| Issue ID | 989094 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10520793 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MILAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 30/05/13 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving, the vehicle has a sudden loss of power and the wrench light illuminates on the dash. The vehicle slows to 5/10 mph. If you shut the vehicle off and restart it, everything is fine. These occupancies happens at least once a day sometimes more. When you are in the interstate highway and the car suddenly drops down to 10 mph, you are lucky you don't get hit. The diagnosed repair was a new throttle body. This part is not covered by the extended warranty. The vehicle has been in the shop for 3 weeks waiting for the part from ford. It is on national back order. Does someone have to be run over and killed before this becomes a safety issue? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 52000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WILMINGTON, DE |
| VIN pattern | 3MEHM0JG5ARXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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