The brake lights on my vehicle are constantly illuminated while my headlights are on, regardless of whether or not the brakes are compressed. This is a huge safety concern for me, as other motorists can no longer see when I am braking. I was pulled over for this and given a fix it ticket.
Mercury Milan headlights problems
53 of the 2,520 owner complaints about the Mercury Milan describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 2010 model year.
- owner complaints
- 53
- worst model year
- 2010
- typical repair cost reported
- $500
- typical mileage
- 44,684
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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My head lights are NOT sufficient. It does not have the option for 2 bulbs. I have changed out the bulbs 3 times while owning this vehicle and from the first night I drove it after owning it, I noticed the lights where very off. I drive around town and on dark roads where there is NO Road LIGHTS at night with my head lights on Bright and I DO NOT get brighted back. I have hit an animal due to the lights not being bright. I fear driving the car at night or where it's to dark because the light assembly is not proper. No warning lights.
When driving in motion passenger rear brake light is on at night at all times....got pulled over and ticketed. When home I could not recreate the event at several attempts to brake both forward and backward with the headlights turned on. Car has only 29,000 miles on it.
I was driving in town at around 30mph. My ABS warning light came on. The car started making a strange noise. Then when breaking the back breaks seemed to be trying to lock up. Then the passenger airbag warning light came on. After this happened all my gauges including my speedometer, blinkers, headlights, RPM, etc. Became inoperable. I am not able to drive the car at all due to this issue.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 mercury milan. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (town motors inc, 400 south dean street, englewood, nj 07631) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was contacted at 313‑322‑4599 and was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. A case number was not provided. While driving 23 MPH, the driver's air bag inadvertently deployed without warning when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained several bruises to the face, which did not require medical attention. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and then towed to the same dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic (englewood auto body, 4 w hamilton ave, englewood, nj 07631) where it was diagnosed that the front hood, front headlight, front passenger side fender, heat radiator, and the air conditioning radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑392‑3673 and stated that the contact needed to pay for the repair. Case number: cas-11371067 was provided. The failure mileage was 44,684. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Rear tail light failure. When headlights are on tail light does not come on when brake is applied..
Rear passenger LED brake lights failed, will not illuminate after shaky 'flashing' noticed for a few months. Replaced with salvage LED assy for $150. Withinweeks, the driver's side brake light is noticed to stay on any time the running or headlights are on. Both are unsafe conditions and both require full assy replacement.
Rear brake lights stay on when headlights are on. Rear tail light assembly must be replaced. Very common problem apparently.
When my headlights are on, the right brake lights are constantly illuminated
This is the 2nd $400 rear tail light I've put on this car. It has LED lamps and the whole light has to be replaced. Works fine without headlamps on and not when they are off. This can result in getting rear ended!!!!! Ford should step up and recall this. Hundreds of complaints on internet. And a 9.5 out of 10 on the federal safety agency. Replacing a $2 bulb with a $400 LED is dumb.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Mercury Milan headlights
Which Mercury Milan years have headlights failing or too dim problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2010 (45 complaints), 2011 (5 complaints) and 2006 (2 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix headlights failing or too dim on the Mercury Milan?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $500 (median of 19 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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