2008 Mercury Milan owner complaints

Had to replace the ABS hydraulic control unit. Previously when the ABS triggered the pedal went soft and the braking forces was significantly reduced. Braking returned to normal after the car was shutoff for an hour or so.

During normal driving conditions, at a speed of approx 35 MPH in dry weather when my son pushed the brake pedal to come to a stop the ABS system kicked in and acte like in wet /slippery condition and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Car slowly come to a stop. After that he drove home slowly, but could not duplicate brake issue again. This happened in november 17, 2016 and since than the brakes seem to work ok. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. While approaching a red light, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. In addition the vehicle stopped independently and the ABS warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS pump needed to be replaced the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000. Updated 05/09/17*lj *cn

Like in a recent NHTSA notice, my brakes went soft when braking on on uneven pavement on a city street and I continued into the intersection before stopping. No accident occurred. I pumped the brakes several times and the brake pressure returned though felt soft the remainder of the trip of 10 miles. This accurred in november of 2016. I got a brake job from the Ford dealer following this incident. I was getting close to needing a brake job anyway. After your recent notice I'm concerned that the issue still exists and can reoccur.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle hesitated to stop for an extended distance. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the brake pads and rotors were replaced but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

I have been experiencing issues with the brake pedal losing pressure or "going soft" after incidents of heavy braking. Along with the spongy pedal, an apparent loss of braking power is now evident also. An occurrence of this problem happened once before about 2-3 months ago but the problem seemed to go away after several hours of the vehicle being turned off. The most recent instance happened a couple of days ago when I needed to brake quickly while driving on the interstate. I felt the ABS system kick in and the vehicle stopped. However, during the heavy braking the pedal traveled much further than normal and afterwards much of the effectiveness of the pedal was lost. The braking system remains in this state at the time of typing this. After doing some internet researching, I h

On 10/26/16, the brakes on my mercury milan locked up and the car would not stop at an intersection on rout 23 north in cedar grove, no, causing me to crash into the car in front of me who had stopped at an intersection. I was going approximately 10-15 MPH. My car was totaled in the accident. Wie had just started to go as the light had just turned green. The crossing guard on duty saw me trying to stop the car but the brakes had locked up. My milan was in pristine condition at the time of the accident but was totaled in the crash.

The brake pedal went soft as my wife was driving the vehicle on a snowy city street on her way to work. She was able to stop eventually but the stopping distance needed was greatly increased. Scared her to death. We took it in to a Ford dealer (bill brown) and it was diagnosed as having a faulty ABS system and needed the hcu module replaced to the cost of $1459.48. We inquired if there was a recall on such a dangerous issue as this. They looked it up and from there was no recall. We were outraged by both the danger of the issue and the cost of the replacement. We do have a repair invoice #583098 from bill brown Ford in livonia mi. But I have no way to scan it electronically and upload to you. *tr

After a car pulled out in front of me I was forced to slam on my brakes. After this incident, during which time ABS did activate, I had very little pedal. I brought my vehicle into a local repair shop and the cause was determined to be (incorrectly) the master cylinder. The brakes were also bled and the ABS system scanned, but the problem persists.

When braking, I have to put the brake pedal to the floor and many times ended in the intersection while doing so. I have to pump the pedal 2 sometimes 3 times for it to stop correctly. The brakes thump also when I press the brake pedal. It is especially bad when driving in the snow and ice. This has been happening for some time and on the local news today, I saw that there is a problem with 2007-2009 mercury milan and Ford fusion automobiles. *tr

After my antilock brakes turned on my pedal became spongy. This has not resolved it self

The first time I lost the brakes I was going through a roundabout when I had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting a car that pulled out in front of me. As I deployed the brakes, I hit a pothole which caused the ABS to activate. The pedal went to the floor and I had to quickly change lanes to avoid an accident. It took several hours for brakes to return to normal. The second time, I slammed on my brakes when traffic came to an immediate halt. I had plenty of time to stop, but again when the antilock brakes were activated, I lost pedal and had to go into the median to avoid rear-ending the car in from of me. Again, several hours later the brakes returned to normal. I was able to create a similar scenario to show my husband just by slamming on my brakes at the end of our neighborhood

I have had my brakes go very soft all the way as if I didn't have any stopping ability. This has happened several times at various times. I would approach a stop sign or light and when I applied the brakes, my brakes started to engaged but then went all the way back with no stopping. I saw the recent probe and would like to know if my car could get some attention as well.? I have also been stopped and my brakes would then go soft and my foot would go all the way back with the peddle.very scary - I would shift into neutral just in case my car wouldn't stay stopped.

Brake pedal loses pressure making it hard to stop vehicle. I had to replace the ABS control module.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. The contact received notification of NHTSA 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 contact called a local dealer (mccafferty Ford, 1939 e Lincoln hwy, langhorne, pa 19047) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. *bf .. *tr

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called fred beans Ford of west chester at (610) 696-4700 (1155 west chester pike, west chester, pa 19382) and was informed that parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

On my dashboard, on the passenger side, there is a hole the part of the console pushed up where I think is the airbag. Plus my brakes are not working properly. I have to pump my brakes to make a complete stop. In icy conditions, I slow down while pumping my brakes lightly. I did not received any notices by mail on recalls. I've moved to a new location about 1 1/2 years ago. No accidents yet.

Takata recall....in july 2016 I received a safety recall notice for the passenger frontal airbag inflator. To this day, I haven't heard anything from Ford motor company as to solving this issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17v024000 (air bags) and 16v383000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a year ago. The dealer (holman Ford, 3641 rt 42 south, turnersville, nj 08012) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was contacted several times and was unable to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact received a postcard from tk holdings, alerting him that they filed for bankruptcy. The VIN was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not av

I'm just now getting a recall letter stating that parts for my car have been recalled and it appears as though they have known since july 2016. Additionally it states that they have sent me a previous letter which is entirely not factual and this is the first I'm hearing about it. Also there is no fix? So how am I suppose to trust the safety of my car when they can't even fix it for me? I also find it convenient that they are just now letting me now, now that it's over the statutory time frame in which they would have to fix on their dime.