2010 Mercury Milan: fuel leak

Filed Mar 24, 2023 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · MD

The contact's father-in-law owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that upon refueling the vehicle, her father-in-law noticed that fuel was leaking on the rear passenger side tire. The contact's husband then verified that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank was fractured and needed to be replaced. The dealer diagnosed and determined that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V793000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken for State Inspection, where it was diagnosed with evaporated emission system leak related to the canister purge valve. The contact's husband replaced the canister purge valve; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000

Filed Oct 25, 2019 · Fuel system · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. The contact stated that the fuel tank fractured and leaked fuel. The contact stated that the vehicle had been at an independent mechanic for four weeks now. The vehicle was taken to legacy ford (413 industrial blvd, mcdonough, ga 30253, (770) 914-2800) one year ago to be repaired per an unknown recall. The dealer stated that there was no failure with the vehicle and diagnostic testing did not reveal a code regarding a vapor lock failure that may have damaged the fuel tank. The contact began to smell a fuel odor on september 25, 2019 and she noticed a huge puddle of fuel on the driveway. She took the vehicle back to the dealer and was shown the stress crack on the fuel tank. The dealer acknowledged that the failure was from the recall repair a year earlier; however, they would have to charge the contact for the repairs. The manufacturer was contacted, but the dealer and contact had not heard back. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed May 21, 2019 · Brakes, Fuel system · 70,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. The contact stated that the vehicle leaked fuel and there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to oxmoor ford lincoln (100 oxmoor ln, louisville, ky 40222, (502) 426-2500) where it was diagnosed that a new fuel tank was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer also found that the rear brakes needed to be replaced. New brakes were installed; however, front brakes were installed instead of rear brakes. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jun 3, 2018 · Fuel system, Steering · 166,000 miles · ND · crash

Well for starters its throwing a code saying that I have a small fuel leak some where and the 2 is one day I had a flat and after I changed the tire the power steering went out and not only that but the car has a heavy vibration in it and while driving it want to take off either left or right which ended up with me running off the road twice already

Filed Jan 19, 2018 · Brakes · 166,000 miles · MI

Tl-contact owns a 2010 mercury milan ---- received recall letter from mercury -- brake pedal -- ABS pump -- brake booster and water pump was replaced a year ago and brake pedal now goes to the floor and vehicle is hard to stop when coming to a light or stop sign. Vin tool _ recall incomplete -- 166,000 miles on vehicle. 1recallsassociated with this VIN nov 20,2015 manufacturer recall number15s34 the federal safety agency recall number15v793 recall statusrecall incomplete summaryaffected vehicles may develop a crack in the fuel tank over time. Ford is not aware of any accidents, fires or injuries attributed to this condition. Safety riska fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can lead to a fire. Remedy1. Dealerships will analyze diagnostic trouble codes dtcs and perform a leak test on the canister purge valve cpv. Cpvs will be replaced as necessary. 2. The fuel tank will be inspected for cracks, and will be replaced as necessary. 3. The vehicle powertrain control modules will be reflashed with new software strategy. Ford provided the general reimbursement plan for the cost of remedies paid for by vehicle owners prior to notification of a safety recall in february 2015. The ending date for reimbursement eligibility is january 31, 2016. Recall status recall incomplete

Filed Sep 21, 2017 · Fuel system · 170,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. While stationary, the vehicle leaked fuel onto the ground. The vehicle was towed to kaiser miller ford in collegeville, pennsylvania. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part for the repair was on backorder for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v793000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Fuel system · 54,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, there was a fuel odor and leaking fuel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure vehicle was 54,000.