Mercury Milan adaptive cruise problems

Filed Oct 28, 2020 · Acceleration · 122,234 miles · MO

While driving on a straight flat highway at 55 MPH the throttle suddenly revved up and remained revved up as I removed foot from gas pedal visually checked that it was in drive and that the cruise control wasn't on, and it was in drive and cruise was t turned on. I tapped the gas pedal, then tapped 3 quick times, tapped the brake pedal and about 2-3 seconds after I tapped the brake pedal it quit revving up and it went back to normal, decelerated because I didn't have my foot on either pedal. I continued to drive it and haven't had any other problems.

Filed Sep 20, 2015 · Acceleration, Wheels · 143,187 miles · OH

Was driving down the highway at 75 MPH with cruise control set. The wrench light and traction control light came on , cruise control turned off and lost power and speed. I had to pull off into the ditch to avoid an accident and drive down the shoulder to a rest stop. I turned off the car and let it sit for for 5 minutes and the turned it back on and it ran fine. After reading other issues like mine I'm thinking it may be the throttle body or traction control sensors.

Filed Sep 16, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 40,450 miles · IL

At dusk on saturday september14,2013 traveling north bound on 6 lane interstate I-55 in far left lane at 67 MPH with cruise control on the car began to slow RPM returned to idling speed under 800 RPM and was unresponsive to accelerator pressure. The traffic was heavy and I was lucky to be able to move across lanes and reach the shoulder before car had slowed to 5 MPH. The wrench light came on. Shut off the car restarted it and accelerator was responsive began to accelerate to merge back on to highway and again lost power. Shut off car again and accelerating very slowly was able to reach an exit about 1 mile away before car again lost power. Called for a tow back home as vehicle was unsafe. Car taken to dealership september 16th for repair and the throttle body needed to be replaced. I learned on line that this seems to be a common problem with certain ford and mercury products but there has been no recall to fix this defective part which puts the driver and passenger in grave danger when the throttle body malfunctions .luckily I was in a fairly populated area and cell phone service was available. I fear what could have happened if traffic had been even heavier or been in a more remote area. These products should be recalled as they present a serious safety issues for drivers.

Filed Aug 20, 2013 · Acceleration, Transmission · 50,100 miles · MO

I was driving with the cruise control set at 60mph and the car popped and lost speed and the car would barely stay running. I pulled off the road ( during rush hour) and shut the car off. I re-started the car and it ran correctly.

Filed Jul 19, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 82,700 miles · WI

The first incident occurred while traveling on a highway going almost 60 MPH when the cruise control stopped and the car slowed and when you pushed the gas petal it did nothing. We slowed and tried to pull to the side of the road, as the car was almost to a stop it started jerking and sputtering almost dying. We put it in park and turned the engine off. We turned the engine back on and it started just fine then this same thing continued to happen every few miles. Check engine light was on so we took it in to have a computer hooked up to see what was wrong but the check engine light had turned off so they were unsure. The problem seemed to just go away for about a week and then it happened again and we got it in and hooked up to a computer and got the codes which we were informed meant we needed the throttle body replaced and it was a common problem with these cars and to contact a ford dealer. Since this last incident it has happened multiple times causing us to not be able to drive the car even a few blocks without it happening 3-4 times. We are now without a vehicle as it is not only unsafe to drive but very inconvenient to have to stop and go a million times to make a short drive. This is ridiculous and from all I have researched it a huge problem for many owners of these and similar cars! This is dangerous and should be recalled and those with issues should not be responsible for making these repairs!

Filed Jul 9, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 55,800 miles · MO

I was driving to work with the cruise control set at 55mph. The car suddenly lost power and throttle response. There was a wrench warning light lit up on the instrument panel. Had no choice but to pull the car over to the shoulder. I turned off the car and restarted it. The wrench light disappeared and I had throttle response. I drove it 3 more miles down the highway and the car did it again. I pulled to an off ramp and took the car by city streets back home. I later took the car to my fathers shop where they hooked up a handheld 'scanner' to it and was unable to pull the wrench light code. I tooled the car back home and parked it and started driving my truck. I had my mechanic buddy bring his mac tool scanner to my house and we hooked it to the car and he was unable to pull the code. So we drove the car with the scanner hooked up and waited for the car to act up again. It acted up again on the highway. We pulled over and got a code saying the "tac is stuck open". I believe it to be a bad throttle body assembly. I researched this on google.

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 17, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 34,652 miles · OH

The first incident occurred when I was driving down the road with the cruise control at about 60 MPH and the car would jerk and then would loose power and the check engine and the wrench light came on. The car would be in idle mode and I would have to stop and turn the car off and wait a few minutes before I try to start it again. The second is incident was basically the same only at a different location. The third I was in town going about 40 MPH when the car jerked again and went into idle mode. The next few time that it happened I had a very hard time getting it started and moving again. Once I did get it started I would only be able to go a couple of blocks before the car would jerk and go into idle mode.

Filed Jun 13, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 58,000 miles · AR

When I was driving to work on sunday, I was going 70 on the interstate (I had my car set on cruise control). Out of nowhere, the wrench light turned on, my car made a very loud noise, and I was unable to accelerate my car. I had to pull over at an exit, and when I came to a complete stop, my car was shaking profusely. I turned my car off, and when I tried to start it, it took it several seconds to actually start. I figured it was just a glitch, so I didn't worry about it. Two days later, I was driving down another road going 45 MPH, and I was driving up a hill (my foot was on the accelerator). The same thing happened again. So I took my car to a ford dealer, and they determined that the throttle body needed to be replaced. Then, they informed me that the specific throttle body that I needed was back-ordered for 6 weeks (isn't that a sign that there needs to be a recall??), and that I would have to continue to drive my car like this until the end of july. After researching the issue, I found that over 27,000 throttle bodies have been replaced (foxnews.com), and that there are many other issues that have come up with my car. I don't feel safe when I am driving, especially because the throttle body "dies" (if that's what the technical term is) without any warning.

Filed Jun 13, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 86,500 miles · IL

The first incident occurred when I was driving down the road with the cruise control at about 60 MPH and the car would jerk and then would loose power and the check engine and the wrench light came on. The car would be in idle mode and I would have to stop and turn the car off and wait a few minutes before I try to start it again. The second is incident was basically the same only at a different location. The third I was in town going about 40 MPH when the car jerked again and went into idle mode. The next few time that it happened I had a very hard time getting it started and moving again. Once I did get it started I would only be able to go a couple of blocks before the car would jerk and go into idle mode. I was lucky to get it to the ford dealer without having to have it towed.