Traveling down the highway at 70mph car shuddered and lost acceleration and wrench light came on,got off on the shoulder, car was shuddering,turned it off waited a few minutes, turned the car back on and drove home with no problems. I thought it was a fluke,until today when traveling to work the car did the same thing, and again on the way home.it goes to the dealer tomorrow..I don't need to tell you how dangerous this could be. I hope I make it to the dealer without an issue.
2011 Mercury Milan transmission complaints
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Driving near 55 MPH on local highway and applying pressure to gas pedal to accelerate. Felt and heard a 'clunk'. Vehicle immediately lost ability to accelerate with pressure applied to gas pedal. Exited to shoulder. Noticed yellow service (wrench) indicator light was on. Put the car into park and turned off ignition. Re-started vehicle; service indicator light did not come back on. Put the car into drive and re-entered traffic flow. Did not have an incident in another 30 miles of driving. Took the vehicle to dealer for diagnosis. Dealer diagnosed problem as requiring new throttle body. Very dangerous situation.
On 10/3/13 while driving home in heavy traffic on the interstate my 2011 milan with 44,000 miles on it sputtered and died at freeway speed. Still had electrical power and the wrench warning light on the dash was lit up. I was able to coast to the shoulder and stop the vehicle. Once restarted the car went three days before again dying on the interstate in heavy traffic, after doing some research I discovered this was a common problem with ford throttle bodies on several makes and models. 10/12/13 I purchased a new throttle body from my local ford dealer and installed it the same day. I test drove the vehicle and it appears that the new throttle body fixed the issue and also another symptom I had been noticing, it was a very slight hesitation in the transmission in all gears.
I made a left turn from a complete sign. In the middle of the intersection, the car decelerated and the wrench symbol on the dash came on. As I pulled over, the car started shaking and cut off. I had my children get out of the car because I was unsure of what was going on. I turned the car off, took the key from the ignition. I waited about 5 minutes and then restarted the car. I started and everything was ok. On 9/25/13, this happened while I was driving on a straight road. 9/28/13 - it happened while driving 65 MPH on the interstate. 9/30/13 - after filling the car with gas, on a major road. 10/1/13 - just driving. 10/8 - making a left turn . There is not a warning before it happens.
Car lost power while driving. Yellow wrench light came on and car continued to idle roughly. Shutting car of and restarting would reset everything, but if continue to drive the same thing happened. No speed or RPM increase happened when stepping on the gas. Had to tow car to ford dealer as I couldn't drive it. Mechanic stated throttle body had gone bad and had to be replaced. They never told me that ford was having an issue with this part. Cost me $460 to have this replaced. Low mileage and newer car this should not have happened. Could have had a terrible accident if I had been driving down the free way at rush hour as I live in a metropolitan area.
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.
I was driving about 55 MPH when my cars speed started reducing. A wrench light appeared and my car would not move. The gas pedal would not engage speed and the RPM's were at a stand still. This has happened 3 times within 2 1/2 weeks.
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.
The vehicle stalled while driving at 55 MPH. No power to accelerate and had to pull over on hwy. Happened a second time while accelerating at a green light.
I was driving around 70mph in rush hour traffic when all of a sudden my car started to shake a little and the wrench light came on. It went into limp mode and I was unable to accelerate at all. My car started dropping in speed dramatically. I pushed my gas pedal down all the way and there was nothing. The car was still running though. I couldn't get over because it was rush hour traffic. I ended up having to park my car in the fast lane as traffic flew past me. Very scary. The car rumbled while in park so I shut it off and restarted the vehicle. It came back on with no issue and the wrench light was gone. I looked it up when I got home and it looked like a bunch of people have had issues like this and it was their throttle body. I took my car into ford and they said it was the throttle body and it needed replaced. Of course this wasn't covered under my cpo power train warranty. I got the whole thing done for $438. This part needs to be recalled asap.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I had five separate incidents where my 2011 mercury milan lost all power and acceleration before I was able to take it to a dealership. Twice right when I started my vehicle the car had no power to move from park and the wrench light was on. When I shut it off and turned it back on it struggled to start at first but then started and drove normally. The other three times I was driving down the street (luckily not a highway) at around 40 MPH and all of a sudden the car shook, the wrench light came on, and I lost all acceleration and power. I quickly turned my hazards on and coasted to the side of the road where I shut off the car. Again when I started the vehicle it struggled a bit but then started normally and the wrench light went off and drove like nothing had happened. I only got about 2 miles down the road when it lost power again...and then again. When I took it to the dealership they said it was a throttle body issue and that the fusions/milans have been having this problem. I was shocked this wasn't covered under my 5 yr 60,000 mile warranty. What was even more troubling is the fact there has not been a recall on this part given the huge problem with it. Come on ford, really? Is it going to take someone getting hurt or worse killed before you issue the recall? All you have to do is search this issue and you will find dozens of reports and forums with people having the same problem. Luckily the dealership I was able to get my vehicle to (I took it to the closest one to my home because I was afraid of losing power while on the highway and possibly getting in a wreck) was able to get the part in about 7 days even with it being back ordered. In total I ended up dropping about $400 to replace it. I'd be very disappointed in ford if a recall wasn't issued and I didn't get this money back.
After driving about 28 miles the car lost power while going downhill at 75 MPH on the freeway. The "tool wrench" light came on and the car continued to lose speed. Pulled into the emergency lane and put the vehicle in park. Put it back in drive and the RPM jumped from 900-1100 RPM and car surged at about 3-5 MPH; it would not go faster than 10 MPH. Stopped and put it back into park and turned off the ignition and let the car sit for about 1 minute. Restarted the car and it started very roughly, it did smooth out and idled at 1000 RPM. The "tool wrench" light was no longer on and the car drove normally the rest of the way home which was about 11 miles. The car has almost 59k miles on it.
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!
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.
Transmission issues: problem mainly occurs when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear while in "drive" or automatic mode. Under slow to moderate acceleration, the engine rpms go up to approximately 3,500 proceeding to shift abruptly into 3rd gear. This issue can be replicated whether the vehicle is at normal operating temp or below. This has caused wheel spin with wet and snow covered roads resulting loss of control/ skidding while turning under the above circumstances. The hard shifting was noticed the day I bought the vehicle and more so during the last snow fall when it became a concern!
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.
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