2010 Mercury Milan: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jul 26, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 45,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. The contact stated that while proceeding out of the parking lot, the transmission warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after she drove 2 miles, she depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle hesitated. The dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 09/29/17*lj

Filed Jun 13, 2017 · 45,000 miles · NY

This is the 2nd time I am having issues with the throttle body. I brought the car in, in 2015 for the exact same problem. I'm driving along and the car starts hesitating then starts bucking like crazy and conks out. I start the car back up and it drives fine until the next time it does it again. This is very dangerous and almost recently got me in an accident. I was in the left hand turning lane of a very busy road crossing over 2 lanes & started to proceed as the car started hesitating, slowed down and conked out. I almost got hit by oncoming traffic. I called ford today to find out if it was still a covered item and was told it was under the customer satisfaction program for a one time fix, which I already had. So now it's my responsibility to pay for the repair of a defective part?? This should have been a recall. The complaints are still rolling in on the milan's and several other ford vehicles.

Filed Jun 23, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 66,000 miles · CT

I was driving on the highway going about 70mph when my car jolted. Then from there it decelerated very fast. I pushed on the gas and nothing it felt like it was in neutral with nothing happening. I quickly was able to get into the breakdown lane but due to being in the high speed lane I almost got hit by 2 cars. As I pulled over it felt like the car was about to stall. I shut the car off and waited. I turned it back on and it drove fine. About 2 months ago I had stopped at a stop sign and when I went to drive my car again felt like it was in neutral no matter how much I pressed on the gas it did not go anywhere... Even though it was in the drive gear. I shut it off and turned it on and it was fine. My car feels like it hesitates and bucks sometimes when I am driving also. This seems extremely dangerous seeing as I was almost in an accident yesterday on the highway. I was told I needed to see if my VIN was part of the campaign recall to get this fixed. I will say if I find out its not part of the recall even though its listed in it then I will never by a ford or mercury every again because it shows they could care less about how dangerous something is and its fords fault no fault of mine!

Filed Aug 18, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 17,300 miles · NY

Throttle body defect -- the problem began july 14 and happened several times. It was finally fixed by july 31. The vehicle began to lose power, mostly after stopping at an intersection and making a turn to the right or left. It happened once while driving straight and slowing down for a school zone. In most cases, I was able to coast to the side of the road, turn off the car, and restart. The wrench light came on in each incident. Thankfully, I did not have to go onto a highway before I was able to get the car to the dealer for repair. After they figured out what was wrong, it took about 2 weeks to get the part. It was very frightening for the car to stop in the middle of an intersection, especially when turning left! This is a potentially very dangerous defect, and these cars should be recalled so that the company is responsible for the repair. Most of my driving is done at village speed limits of 25 to 30 MPH. Even at those speeds, it is very frightening for the car to suddenly stop in the middle of an intersection. I am still very hesitant to take the car out on the highway. Even after repair, it sometimes feels like it hesitates and might lose power.

Filed Jul 5, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 13,800 miles · NY

While driving on the highway 60 MPH without warning the wrench light illuminated and the vehicle lost power. I had no engine control. Was able to shift into neutral and pull over safely onto the shoulder without being rear ended. Engine exhibited rough idle approximately 800 to 900 RPM. The car was in a limp mode.the gas pedal had no effect. Turned the ignition off and restarted the vehicle wrench light turned off and was able to drive the vehicle normally for 5 miles before the wrench light illuminated and the vehicle lost power. I was able to drive the car home. Connected a scan tool to the obd and no codes were present. The following day driving with the scan tool connected at 40 MPH the same symptoms occurred. The scan tool registered code p2111 throttle actuator control system stuck open. Fortunately I was able to pull safely. Mentioned the issue to the local lincoln dealer and was told this is a common problem with this vehicle and the throttle body assembly needs to be replaced. Was told that the part in on national back order and is not available. This is not acceptable. The problem occurred 6 times within a 10 day period. This car is not safe to drive. The vehicle should be recalled without hesitation and the safety issue resolved.

Filed Jun 26, 2013 · Transmission · 49,000 miles · MO

I was driving down the road and all of a sudden my vehicle pulls n hesitates to go, as I look in my dash a little wrench pops up.. My car lost all it's power and would not go. I set on my hazards and turn my vehicle off and back on and it was fine.. I call the mercury dealership and she tells me as long as the wrench did not pop up with a check engine sign I was fine. Well weeks go by my vehicle was fine, then out of the blue it does the same thing, wrench pops up in the dash and my vehicle goes in limp mode... Mind you this strikes without warning and is very dangerous! There is no indication when and here it will happen. I take it to the place I've always taken my vehicles and they tell me it's fine, no codes in the diagnostics..so I pick my vehicle up, two weeks later my car stalls out with a wrench and a check engine light. I've almost been slammed from behind twice. I take it to the dealership and they are trying to charge me 389.00 to fix a problem that has obviously been a manufactor error. This by far is not a preventive maintenance issue, this is by far a dangerous situation.

Filed Jun 25, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 60,000 miles · IL

Was driving approximately 35 MPH. The car began to slow down, and it jerked and hesitated and began to decelerate as it continued the jerking and hesitation. The car would not respond to the accelerator at all. Continued to jerk and slow down and the engine and transmission were not functioning properly. This has now occurred 3 different times in the last two weeks - twice at speeds around 35-40 MPH and once at 65 MPH. Took it to ford dealership. They say that it is definitely related to the throttle body. Waiting to get a new throttle body from ford; but there are none to be had across the whole country.

Filed Jun 20, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 53,000 miles · MD

I was driving approximately 55 MPH. Without warning the car felt as if had jumped out of gear, there was no throttle response. The car began to slow rapidly, a following vehicle had to avoid rear-ending me. The car jerking and hesitating was able to be gradually moved to a location where I could exit the road. The car would not respond to the accelerator at all. The orange wrench symbol appeared in my dash console. After thinking about it for a couple minutes, I turned the engine off, restarted, the problem had corrected itself. The prior day, while braking behind a car, foot on brake, neither foot near or on throttle, the car lurched forward with the throttle overpowering the brake for a second or two causing me to have to apply the brake more aggressively. I did not think about this too much, but after this occurrence this morning I wonder if the two events are related. I called the dealer, while he would not confirm the fact, it seems to be a recurring problem on this issue, a lot of people are complaining on the internet about the issue. I suppose the most telling point is that if the part most likely to be a problem, is indeed bad, and does not respond to just a cleaning, they cannot replace it because the part is on backorder. I asked if there was a recall, the dealer would not comment. The problem is most likely to occur again. It is a safety issue, and should be addressed in a recall before someone is killed, if it has not already happened.

Filed Jun 11, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 33,000 miles · MA

While commuting to work on the highway, the engine started bucking and hesitating, then went into an idle. I was able to pull over on the shoulder, shut the engine off for about 20 seconds. When I restarted it, it took longer to actually start. I drove for another 5 minutes and it happened again. This time I pulled over, turned the engine off and waited a couple minutes before restarting. I was able to drive to the dealer on side roads at no more than 35 MPH without another incident. The mechanic told me the throttle body needed to be replaced and it is on backorder until mid-july - 5 weeks away! Furthermore, since it is not on recall, they won't pay for a loaner.

Filed Jul 8, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · 77,200 miles · AR

I was driving approximately 50 MPH. The car began to slow down, and it jerked and hesitated and began to decelerate as it continued the jerking and hesitation. The car would not respond to the accelerator at all. Continued to jerk and slow down and the engine and transmission were not functioning properly. I pulled in to a gas station and stopped the car.

Filed Oct 22, 2011 · Transmission · 500 miles · MN

The car hesitates to go into gear, when it does it is with a hard jerk. Shifts into next gears hard and with jerking motion. When starting to push accelerator sometimes takes a bit before it engages and then does with a jerk. Will chug when at the 40mph mark and holding. It appears to not know if it should downshift or upshift. Transmission is very unpredictable when it is going to engage and how hard of a jerk you will get from it. It also will surge if you are coasting and then need just a little more gas to get to where you want to be. It launches forward. Have had it rebuilt once already but it didn't change anything. Now the dealership says there is nothing wrong but changed their tune when I told them there was information all over the internet that this is a huge problem and ford knows but is not doing anything to fix it.