2010 Mercury Milan: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Nov 14, 2020 · Acceleration, Engine · 12,000 miles · OH

Car looses all power engine shutters and sputters very dangerous! Throttle body code came up with my mechanic took it to ford dealership they will not replace it I'm scared to drive it now . Has happened 6 times this past month ford told me a wheel speed sensor was at fault that has been fixed with no improvement of car basically shutting down ..limp mode for safety ??? Ford ! You drive this car 70mph on the highway when limp mode igages pretty scary !! Your going to kill people !

Filed Jan 27, 2017 · Transmission · 24,400 miles · FL

Engine goes to 4000 at highway speed and transmission slips while driving at 70 on interstate. Won't shift unless throttle is backed way off. At low speed on 2-1 downshift, it bangs into gear jerking you out of the seat and causing possible loss of control. Only does it on slight inclines. I purchased new 11/3/2009 car only has 24,818 miles on it and has been serviced only at ford dealers.

Filed Feb 27, 2014 · Fuel system · 37,000 miles · SC

2010 mercury milan with 3.0 liter v-6 build date march 2010. Car went into limited limp mode while it was being driven at less than 30 MPH. This has happened on three occasions. Each time the engine drops to a rough idle at 500 to 900 RPM and the "wrench" light is illuminated. Engine does not respond to throttle input. Car speed drops drastically but steering and brakes appear to operate normally. (engine is still running an close to normal idle speeds.) engine does not produce enough power to go up the slightest of inclines. After restarting, the engine the condition clears and car drives normally. Portable obdii scan tools do not indicate any dtc codes. Dealer replaced throttle body mechanism due to an intermittent short in the position sensing circuit. Dealer kept old unit due to core charge. This is a safety concern in that under many traffic conditions the car may be hit from behind or unable to move to a safe shoulder out of the traffic flow.

Filed Nov 14, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 90,000 miles · MI

On 5 different occasions during the past week while driving between 70 and 80 MPH on the freeway the vehicle stalled and went into limp mode. On one occasion this nearly caused an accident as the vehicle stopped in the middle lane of a three lane highway. No warning lights displayed other than "limp mode light" when the vehicle engine goes to idle. Upon shutting vehicle off and restarting, vehicle behaves as normal with no indicator/warning lights. Took vehicle to shop to get check engine codes, vehicle shows no error codes.

Filed Oct 22, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 66,000 miles · MI

I was traveling at a high rate of speed (70mph) when my engine began to "stall out" on me causing a rapid deceleration. I would say it stalled, but it did not 100% cutout, rather it went into the lowest limp mode on the engine. Luckily, since it was a busy time of night (approximately 6pm), I was in the right hand land and was able to pull off before being rear ended...though it would almost inevitably happened had I been in any other lane. I was near an exit and coasted slowly in the limp mode and made it to a parking lot, where I turned off my car and popped the hood to examine the issue further. The oil was within range and belts were ok. Just as I was finishing the coasting, I saw the "wrench" light illuminate. After checking the engine, I was able to re-start my car and drive home without incident. I looked up the issue online & found many others with the same issue. I ordered oem replacement parts that took about a week to arrive. Over the course of that week, the issue occurred several more times and happened more and more frequently. I avoided highways altogether for safety concerns. I contacted ford who told me I could have it repaired at my cost at a dealership (since I was a few thousand over the powertrain warranty). I bought oem parts & did the repair myself and the issue has not happened again since. This is the exact issue listed in the federal safety agency action number: pe13003.

Filed Aug 29, 2013 · Engine · 51,000 miles · PA

Was driving vehicle to work and was only going 35 MPH as I had just pulled out of my drive way. All of the sudden I lost all acceleration. It was like my car was stuck in neutral. The wrench light came on the dashboard. I pulled over, put the car in park and turned my car off. When I restarted my car a few minutes later, the wrench was gone and the problem was resolved. I called the dealer and it is going there tonight. They informed me that this is an issue with the 2010 mercury milans. They replaced the throttle body last week on the same make, model, year. As I do more research I see that this is a common problem. If that's the case, why isn't this being recalled? I am just thankful I wasn't on a busy highway and that I have the extended warranty.

Filed Aug 13, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 49,000 miles · AR

First brake light and tail light on drivers side light up once in awhile did not know was out till friend told me , cost to repair LED light is $400 for part have not repaired yet, while driving at any speed car will shut down to limp mode ,dealer stated $550 to repair and replace throttle body , both are serious safety items that could result in being rear ended, out of warranty so ordering a throttle body and replace by ourselves for it stalls out continuously , recall should be ordered on both the tail light assemblies and the throttle body as both are a common problem on these vehicles.

Filed Aug 5, 2013 · Engine · 65,000 miles · MI

I was driving my car with three children in the backseat at 65 miles per hour.when the car goes into limp mode while crossing a highway with on coming traffic. This could of killed my kids and myself and possibly someone else. This is the worst car I have ever bought. Very upset

Filed Jul 28, 2013 · Engine · 56,000 miles · IL

While travelling 40 MPH the vehicle suddenly stalled and all of the lights came on in the dash. The vehicle appeared to go into the limp mode. After pulling over to the side of the road, I was able to restart the vehicle.

Filed Jul 25, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 22,300 miles · NY

Driving 65 MPH on highway and car lost all power and yellow wrench light illuminated on dash. With car in limp mode pulled over to service lane. Car towed to local ford dealer. Dealer replaced defective battery but found no codes stored in computer. Dealer test drove vehicle and reported no problem. Three days later same incident (loss of power and wrench light). Shut vehicle off and restarted it and engine had normal power l with wrench light extinguished. Drove vehicle to local ford dealer and left it there for more diagnostics and repair. Very dangerous condition and feeling for all engine power to be gone unexpectedly.

Filed Jul 25, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 51,000 miles · TN

Electronic throttle body stuck open and vehicle went into "limp mode". I was forced to coast to the side of the road, and shut off the vehicle. After a few seconds, I restarted the vehicle, and within five minutes, the same thing happened. I have had the car parked ever since because I feel that this is unsafe, as when this occurs, I have no ability to accelerate, I just have to hope that the cars behind me are paying attention.

Filed Jul 19, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 47,000 miles · MI

Driving down highway car went into limp mode. Had to pull over restart car. Was good for a while now its doing it 2-3 times just driving a couple miles. If car is left idling sometimes it just dies on its own. Trouble code p2111 comes up. Wanted to change the throttle body but they are on national back order.