| Issue ID | 925498 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10462348 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MILAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 12/06/12 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was first in line at a red light on a 2-lane highway. When the light turned green, i accelerated and halfway through the intersection the car "lurched" and lost power. The car didn't die but there was no response in the gas pedal and a wrench symbol appeared in the dash. I made it through the intersection and to the shoulder at idle speed (with a line of cars behind me). I put the car in park and turned it off for a minute. It restarted ok, the wrench was gone and the car ran fine. I considered it a fluke until a week later when the same thing happened, except that i was traveling at 70 mph in the inside lane of the same highway. Luckily there was room to change lanes while decelerating and i pulled to the shoulder. Again, it restarted fine after i turned it off, and the wrench was gone. I took the car for service at a ford dealer because losing power in traffic is a very dangerous situation and who knows when and where it might happen again. The tech found a problem with the throttle body and replaced it at a cost of about $350 parts/labor. Of course, we are just outside of the warranty period at 41,000 miles. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 41000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ZIMMERMAN, MN |
| VIN pattern | 3MEHM0JG3ARXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 15 |
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