.
I have a 2010 mercury milan with 40,000 miles on it. Recently someone pointed out to me that the driver-side brake light is continuously activated. Consequently when braking, drivers behind me are only notified by the right and center brake lights. It seems to only happen when the headlights are on. My research shows this to be a common issue with the 2010 mercury milan with some having both brake lights malfunctioning. Diagnosis says it is a faulty LED brake light assembly, which would imply a bad circuit board. This is a serious safety hazard and should be recalled. I contacted ford about it and they directed me to a dealer saying they, (ford) would probably pay for the repair. After I contacted the dealer, ford changed their mind and said that since I didn't buy the car new, they didn't consider me a "loyal'" ford customer and will not cover any of the cost. It seems ford is only concerned about the safety of their "loyal" customers.
Right rear brake light activates and stays on while running/headlights are turned on. I have also seen this while driving behind similar milans. Some with both sides activated leaving only the center light to indicate actual braking.
2010 mercury milan. Consumer states twice while driving very slowly while touching the brake, his right foot also touched the accelerator, going very slowly with equal pressure on both parts, he had an accident
I have had the milan 2010 into ford 6 times because the engine lost all power without warning:no lights;brakes;steering. I have witnesses. It has happened in all types of conditions: stop and go traffic; merging onto a freeway. The last time black smoke came from under the hood. The car was in the shop for 6 weeks. A week after it was so called "repaired" the problem occurred again. I started a "lemon law" complaint in march 2012. My mother became fatally ill and died and I could not complete the claim. June 15, 2012 I was pulling into a parking space and the electrical system failed. I could not stop. I crashed into a cement wall. The car was a total loss. I got whiplash. My insurance company will not pay the balance remaining on the car. Bbb stopped "lemon law" case because there was an accident. No attorney will take the case because there is not enough money to be gained. I am without a car; in debt; injured; driving a rental car and working 12 hours a day to buy a new car. Please help me.
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