Returning to baltimore from working in harrisburg pa and driving on interstate 83 at a rate of 65 miles per hour. I was driving in the left lane and the shoulder was to the far right on this particular stretch of road. The mercury milan that I had purchased no more than 2 to 3 months prior simply loss all power. To further explain the loss of power ( applying pressure to the gas pedal did nothing to make the car go forward) this had me in a very dangerous place as in order to get the car safely onto the shoulder I needed to drift uphill and across several lanes of fast moving traffic. Fortunately I was able to get the car off the road but found later that the issue that caused this was a throttle body piece that ford knew had problems. I have three children in the car with me and my fiance at the time and all of our lives were endangered by a part that a billion dollar company put into its mid- level working class consumer vehicle. I have not felt so disrespected and that my life and that of my family meant so little to someone as I did when I found that this is a known issue. This cannot be simply a buy the piece and replace it type of deal as I no longer trust the integrity of the vehicle as a whole . And furthermore how dare ford think that I should pay for their poor craftsmanship in using a faulty part. This part needs to be recalled and ford needs to be fined big time for endangering the lives of anyone who drives or rides in vehicles with this limp home type of construction.
2011 Mercury Milan fuel system complaints
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On two occasions on the same day (7/17/13), once at low speed (less than 15 MPH) after turning into a parking lot and later the same day at 65 MPH on the highway, my 2011 mercury milan went into "limp" mode with the wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. The car lost adequate power other than to essentially coast to rest. Once at rest, it would not move and the engine began to shake violently while idling. Upon restarting the car, the wrench light went off only to come back on again after attempting to move the car. At this point, I had it towed to the nearest ford dealer's service dept. But they were unable to replicate the issue or definitively diagnose the problem but "suspected" it might be due to throttle body issues (which as I understand is currently under investigation as noted below): investigation subject : electronic throttle body malfunction date investigation opened: feb 21, 2013 date investigation closed: open the federal safety agency action number: pe13003 component(s): engine as the local ford service department was unable to definitively diagnose or replicate the issue during in-shop testing or while road test driving it themselves for 9 miles, they returned the car to me. While I was driving home from the dealership, the issue occurred again (less than 9 miles away).....this time at full highway speed (approx 65 MPH). Once again, the car went into "limp mode" with the wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. Upon re-starting the car, I was able to drive the rest of the way home without any additional issues. While it has not happened again yet (I've only driven to work the following day since all this occurred), this issue is most certainly an unpredictable, serious danger to myself as well as other motorists.
Throttle body assembly failure on the 211 mercury milan premier 3.0 v6 engine. Car entered "limp" mode. Vehicle may be restarted after coming to a complete stop, placing the transmission in the park position, turning off the engine and restarting. Ford serviced the throttle body with a chemical cleaner in early may. The vehicle performed satisfactory for the month of may. Beginning in june, the vehicle began to enter "limp" mode multiple times on a daily basis. I began tracking the occurrences in mid-june and the throttle body has failed on 31 different occasions. Failure may occur at any time or at any speed. Incidents have occurred from a standing start or at interstate speeds of 70 MPH. There is no option other than to allow the vehicle to coast to a stop and follow the procedures mentioned above. This is a very dangerous situation when traveling at any speed, especially interstate speeds. If a location to pull over is not available, you are a hazard to any following traffic. I have contacted ford for financial assistance and they declined to pay for the repairs.
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.
I have experienced this problem twice. The car loses power, traveling at 65mph on highway and car lost all power. The wrench light came on. Pulled over, turned car off and restarted. Light went off and car was drivable. The second time occurred while car was stopped and when I proceeded to accelerate, the car had no power. I took it to the ford dealer and they said the throttle body needed to be replaced as it had a short. This was not included in my powertrain warranty. I have read info on this and it appears that it is becoming more common. It is too dangerous to be losing power while driving on a freeway and lose all power. This car only had 36,500 miles so no reason unless it is a defective part.
I was driving at about 70 MPH on I-70, when the car lost all engine power, like it died, I was fortunately getting ready to exit, and was in the right lane,so coasted the car off to the side. A wrench light came on, had it towed to dealer, who so far cannot duplicate it or get a code for it to show. He wants to keep it awhile to figure it out. I am advance complaining since I have seen this problem on here for another milan, and have found the same complaint on this site 21 times for the sister car to this, the ford fusion. It has been the "throttle body" that was bad on the others. It is very dangerous, whatever it is. Also this car has rolled the windows down by itself, when I have been in a store. It was raining and when I came out both my front windows were down, and interior was wet. They were up , since it was raining,when I locked it and left.
I was driving on a highspeed road when suddenly there was nothing happening when I pressed the gas. A small wrench came on the dash. The owner's manual said throttle/transmission problem. Had we been in the passing lane we probably would have been rear-ended and killed! As it was, I was able to coast over to the shoulder of the road and eventually pull into a parking lot. I turned off the car, waited a few minutes and turned it back on. I was able to drive about 5 miles before the same thing happened again. I left the car in a parking lot. I have only owned the car for 29 days! I feel this is a definite safety hazard and should be looked into.
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