| Issue ID | 1697057 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11364107 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MILAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 10/10/20 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The brake light, abs light, and electric stabilizer lights came on, which resulted in the loss of full braking. I took the car to my mechanic; he discovered that the abs pump was leaking. I purchased a used abs pump, and after installing it, the mechanic had no success resetting the codes. He told me it could be that the part is a used one, so i ordered a new abs pump from parts maven ford. After installing the new part, the mechanic had the same issues with it as well. The mechanic is not able to clear or reset all codes for the electric stabilizer, abs, and brake lights and adequately calibrate the brakes. It left the brake very soft on the pedal, and it required pressing the brake hard to the floor to bring the car to a full stop. What's worst, when moving from the park, the car would roll forward or backward and is not stopping the vehicle as it ought to do. It takes longer to stop, and it requires pressing hard on the brake and longer distance to come to a full stop. Upon further research, the mechanic found out that ford knew about the problem and had issued a recall for owners who were experiencing the same problem mentioned above to have their vehicles fix for free at a ford repair shop. I contacted ford on 10/12/20 only to be told by the ford repair shop and on an online chat with a ford rep that my car, while it's one of the vehicles listed in the recall, is not applicable due to my vin#. It is very troublesome because ford only limited the recall to some 2010 mercury milan hybrid and not to mine. It's a safety issue that they admitted to knowing about and is the only one who can fix it, yet they refuse to include my car. Since i have been without the use of my car for over one month, i have no choice but to take it to a ford repair shop and get it to fix at my own expense and will follow-up with a lawsuit against ford to get my money reimbursed. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BRONX, NY |
| VIN pattern | 3MEDM0L36ARXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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