2011 Mercury Milan: check engine light

Filed Feb 18, 2021 · Steering · 23,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mercury milan. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel ceased and made it difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to price ford of turlock (5200 n golden state blvd, turlock, ca 95382) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering rack and pinon needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired several times however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Mar 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 42,015 miles · TX

Wrench and engine light came on. Vehicle would not go beyond 5 MPH. Waited and turned the car back on.,engine light stayed lit and was able to get home. I took the vehicle to autozone and received a diagnostic code p2111: throttle actuator control system, tachometer open or shorted. Called ford and they are aware but stated that they will not repair with a recall being issued.

Filed Nov 22, 2013 · Engine · 50,005 miles · NE

The vehicle was running normally but suddenly faltered and entered the "limp home mode" where the engine speed is limited to 900 RPM. I turned off the busy street on to a side road and turned off the engine. Upon restart, the engine ran more or less normally, albeit with the check engine light illuminated, for a few minutes and then entered "limp home mode" again. This happened twice more on a 4 mile drive.

Filed Aug 27, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 54,000 miles · GA

This happened once several weeks ago with my wife operating the car and newborn in the back. I wasn't in the car so I did not witness the problem. Over the past two days I have experienced the problem first hand several times. Car stops accelerating during normal operation. The check engine light comes on, the accelerator stops working and car begins to idle erratically. The engine does not shut off. Once you coast in heavy traffic to the side of the road, you may turn the car off then restart and drive without issue for an indeterminate amount of time (once it was several weeks, once it was ten minutes). The check engine light will be off and no code will be logged into the computer. I took the car to a mechanic ten minute after an incident and the computer picked up nothing wrong with the car. With all these complaints and anecdotal evidence, by this time ford and the federal safety agency must be aware of the problem. Where is the recall?

Filed Aug 2, 2013 · Transmission · 39,000 miles · TX

2011 mercury milan- on july 24, 2013 , traveling at 40 MPH and then dropped to about 10 MPH. (wrench) check engine light came on. Very scary , this happened during rush hour traffic and had to pull over. Turned car off and restarted with no problem. Happened again on july 31, 2013. Throttle body replaced at dealership. $707.97on august 1/2013. Out of warranty so now I am out of pocket. Only 39,000 miles on vehicle.

Filed Jul 23, 2013 · Transmission · DC

2011 mercury milan. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle issues. *smd the consumer stated while driving on the highway, the vehicle jolted hard and lost power. The wrench and engine light illuminated. The consumer stopped the vehicle in the middle of traffic and put it in park, then re-started it. When she re-started the vehicle, she drove a few feet and the RPM's went to 5,500 and the vehicle jerked for miles, until she was able to pull over to a safe place. The consumer stated she experienced the failure three times.

Filed Jul 19, 2013 · Acceleration · 38,400 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mercury milan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, there was a sudden loss of power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 38,400 and the current mileage was. 39,000.

Filed Jul 5, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 41,000 miles · NE

August 2012 - driving approximately 35 MPH and the vehicle suddenly jerked and the safe mode light and engine light turned on and I could no longer accelerate. Put car in neutral, then stopped, put it in park. Turned engine off, then waited a couple of minutes and tried again. It started, but after accelerating past 10 MPH, it did the same thing. After 3 attempts, the vehicle went back to normal driving condition. The engine light went out on its own. July 2013 - driving on the highway with cruise control set to 64 MPH, same thing happened but was quite scary because we were on the highway which was busy and we had to get over to the shoulder and then once we were attempting to accelerate, we had to try to merge with busy traffic. The engine light is on so we were able to have the issue diagnosed and it is a faulty throttle body that needs replaced.

Filed Jun 4, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 37,100 miles · AL

Vehicle lost all power and RPM dropped below 1000, engine would not respond to accelerator depression. The check engine light came on and I had the trouble codes analyzed and it was the throttle body part that was defective. I called the dealership where I purchased the car from and they informed me that particular part was on back order and that they have had numerous vehicles with that problem.

Filed Jun 4, 2013 · Transmission · 51,184 miles · MN

2011 mercury milan. Traveling on I-494 in minneapolis during rush hour traffic going 60mph. Vehicle jolted hard, wrench light came on and all accerlation was lost. Thankfully I was in the outside lane and was able to coast off the road. Once parked the car was idling violently. Turned off car, waited a minute and started back up. Started fine and continued on my way. Made it 40 miles before it happened again. This time the check engine light came on and stayed on. Turned off and back on and was able to get home. Once I got home, did a quick google search and found numerous postings and complaints about the throttle body being defective and requring replacement at cost to the owner. Brought the car to the dealership where I bought it. Encountered the same issue twice during the 25 mile drive to the dealership. Told dealership that I am certain it is the throttle body, they checked and found error code p2111 and replaced the throttle and gasket. Very frustrating to see this is a somewhat common issue in milans and fusions. Car only has 50k miles on it.

Filed May 5, 2013 · Electrical, Transmission · 38,431 miles · MS

I had just pulled out of my driveway, pushed on the gas, and the car started sputtering and jerking and came to a stop. The "wrench" light and "check engine" light were lit up on the dash.thinking perhaps just a fluke, I turned the car off for a few minutes, then turned it back on and let it idle for a minute. The wrench and engine light were no longer displayed, so I drove again.my max speed was maybe 15 or 20 MPH. Not 30 seconds later, the car again did the same thing, with the wrench and engine lights coming on. Luckily I was at a stop sign and in a residential neighborhood. I turned the car off again, and drove back home this time. It was really scary. Luckily I wasn't driving on the interstate at a high rate of speed! Definitely a safety issue here! A friend of mine with a computer diagnostic thing, came over and tested the car about an hour later. The error code was throttle actuator control system. My friend cleared out the code and I was able to drive it around the block without it happening again. I plan on taking it to the dealership tomorrow. According to these similar complaints, it appears to be the throttle body and not a cheap fix!

Filed May 3, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 40,000 miles · MI

I was sitting at a red stop light, and then the traffic light turned green. I lightly pressed the gas but the car would not go, and all a sudden I looked down and the check engine light is on. I pulled over to the side of the road (while turning hazard lights on), placed car in park, and turned the car off. I turned the car back on (started just fine) and attempted to go again to get to a safer destination (was right in the middle of the intersection). The check engine light remained on and the car would not go any faster than roughly 5 miles per hour. Then the wrench light came on (which apparently means a transmission problem). I pulled the car over again and called for help. Eventually I got the car into a parking lot (meanwhile traveling at about 5 miles per hour and blocking 5 o' clock rush hour traffic). Car had to be towed to nearby shop. They told me the throttle body had quit working (stuck closed) and the car was not getting enough air into the gas for the car to run properly. 400.00$ later, it was fixed. I have had the car for a little over a year and put about 10,000 miles on it since purchase. Ridiculous.