2011 Mercury Milan: jerking or lurching

Filed Sep 24, 2013 · Transmission · 64,000 miles · SD

Driving car when it lost all power. When stepping on the gas nothing happened, no speed or RPM increase. Was able to pull over to side of road. Yellow wrench light came on. Car when drivable would jerk like not getting enough gas. I had to pay $430 to have this replaced. This seems to be a known defect for this car and year. I had the extended warranty on my car but was told by the mechanic that this part was specifically excluded. Evidently they knew this part had a problem so they didn't cover it. Could have had a very bad accident if this had happened in rush hour traffic.

Filed Aug 30, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 59,000 miles · MO

I was driving approx 25mph when my vehicle suddently started jerking back and forth, there was no acceleration, and the wrench light came on. I pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the car. When I turned it back on minutes later, it seemed to be back to normal. I proceeded down the road and made it about 3/4 mile when it did it again, this time in the middle of the intersection. I was able to coast through and pull into a parking lot. The dealer towed it in and said it is the engine throttle body. They state the part is on national backorder until november (3 months away!), with 25,000 cars currently waiting for this part. I don't see how there can be this huge of a problem but no recall yet. Ford really needs to take responsibility for this malfunction.

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 15, 2013 · Acceleration, Transmission · OK

Driving 2011 mercury milan 65mph on interstate (in construction zone) vehicle jolted hard and with loss of acceleration. There was not enough acceleration to get to a safe spot and traffic was heavy so I came to a slow jerking stop with semis honking, passing by and ten cars screeching to a stop behind vehicle. Wrench light and motor light came on in message center. I had to come to a stop in the middle of traffic to put into park and then restart my car. When I restarted it and drove a few feet the RPM?s flew to 5,500 and the car jerked for miles until I could get out of construction zone and pull over to a somewhat safe spot. My mercury milan only has 48,000 miles. This scary occurrence has happened 3 times now, once on another highway and another on a residential road. Even after getting the throttle body diagnosed and replaced this is still an issue. I am taking it to the ford dealership for the fourth time with hopes that they can fix the problem. I am scared to even drive the car. It is not safe and I will be very displeased with ford if there is not a recall considering how dangerous this manufactured product is. Thank you for your cooperation and I hope no one gets hurt because of this issue that so many people seem to be having as well.

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 May 22, 2013 · Acceleration · 23,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mercury milan. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle jerked and the wrench warning icon illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000.

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!